Pain heals and chicks dig scars. I still have a few from Bear Traps 40 years ago.

 

ive been using these for years, just with a pair of Vans. no problems yet. $25...

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'Saves your legs' cos you'll loose your teeth as soon as you hit the next rough section!

Stupidest product I've seen for a long time!

 

I like the intention, but until there is an opportunity to try it, I am not sure how grippy this can get with the pins there were suppose to fit between the thread of the shoe bottom, now fully enlarged.

Why not get the cheap plastic pedals with the plastic pins that are already molded into it?

I am all for inventing something that can save the shins, but just like many other options before this, it tried to solve the problem, but took the original traction benefits of the pins out of the picture.

Someone once suggested putting the pins on the shoe bottom, then have the 5Ten rubber on the pedal. Love to explore that instead.

With all these said, they are all talks in theory without actually trying the product. Pink bike please test them out.

 

My shins will take their chances with a more aggressive pedal, thanks.
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I am not giving up my Defacto's that have 14 pins each side. The rest can hike their skirts or go back to being the roadies they are!

 

Those rubber bits would get torn apart in short order. Seems pointless. If you're concerned about your skin, wear leg pads.

 

That's cute...

 

Great idea for a townie. Plastic pedals with fixed plastic pins suck even for a beater townie. Something like this would let you pedal in flip flops pretty easily.

 

I still remember the 80s when I was hit in the shin by crappy pedals attached to department store bikes.

 

use metal pins and endure some shin scars?

OR

use flimsy rubber pins for crash and burn?

 

use metal pins and endure some scars?

OR

use flimsy rubber pins for crash and burn?

Cheesey rubber pins and intensive care mortgage!

 

I have had way more shin bashes on pedals with less aggressive pedal pins than I ever had with pedals that have a bunch of sharp pins. When it does happen it can get deep and bloody but the occurrences are at least ten fold less.

 

Yep same experience here.

 

Got to say I like the idea. I'd certainly try them out. Relying on the traditional half screwed in bolts for traction always looks a bit Heath Robinson to me, although they do work obviously.

If the rubber studs don't work just screw them into the bottom of your shoes instead?

 

Grub screws, what ever happened to using grub screws?

 

There's a video out on YouTube of a dude who made rubber pedals and flat shoes with spikes, basically inverse of the current norm. Wish I could find it, I thought it was pretty damn smart.

 

If you can make the pedal strong enough so it doesn´t fall appart that does sound interesting. For the original post above: I could maybe see that working ok in the dry, sticky rubber pins on rubber soles. But in the wet? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.