Barrettscv 

I have large American feet that interfere with the crank arms when I use vintage pedals with toe clips and straps. If these pedals weren't so narrow, I might find a way to enjoy using vintage pedals. However, I really suffer unless I use modern pedals and modern cycling boots.

I use both Look Keo pedals and Shimano SPD compatible pedals. Campus pedals look a little more classic, so I've started using Shimano M324 SPD Pedals on my 1970's bikes;

https://www.rei.com/product/668198/sh...324-spd-pedals

What modern pedals do you use?

3speedslow

I use the MKS urban GR-9 for my narrow feet or for you the -10.

They come in silver or black. Allows for cages and straps.

bikemig 

time atac. I could care less how they look. I love the pedals and I standardized on them a long time ago.

Salamandrine 

I ran double sided SPD pedals on my Masi for several years when it was just an old bike. Now that it's vintage instead of old, the original campy SL pedals are back on. But it doesn't really matter since it's just a wall hanger now.

IMHO double sided SPD pedals are sort of small, industrial and innocuous looking, and probably clash less than most clipless pedals with the aesthetics of a vintage bike. Plus they work really well for L'eroica type gravel road riding - except for the actual L'Eroica of course. If you're doing some sort of hot rodded vintage 650b conversion or whatever, little SPD can totally look like part of the plan.

Anyway, I ultimately solved it by ordering a new Mercian. It's vintage style but not vintage, and I have no qualms about clipless on that... still not sure if I'm going with SPD vs SPD SL or Look.

Slash5

I'm like you, big feet that just don't fit in toe clips. Everything gets Shimano MTB double sided pedals, usually M530. I keep saying I'm going to try stripping the black paint off so they are natural aluminum.

Chombi

I have Keo Classics on most of my 80's C&V bike. Great thing about them is that the blend in pretty well with the period components of the bike, as the basic design of the Look pedal have not really changed that much since the 80's....
Bonus with the Classic is they are very light, not too much heavier than top of the line pedals today!
For just 70 bucks, at sale at PBS, I'm able to have pedals very close to or lighter than the weight of some of the lightest and most expensive pedals of the period the bike was from. So it's a win-win situation!
The release and retention capabilities must also be much better with the modern Keos than period correct clipless pedals from the 80's, because of better materials and more modern CAD.

Spaghetti Legs 

Also Keos on all my bikes (classic and modern) in various flavors, Classic, Sprint, Max.

fender1

Shimano A530. SPD on one side, kind of a platform on the other. I stopped running double side spd pedals when I saw some poor guy trying to pedal after he lost a cleat. I know, I know, just check the cleats before you go but I am much to important to be bothered with such trivialities.....or lazy. Take your pick.

Kactus

I use Shimano Ultegra SPD-SL on my bikes. They work fine for me.

crank_addict

I use the same. Not the lightest, but do the job and look good with the chrome cage.

exmechanic89

I skip toe clips/straps altogether and use pedals from the same era as my bikes. Dont miss the clips and dont miss clipless pedals.

John E

Lots of folks w/ wide feet used track pedals instead of road quills.

gugie 

Whatever inexpensive (typically Wellgo) double sided SPD pedals I can get for around $25 at the coop.

I've always equated toeclips and straps with foot pain, once I went clipless, the pain in my feet went away. I can't tell any difference between inexpensive pedals and high zoot ones, maybe that's just me.

mstateglfr 

SPD M324
SPD A530
SPD A520

I love the first two because they have a platform side.

Ex Pres 

SPD-SL

The solution is not to photograph your bike with them on. It really does hurt my eyes.

Salamandrine 

Someone recently posted some pictures Looks (or SPD SL?) that had been stripped and polished up. I think that those looked good.

Lately I find that seeing quill pedals with no clips or straps on vintage Colnagos etc hurts my eyes more.

Darth Lefty 

Similar prior thread. I remembered it because I wrote a long post in it with photos

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...-10-shoes.html

gaucho777 

I have classic/period-correct pedals on all my bikes.

For people with large feet, I've found that those little valve stem nuts work as great spacers between the pedal cages and clips to give a little extra toe room.



These? (If so, thanks. They're Dura-Ace 7401 pedals made by Look.)

Wildwood 

Original Look with red delta cleats. Standardized long ago.
Almost period correct for my 80s roadies, almost modern as they are clipless.
And sometimes they can be found in cool colors - cheap.

iab

Hear hear.

It's not so much the clips, it's the straps. Even when let out all the way, they are way too tight on my fat feet.

And while I am not a follower of GP (he must not be named), I do buy into not needing them at all. There is no need to pull up on a pedal. I'm not fast by any means but I am fully capable of keeping up on a spirited ride without pulling up on the pedals.

Paramount1973 

I like Wellgo M138 platform pedals. They're comfy, light, and grippy. I buy the magnesium alloy version from Taiwan via Ebay. 238 gm per pair.

Wellgo CNC M138 Flat Pedals | Chain Reaction Cycles

eschlwc

straps (or clipless pedals) are not necessary to "pull up" on the pedal.

they're necessary to keep your foot securely on the pedal.

iab

Why?

eschlwc

have you never ridden with them?

they change the whole experience. it's really hard to describe. but when i go without them (like for a flip i'm building), i feel like i'm riding a kiddie bike with training wheels while naked.

if you ever hit a bump unseen at speed without foot retention, it is so easy for your foot to slip. from there, it is so easy to lose your balance. from there, it is so easy to go face first into the pavement.

horatio 

+1