[Sportsandrec] foot restraints for a terra trike

[Jon-Marc Eyer]

Any mountain bike pedal will work best. After riding, having a recessed
cleat, you can walk more comfortable. atmo
On Apr 8, 2016 8:57 PM, "Kelly Thornbury via Sportsandrec" <
sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I've personally found the Frogs easier to get in/out of, but then I also
> use the Speedplay Zeros too, which is a road version. The lollipop pedal
> design seems to line up with the cleat easier for me. If you go with the
> SPDs talk to your local shop and try both the float and 0 float cleats. One
> allows more foot twist than the other, and maybe more comfort.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 8, 2016, at 18:28, Ron Burzese via Sportsandrec <
> sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Robert,
> >
> > Like Kelly, I recommend clipless shoes and pedals. I’ve heard that the
> Speed Play Frogs are good, but have no direct experience with them. For
> myself, a blind stoker, who rides more than just my own tandems, I’d
> recommend the Shimano SPD, a mountainbike pedal. They are the most popular
> and likely to be on a tandem, that belongs to someone else, you may meet on
> the trail or club ride. Like the Frog, the cleat is recessed in the soul of
> the mountainbike shoe and easier to walk on than road shoes. Road shoes,
> use a larger cleat, for stiffer power transfer in competitive riding.
> However, your toes are elevated off the ground and you must walk like a
> duck. They are awkward and slippery. So if you go with aftermarket pedals
> and cycling shoes, go with the mountainbike style. I’ve used both styles
> and only prefer the road shoes for races.
> >
> > Most importantly, it comes down to the goals and needs of your team.
> This, may be hard to determine, since neither of you have done much riding.
> Another alternative, if you both want to wear regular, athletic shoes, is
> called the PowerGrip. It is a neoprene strap that mounts diagonally across
> most normal pedals. When your foot is inline with the pedal, it secures
> your foot to the pedal. When you move your ankle to the outside, it then
> becomes inline with the strap and pulls right out. This angling of the heel
> is the same method used to unclip from the above, clipless system, by the
> way. PowerGrips work well for casual, recumbent riders, who may do a lot of
> walking, during the ride. Still, mountain shoes and clipless pedals work
> well, too. Should you choose the PowerGrips, you may find them easier to
> access, from the underside of the pedal, since you are on a recumbent trike.
> >
> > Do you or your wife have any particular issues or concerns? Such may
> also be part of which way you go with pedals.
> >
> > Feel free to write or call, if you have more questions.
> >
> > Ron, in Sacramento
> > 916 716 5400
> >
> >> On Apr 8, 2016, at 10:09 AM, Robert Moore via Sportsandrec <
> sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> My wife/pilot and I/stoker  am getting a terra trike recumbent tandem
> >> Trike. I want to get  some kind of system for her feet. I would think
> that
> >> there are several different systems.  I think I am less concerned with
> >> performance than I am about safety and making sure that her feet do not
> end
> >> up ever coming off of  the peddles because that could be disasterous.
> >>
> >> What  have some of you used and what  would you suggest and why.
> >>
> >> Cost is a factor but not the  determining factor.  Again safety is my
> >> primary concerne.
> >>
> >> We can talk shoes here as well but what I am really talking about are
> foot
> >> restraints to lock her feet onto the peddles or some kind of heel cup
> that
> >> would not let her foot fall to the ground.   Hope  this is all clear.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >>
> >> Robert
> >>
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