Any amputee here using MagLock pedals?
10-28-22, 08:29 PM
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Any amputee here using MagLock pedals?
Just came across these online - would have posted the link but cannot due to forum rules
As an above knee amputee (left), I've been using a Power Grip band to keep my prosthetic on the pedal. Of course the one issue is that I cannot quickly remove my foot if I need to. Wondering if anyone has used them here and their experience with them. Thanks
As an above knee amputee (left), I've been using a Power Grip band to keep my prosthetic on the pedal. Of course the one issue is that I cannot quickly remove my foot if I need to. Wondering if anyone has used them here and their experience with them. Thanks
10-30-22, 08:36 AM
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That sounds like an interesting innovation, particularly for the above knee folks.
When I first started trying foot retention, I used Egg Beaters (Crank Bros). The new ones are so stiff that I had a small amount of trouble, so I traded with a MTB guy in the local club for his older ones and replaced the bearing carts. I later gained enough confidence to use SPD, but did not like that I was completely unable to get out of them without a foot on the ground and had to do so heel towards the frame. With a carbon bike and no 'feel' for how hard I was hitting it I went back to the egg beaters. The biggest aspect I don't like about the beaters is that I cannot confidently stand from the saddle to peddle. The SPD gave me that confidence. These magnetic ones would also leave me a bit fearsome of doing said without using them a while.
For the small amount of cycling I do now I just use platforms (again).
I am curious. I had to modify one of my old legs foot angle so that I can miss the crank arm without using extensions. Do you use the same leg for cycling as 'everyday' or do you have a way to adjust toe in on the fly?
When I first started trying foot retention, I used Egg Beaters (Crank Bros). The new ones are so stiff that I had a small amount of trouble, so I traded with a MTB guy in the local club for his older ones and replaced the bearing carts. I later gained enough confidence to use SPD, but did not like that I was completely unable to get out of them without a foot on the ground and had to do so heel towards the frame. With a carbon bike and no 'feel' for how hard I was hitting it I went back to the egg beaters. The biggest aspect I don't like about the beaters is that I cannot confidently stand from the saddle to peddle. The SPD gave me that confidence. These magnetic ones would also leave me a bit fearsome of doing said without using them a while.
For the small amount of cycling I do now I just use platforms (again).
I am curious. I had to modify one of my old legs foot angle so that I can miss the crank arm without using extensions. Do you use the same leg for cycling as 'everyday' or do you have a way to adjust toe in on the fly?
10-30-22, 09:38 AM
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That sounds like an interesting innovation, particularly for the above knee folks.
When I first started trying foot retention, I used Egg Beaters (Crank Bros). The new ones are so stiff that I had a small amount of trouble, so I traded with a MTB guy in the local club for his older ones and replaced the bearing carts. I later gained enough confidence to use SPD, but did not like that I was completely unable to get out of them without a foot on the ground and had to do so heel towards the frame. With a carbon bike and no 'feel' for how hard I was hitting it I went back to the egg beaters. The biggest aspect I don't like about the beaters is that I cannot confidently stand from the saddle to peddle. The SPD gave me that confidence. These magnetic ones would also leave me a bit fearsome of doing said without using them a while.
For the small amount of cycling I do now I just use platforms (again).
I am curious. I had to modify one of my old legs foot angle so that I can miss the crank arm without using extensions. Do you use the same leg for cycling as 'everyday' or do you have a way to adjust toe in on the fly?
When I first started trying foot retention, I used Egg Beaters (Crank Bros). The new ones are so stiff that I had a small amount of trouble, so I traded with a MTB guy in the local club for his older ones and replaced the bearing carts. I later gained enough confidence to use SPD, but did not like that I was completely unable to get out of them without a foot on the ground and had to do so heel towards the frame. With a carbon bike and no 'feel' for how hard I was hitting it I went back to the egg beaters. The biggest aspect I don't like about the beaters is that I cannot confidently stand from the saddle to peddle. The SPD gave me that confidence. These magnetic ones would also leave me a bit fearsome of doing said without using them a while.
For the small amount of cycling I do now I just use platforms (again).
I am curious. I had to modify one of my old legs foot angle so that I can miss the crank arm without using extensions. Do you use the same leg for cycling as 'everyday' or do you have a way to adjust toe in on the fly?
I may try the mag lock pedals but it also requires two bolt cycling shoes which I will have to research and buy.
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10-30-22, 09:46 AM
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IMO, I prefer using a "MTB" shoe as the sole of it has protrusion below the cleat and allows me to walk better as well as safer. Walking up on my toe and on a slick cleat has nearly caused me issue a few times now. Even with the MTB shoes I use, the sole itself is a bit slick on certain surfaces and a part of the reason I just switched back to flats.
As an aside, what is the brand of the extension you are using and if you don't mind, what is your approx. weight?
As an aside, what is the brand of the extension you are using and if you don't mind, what is your approx. weight?
10-30-22, 09:51 AM
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I'm 5' 11" and at 215-220 right now.
The extenders were found on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QDGJVU...roduct_details
The extenders were found on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QDGJVU...roduct_details
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Thank you for that.
I suspect they would still be too short for me, given my toe out position. I have seen other, longer extensions but have also read reports of them breaking. There was a person on forum that was selling a home brew remedy due to this, but I never got around to purchasing one before they went non-responsive. The "other leg" solution works pretty well but it sort of stinks to walk on. In addition to turning the toe well inward, I also made it just a touch longer so that I could avoid a spot where my knee clicks during ROM when extending that small amount further.
I suspect they would still be too short for me, given my toe out position. I have seen other, longer extensions but have also read reports of them breaking. There was a person on forum that was selling a home brew remedy due to this, but I never got around to purchasing one before they went non-responsive. The "other leg" solution works pretty well but it sort of stinks to walk on. In addition to turning the toe well inward, I also made it just a touch longer so that I could avoid a spot where my knee clicks during ROM when extending that small amount further.
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If you cannot 'twist' out of PowerGrip straps you will not be able to 'twist' out of the MagLock pedals. I want not to like modern platform pedals but they work fine. And they can be as cheap or as blinged out as you want. With the Mags you are paying top dollar for extremely heavy pedals with so so bearings.
11-01-22, 06:31 AM
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If you cannot 'twist' out of PowerGrip straps you will not be able to 'twist' out of the MagLock pedals. I want not to like modern platform pedals but they work fine. And they can be as cheap or as blinged out as you want. With the Mags you are paying top dollar for extremely heavy pedals with so so bearings.
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Thanks for the response. I'm thinking that as an above knee amputee, I will not need to twist - just lift my thigh (with effort of course) to disengage. As for pedal weight, makes no difference to me as I ride for exercise and not any race/marathon type situations were weight is a factor.
11-01-22, 02:32 PM
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Not to answer for OP as he is above knee...my own issue with platforms in general is that without feel in your foot and no ankle for correction there is a tendency to move around on the platform while pedaling and this exacerbates when having a fast cadence. I can only imagine it magnifying even more without a knee to feel what is going on. I would imagine that foot retention for that condition is even more important.
