Pedal clips for recumbents

[ColoBiker]

I had a recumbent (RANS V-Rex) for 25 years. Recently switched to an e-bike and discovered I have slight balance issues, which resulted in several minor crashes. So I got myself a recumbent (tadpole) trike: a used hp Velotechnic Gekko fx. Decided that was too much work so I put a motor on it. That works great!

Problem: my clips are worn and they don't hold my shoes reliably. I've slipped off the pedal several times, which is very dangerous on recumbents. I need to fix this before I ride over my leg and break it. I don't really want a new set of clips -- I'd rather not need special bike shoes.

I need something that prevents me from falling out of the pedal. The only things I can find are straps that go over your foot (doesn't prevent falling out), toe clips (useless for this need), etc. Does anybody know of something that would work? Maybe something that cradles my heel?

Gary

 

[Brendon@OEB]

Hmm, you want foot retention but don't want toe cages and straps?

Something with heel retention like this?

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[ColoBiker]

Yes, that's the idea! I like the TerraTrike Comfort pedal, except it has nothing holding your foot in the "stirrup." Seems like your foot could bounce out if you hit a good bump. The TerraTrike platform pedal looks solid, if a bit overly heavyweight, but 3x more expensive, ouch!