Barefoot friendly bicycle pedals?

I currently have ones that resemble these


which are not the most comfortable to cycle barefoot on! I was thinking a set of plastic pedals would be more fitting, with any pointy grippy bits filled off. Then they would be slippy when wet with shoes on however.

Has anybody thought up any ideas on how to make the perfect barefoot pedal?

 

a barefooter friend of mine has the same problem. he can't remove the pedals from his bike though, so..... he has wrapped an old bike inner tube around each of them. he says it works great.

i have plastic pedals on my bike. the little nubs are small enough not to bother me any. yet i still have calluses forming from riding.

happy riding! :sunny:

 

You could glue some flap-flups on your pedals. Ha! Ha! Ha!

 

both good ideas! The inner tubes wrapped around sounds like a good plan, the rubber might be grippy when its wet and if I have my shoes on. Best of all it's free :2thumbsup:

 

I've not tried them, but have a look at these (and the others linked to from this page): [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-Bicycle-Barefoot-Cruiser-Pedal/dp/B000MX1OCS

 

Very nice....there's always a way!!!

 

I personally know how dumb it is to not wear foot protection when riding a bike.

 

Yeah, unless you're planning on cycling around your own garden, wear shoes.

 

??? im riding barefoot all the time. last year i suffered a legendary bike tumble while speeding hard and all the damage my feet had to suffer was a scratch over one toe. what i needed was rather a head protection :army:... i guess there must be still a print of my head down there on tarmac. :dizzy2:
oh, another thing: bicycle pedals, even toothed steel ones, are totally no match for the sole of an average full time barefooter. so one can either try to swap them with soft rubber ones, or just wait until his/her feet get sturdy enough to cope with common pedals.

 

a friend of mine has covered the pedals with some offcuts from decking planks, seems to do the job quite well, he had to raise his saddle just a tiny little bit to compensate for the plank thickness, and of course it's non-slip too.
just drilled through and put a bolt through the two pieces.

 

I use these:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=19926

 

I have socks wrapped around the pedals. I have a whole bag of old socks that i'll never wear again even when I have to wear shoes in winter.. it seems a good use for them! Originally I was going to try dipping the pedals in silicone or something, a few times, to coat them. No idea how that would work, but i'll probably still try it at some point.

 

Why is it any dumber than not wearing gloves when riding a bike?

 

Because your feet are pushing the entire thing. Your feet are far more active than the hands during cycling. Pedals are rough, and your feet will bang about whereas your hands will stay on the bars, balanced. You will sometimes have to stand a little off the saddle, putting weight on your feet upon hard, rough pedals, often on bumpy terrain.

Common sense. Anyone who cycles regularly, especially off-road, can tell you how much more important it is to protect the feet than the hands.

 

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this thread is NOT a debate about if it's a "good or bad" or not...

please stay on topic! you can make a thread debating this SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE FORUMS! not this section..

thank you!

i ride everywhere barefoot.. and had more 'accidents' while shod!

 

Not being a "barefooter" I will cautiously add this little tidbit. You should also consider getting pedals that have the cage portion that goes over the top of your toes/foot, ya know what I mean?
The reason being that I had a friend who once when riding his bike barefoot something happened, bump, rock,? that caused his foot to slip off the pedal and into the spokes of the front tire, nearly took his big toe off. So I recommend using something that would prevent your foot from slipping off.

 

It's amazingly thoughtless and perhaps sort of arrogant to ride a bike without shoes.

Cycling shoes are available, that greatly enhance your efficiency with a bike, and you can simply leave them with your bike or carry them in a light drawstring style backpack if you can't trust them to stay there in your area. (your feet are efficient for walking around, not for riding a bike, don't try to give me some shit about how your natural feet are just the best, they're NOT adapted to riding a bike at ALL, bike shoes are not good for walking or anything else, they're stiff soled, etc)

Your bike has a chain, spokes, multiple chain rings and sprokets, pedals/cranks themselves, and is in close proximity to the quickly moving, rough, hard ground. If you value your feet at all, you will protect them properly. A small mishap that would be no big deal in light shoes could be the end of your toes, and as such, your ability to walk without a limp, or even without a cane, which you should understand if you're the type who understands the importance of whole healthy natural feet.

Or, as far as larger mishaps go, a cycle crash involves hitting pavement and other objects at up to what can be very high speed, especially if automobiles are involved. The impact alone could destroy a foot, not to mention road rash, to the point of ripping most of your foot off, you could skin it to the bone.

It's just all around stupid. I go barefoot every day, where it's safe for me to do so. I go hiking in the woods barefoot, and sometimes hurt myself. But I wear my shoes when I ride my bike, I wear my boots when I play with hammers and hot steel or cold nails, etc.

 

Well said, Boogabaah!!! I too ride (and walk, run, and drive) everywhere barefoot and it's not a problem. I think the last poster is missing the point entirely!!!

 

the OP's question was answered.