see if you have a local brace shop nearby, perhaps they can build you a specialized pedal just for you two? My right foot stay on okay, but my left foot seems to always slide off the side on the bikes at the gym, I find the putting my heel on the pedal helps instead of using the middle of my shoe. Mag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [log in to unmask] Catch you later! > [Original Message] > From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 5/27/2005 12:58:19 PM > Subject: Looking for a heel-strap for a recubent exercise bike > > Hey CP listers, > > =20 > > Janet and I just got a Schwinn recumbent exercise bike, in an effort to > get back into shape and deal with some of the effects of becoming middle > aged. (We're still not ready to say "aging"!) The problem is that my > left foot slides backward off the pedal. The pedals have straps that > prevent both our feet from sliding off sideways or to the front, but > backwards is still a problem. We tried a Bungee (shock) cord last > night, and it kind of worked, but after awhile it moves and comes off. > It's also impossible to put on without help from someone else, as the > foot's got to be on the pedal, and the strap gets wrapped around it and > hooked. If any of you have any better ideas, we'd really appreciate it! > > > =20 > > Kendall and Janet Corbett > > =20 > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!) > > =20 > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all > progress depends on the unreasonable man. > > =20 > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 > > =20