An interesting Coker pedal?

john_childs said:

I just saw this pedal while browsing around. It's the 'Grip King'
(http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/pedals_and_so_on) by MKS and
Rivendell. Looks like it might be a neat pedal for Coker riding. Or
it could be unsuited for Coker riding. Hard to tell without actually
testing it out. $50 for a pair.

looks interesting, If I were in the market for a new pedal I would test
it... but I'm not.... anyone here ever ridden with them?

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who here uses clips?

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Yes, it would be hard to assess any pedal without first trying it.

But if I had to take a guess, I'd say it would really suck for Coker
riding. Big platforms are good for stability but I think it's too big
in the wrong dimension. ie it's too long in the same axis as the
wheel. It should be longer (wider) out from the crank. I think unless
you have very big feet, it will overlap your arch too much. You want
to have the ball of your foot over the axle for road riding for good
control. Also, don't get anything too grippy. If you are pedalling
fast and your foot accidently shifts out of place, it's hard to shift
your foot back into position.

I think it might be better for trials because the bigger platform may
result in less hyper-dorsiflexion injuries when landing drops.

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cool-bananas said:

who here uses clips?

I've been learning to use them for about a month or so.

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I agree with Ken on the lack of ball support. If you like to ride with
the balls of your feet over the pedal axle, like most cyclists do, it
would seem your feet might get fatigued with the support being under
your toes and arch. Again, best to try them out before getting too
opinionated, but I'm not going to spend the $50 to experiment, even
though they look pretty cool.

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johnfoss said:

I agree with Ken on the lack of ball support.

This is an unusual thing to discuss on a family forum.

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john_childs said:

An interesting Coker pedal?

An interesting pedal! I think I might buy one.
But man, what will the guys of 'pedalx.com/' (http://www.pedalx.com/)
need to do now?

GizmoDuck said:

Big platforms are good for stability but I think it's too big in the
wrong dimension.

I think the difference you talk about isn't that much of a difference:

[image:
http://www.rivbike.com/images/products/full/0000/1617/tourlite.jpg]

But I gladly like to see shot from the side!

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Those look similar in shape to the very rare Tioga Spyder pedals shown
below. I thought about springing for some, but after alot of thought
they looked not wide enough for road cycling (personal unsubstantiated
opinion), regardless of their grip.

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A downside to that pedal design might be the ability to easily adjust
your foot position while riding. For Coker riding I like the DX style
pedal shape (Sun Ringle Zuzu, Shimano MX30, etc). The DX shape allows
you to tilt your foot to the outside to readjust your foot position all
without losing contact with the pedal. That style of foot readjustment
would not be possible with the Grip King pedal. But maybe the shape
will allow some new style of foot readjustment.

It does qualify as one of the most odd pedal platform shapes I have
seen.

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