Classification and characteristics of bicycle pedals

Traditional pedal
The traditional pedal is the most common bike pedal. Wearing any kind of shoes can be stampede (even barefoot!), The traditional pedal is usually seen in children's bicycles, urban cars. Rubber or hard plastic is the most commonly used material for this type of footwork.
Features:
1, easy to use
2, no special requirements on the shoes
3, nothing will fix you on the bike
4, can not exert upward force on the pedal, that is, when you can pedal down the foot step, but can not pull it up 5, feet easily pedal from the foot of the high foot pedal
Advanced pedals for mountain bikes, BMX or so-called "city" bikes are a type of bike that is mainly used for urban cycling, with no obvious roadcar or wagon characteristics. This type of pedal has a characteristic, the pedal has a "tooth", can increase the friction between the shoes, to help your feet fixed on the foot.
Features: This pedal relative to the traditional pedal, the foot to provide a better contact surface, so that the foot is not easy to fall from the foot. But if the foot inadvertently from the foot on the slide, pedal hit the calf, foot on the "teeth" will make you hurt.
Foot pedal with footwork
Another major innovation in the design of the foot is the invention of the heel, first appeared in the 1860s, the foot sets of ordinary pedal than the obvious advantage is that the rider to achieve the whole circle drive pedal, that is, you can down Step on the same time can be mentioned. , The heel is the ideal choice for commuter riders who often wear large lanes.
Features:
1, easy to use
2, no special requirements on the shoes
3, easy to learn
4, the rider can use the leg strength on the foot, down the pedal at the same time can still mention a little less power loss. The feet can not pass the legs in the pedaling action provided when all the energy dual-use foot - may be the best in both areas to be able to provide the greatest flexibility, do not want to use only self-locking foot, Then have dual-use pedal may be a lot of drivers choice. This side of the foot is flat, you can wear ordinary shoes stampede. The other side of the lock can be locked lock shoes, to provide more effective trampling efficiency. Usually go to get off work can wear ordinary shoes, riding a long distance, put on a lock shoes starting.
Self-locking foot
Self-locking pedal allows the rider to fix the foot and foot through a special riding shoes. Thus ensuring the leg to the foot of the most effective power transmission. Foot with the foot of the 360-degree rotation, so the power can be down in the step is to pass, you can also pass up in time.
Features:
1, the maximum degree of power will be passed to the foot
2, and the feeling of integration with the bike
3, need to use special riding shoes
4, learning to lock and unlock the challenge. It will take some time to remember to unlock before parking. Many people use self-locking footwork for the first time, at least once at the intersection, because forget to unlock.
5, different self-locking foot and riding a combination of the use of shoes may also be different.