Quill Pedals?

[Bats]

Just make sure your shoes have stiff soles. Did a 25mile ride in pumps and my feet ache something awful.

 

[NeilM]

Good point.

I still have to find some shoes (size 42 / 8 ) and then finally, once the bike is done, an appropriate jersey and cap.

 

[Midlife]

You mean size 42 with shoe plates

Shaun

 

[Tel]

I have shoe plates and nails to fix them to the shoe..,

 

[NeilM]

You mean size 42 with shoe plates

Shaun

Do I?

Shoe plates?

NAILS?

Boy, do we have it easy these days.

 

[bugloss]

I've got wooden soled Detto's and the cleats are fixed with nails.

I think they are great and I get the strangest looks, not only from my wife (I'm used to that now) but also from the hoards of Sunday carbon roadies that appear when the sun shines.

 

[BobToo]

Can I add a related question, now that this one has been answered? I know what a quill stem is but why is it called a quill?

 

[Midlife]

I think the original stems were cut an angle with an angled wedge..........rather like the cut end of a quill pen?

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/nitto-pearl- ... prod27446/

Shaun