Favorite clip-in/flat pedal combo?

[John Bokman]

Rivsters: 

I've ridden many many years on Speedplay Frogs with great enjoyment.

I've also ridden for years on flat pedals (MKS Sylvan Touring are my favorite) with great enjoyment.

I'm now curious about trying something I thought I'd never try: A clipless-flat combo pedal.  Because there are times  - especially on longer rides - when I want more foot support than my flat pedals provide. (Yes, I've used larger flat pedals - VP Vice - and found no effective difference to my MKS Sylvan in this regard.)

So for those of you who still ride clipless, and who in fact use a combo pedal: What's your favorite?

John

[Glen]

Following on to this; has anyone here used the MKS ezy pedal system to easily swap between flats and clipless?

[DavidP]

John,

I use SPD pedals on my "pure" road bike, my most road-ish mixed surface bikes get combo pedals, and everything else gets flat pedals.

For combo SPD/flat pedals, I have the VP-R62 on one bike, which seems no longer available. But I have a few pairs of the very similar Venzo dual function pedals: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084GHVVFP/

They all work great, but I prefer the ones with at least a few pins on the flat side. The silver VP pedals have them, but the Venzo's that are most like the VPs do not - only a concern if you must have silver.

-Dave

[Ben Adrian]

I've been using the Crank Brothers double shot pedals for a while and really like them. The platform is nice for me, and the clip-in side is as good as any other brand I've tried.

Crank Brothers are kind of like the forgotten brother of clip in pedals. I only tried them because my friend used to get a discount. Since then, I've found that I can often find great deals on barely-used pedals. I think people try them, but move back to SPD; probably because the rest of their bikes use SPD. So I've picked up Candy, Egg Beater, and Double Shot pedals for very  good prices. I recently got a set of Double Shot 3 pedals. I had only used the Double Shot 1 up until then. The 3 series fees MUCH nicer to me.

I will also add that the Egg Beater style of pedal has been my favorite version of clip-in pedals. You can clip in from any angle. Insertion and removal feels very smooth. Everything is rebuildable. And they are one of the lighter pedal systems... if you care about that.

Good luck!

Ben

[Diana H]

I have been using the Funn Mamba pedals and have thought they are good -https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B074WMBWD9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title 

They are my first clipless pedals, so I can't compare them to anything. But I'm a fan of the big platform and I've had no problem with clipping in or out. 

[Corwin Zechar]

Hi Glen -

I have MKS Ezy pedals on my Dahon Hon Solo. Have not tried clipless. I imagine it would work well. The Ezys come off easy once you know the trick.

Regards,

Corwin

[Patrick Moore]

Corwin: tangent, but related: will you please post a photo or photos of your Hon Solo? 

I bought, modified, and rode one for several years back before my daughter had her license (and took over my car), and when I had to chauffeur her around. I'd put the HS in the boot of the compact, drive her to her piano/drawing/skating lesson, and then go take a ride for the hour or so wait. 

I first set the HS up with a (Ritchey, IIRC) bullhorn, then with an original-edition Moustache bar; neither were comfortable for more than a few miles, but then I didn't ride the HS more than a few miles. 

I geared it at about 70", and I fondly recall Catie's skating lessons at the top of the long Tramway hill: I'd spin-out the HS downhill about 4 miles to the Sandia Indian casino, then stand and grunt it back up. Or I'd take it down the adjacent neighborhoods and get my climbing in going up and down steep residential streets.

But it was never a fully "comfortable" setup and I sold it on once Catie could drive herself in my car.

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[Josh Brown]

I'm a huge fan of the MKS Ezy-Superior system, which includes several models. You can buy extra adapters and share pedals between as many bikes as you have adapters for. If you find a couple different pedals for a couple different use cases it makes switching them out very effortless. 

Josh in NY 

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[john Bokman]

Thanks everyone for all the good ideas.

I’m now thinking I might try the Ezy system from MKS.

Questions for those in the know:

What is the difference between Ezy and Ezy Superior? Is it just choice of pedals in the respective lineups?

Which of the Clipless Ezys are recommended?

Thanks!

John

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[Austin L]

Ezy-superior locks on with a twist. If you want to lock the regular Ezy system, there are little plastic clips that slip on. I really like the Ezy-superior system and both our bikes here have it. My work space is really small and it's super nice to be able to easily take the pedals off to maneuver the bike around. also easier to get a bike or two into the back of a car with the pedals off.

Austin