Hi Steve,
Rather than ground down the safety nuts and end up with a pyramidal pin shape I'd run the standard (short) nuts with washers behind the heads of the pins to lower them.
When Claire was first learning to ride flats (she's been on the Radar's since she was about 4) I had her in some cheap soccer shin pads but what really did the job was [**my elbow pads**](https://nsmb.com/articles/elbow-pads-can-be-best-leg-armour/). Great to pedal in and long enough to take all the hits.
I've never found elbow pads that I love, so I almost never wear them, so it was really nice to dual-purpose them.
April 27, 2023, 8:16 p.m. - Andrew Major
Hi Steve, Rather than ground down the safety nuts and end up with a pyramidal pin shape I'd run the standard (short) nuts with washers behind the heads of the pins to lower them. When Claire was first learning to ride flats (she's been on the Radar's since she was about 4) I had her in some cheap soccer shin pads but what really did the job was [**my elbow pads**](https://nsmb.com/articles/elbow-pads-can-be-best-leg-armour/). Great to pedal in and long enough to take all the hits. I've never found elbow pads that I love, so I almost never wear them, so it was really nice to dual-purpose them. 