Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- tech:pedals [2022/03/29 09:55] – mtbtimeline
+++ tech:pedals [2023/06/30 14:24] (current) – mtbtimeline
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
-{{cc.jpg?200|1983 Cunningham Indian}}
+{{cc.jpg?300|1983 Cunningham Indian}}
 \\
 Toe straps on a mountain bike.
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 </div>
 <div column 45%>
-{{thys.jpg?300|ca. 1912, Phillippe Thys}}
+{{thys.jpg?320|ca. 1912, Phillippe Thys}}
 \\
-ca. 1912, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Thys|Philippe Thys]], three time Tour de France winner, trusting his toe clips on a brake less fixie.
+ca. 1912, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Thys|Philippe Thys]], three time Tour de France winner, trusting his toe straps on a brake-less fixie.
 </div>
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 \\
 Pedal types [[https://university.trisports.com/2011/09/09/beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-to-clipless
--pedals/|trisports]]
+-pedals/|trisports]].  See also: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120616204515/http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pedalmuseum.mtb|speedplay museum]]
 </div>
@@ Line 84: / Line 84: @@
 </div>
+<div column 95% #shimanoshoes>
+----
+{{shoes.jpg?1299|Shimano shoe lineup}}
+\\
+Shimano shoe lineup, [[https://bikerumor.com/limited-edition-25-years-of-shimano-spds-and-shoes/|bikerumor]]
+----
+</div>
+<div column 50% #spd>
+----
+===== Shimano SPD =====
+In 1990 Shimano brought clipless to the masses with the SPD pedal and cleat system.  Developed for mountain bikes, tiny cleats could be recessed into comfortable and normal looking shoes.  No more walking like a duck or dreading smoothly tiled floors.  Instead you could easily get off your bike and push it up hill, something which was completely impossible with all other cleats.
+((Shimano pedal history from [[https://www.shimano.com/en/100th/history/products/result.php?id=52|Shimano]]))
+\\
+Clipless isn't for everyone.  It's easy to get stuck in one's pedals when you desperately need to put a foot down.  SPD's small cleats are notoriously tricky to reengage quickly when you're bouncing downhill.  They're useless when you've forgotten to bring your "special shoes."((There are a number of dual flat/clipless pedals which have a single cleated side with a flat back to allow for days when your cycling shoes aren't about.))  They cost more.  There's a learning curve, which isn't too steep but will involve a few foot faults and scrapes at your first stop sign.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{spds.jpg?440|Shimano M737}}
+\\
+Shimano M737 pedals, 1990, [[https://www.bikemag.com/gear-features/matter/commanding-turn-shimanos-original-spd-pedal/|bikemag]]
+</div>
+<div column 60% #other>
+----
+===== Other Clipless =====
+Look, Time & SPD may have dominated the market in their day, but...  OK, they continue to dominate, as no new competing system has come out which betters theirs.  There are two newer systems: Crank Brothers and Speedplay, which remain niche.  An alphabetical list of today's systems:
+\\
+  * [[https://www.crankbrothers.com/collections/eggbeater|Crank Bros]]: mountain specific systems featuring their light weight egg beater style.
+  * [[https://www.lookcycle.com/us-en/products/pedals|Look]]: the original and perhaps most popular road pedal.
+  * [[https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/components/mtb/category/pedal.html|Shimano MTB]] : Shimano SPD mountain specific.
+  * [[https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/apparel-accessories/pedal/road-pedal.html|Shimano Road]]: Shimano stretched the SPD branding out a bit and now call their road cleats SPD-SL - but it's totally unrelated to the SPD design.
+  * [[https://www.wahoofitness.com/devices/pedals/view-all|Speedplay]]: "Lollipop" road pedals.  They used to have a mountain pedal where the lollipop was permanently part of the shoe.
+  * [[https://www.sram.com/en/time-sport/campaigns/time-sport-pedal-buyers-guide|Time]]: now have both road and mountain cleats, pedals and shoes.
+</div>
+<div column 35%>
+{{crash.jpg?300|locked in}}
+\\
+Go clipless [[https://www.quora.com/How-long-does-it-take-to-get-used-to-clipless-pedals|quora]]
+</div>
+<div column 40% #flats>
+----
+===== Flat Pedals =====
+The very first mountain bike pedals, if the first MountainBikes [[https://ritchey.vintagebicycledatabase.com/catalogs.php|catalogs]] are anything to go by, didn't offer much choice: narrow road pedals or gripless BMX.
+</div>
+<div column 55%>
+{{union.jpg?200|union rat trap}}
+{{mks.jpg?240|MKS Grafight-X}}
+{{suntour.png?175|SunTour XC-II}}
+  * 1980 : Union Rat Trap : basic road pedal [[https://www.ebay.com/itm/184296067019|ebay]]
+  * 1982 : MKS Grafight-X (plastic!) [[https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mks-graphite-pedals-school-80s-bmx-289412984|worthpoint]]
+  * 1983 : SunTour XC-II : The SunTour pedals would be spec'd on all Ritchey mtbs until 1987. [[https://bluelug.com/blog/global/mks-xc-iii-bear-trap-pedals/|bluelug]]
+</div>
+<div column 30%>
+----
+The next generation of flat pedals would give a broader platform, with more grip and blunter teeth to avoid biting into shins.
+</div>
+<div column 65%>
+{{pdmx15.jpg?200|PD-MX15}}
+{{deore.jpg?260|Deore XT}}
+{{triple.jpg?220|Odyssey Triple Traps}}
+  * 1983: Shimano PD-MX15 : very popular [[https://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/435402|bmxmuseum]]
+  * 1987: Shimano Deore XT : spec'd on most high end "racing" mountain bikes in the late 80's.  Usually paired with toe straps. [[https://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/176093|bmxmuseum]]
+  * 1990: Odyssey Triple Traps : the search for more traction gone too far [[https://shop.odysseybmx.com/products/triple-trap-pedals|odysseybmx]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #pins>
+----
+===== Removable Pins =====
+In the late 90's flat pedals with removable pins for adjustable traction became available.  [Which was first?  More research needed.]
+\\
+{{flatboy.jpg?300|Easton Flatboy}}
+: Easton Flatboy & Cully [[https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/pedals/easton-flatboy-pedals-review|bikerader]]
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{dmr.jpg?300|DMR V8}}
+\\
+: DMR V8, [[https://www.amazon.com/DMR-V8-Pedals/dp/B003UWLYM8|amazon]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #axles>
+----
+===== Axles & Bearings =====
+Bicycles are all about spinning freely: wheels, cranks, pedals, etc.  All relying on the not-so-simple bearing.  Pedal bearings are so often overlooked and so many bikes come with pedals which don't spin freely, robbing power with friction.  Plus, the axle has to be resilient to a huge amount of stress - not to mention that the pedal, sticking out the furthest, takes the brunt of most crashes.  Today, the best pedals have sealed cartridge bearings - which, interestingly, Shimano doesn't sell.((There's a thriving aftermarket for freer spinning bearings for pedal axles.  Often costing 10x more than the original pedal.))  Crank Brothers, Look and Time all use sealed bearings.
+{{balls.jpg?340|Ceramic Ball Bearings}}
+\\
+//Looks like caviar and is similarly expensive// – Jack Luke, [[https://www.bikeradar.com/features/ceramic-bearings/|bikeradar]]
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{mksbearings.jpg?300|MKS Axles}}
+\\
+MKS Ti quick release axles, [[https://www.bike48.com/product/mks-quick-release-ti-axle-for-promanade/|bike48]]
+{{bearing.jpg?300|Hybrid bearing}}
+\\
+Hybrid ceramic bearing [[https://www.hawk-racing.com/ceramic-cycling-bearings-worthwhile-or-hype/|hawk-racing]]
+</div>