I have used both. Now, I don't do off road fixed gear riding but.....based on your goal to keep things simple and knowing the good natured, punishment your bike(s) endure, I would say the Hold Fast are a better option.
IME the Power Grips have more parts (to fail and lose) and are also a bit more involved to adjust. I stripped the mounting screw on one of the Power Grips mounts, trying to get it tight enough. YMMV. Also given the importance of feedback from your feet for orientaton, know that the POwer Grips require a tuen & twist motion to get them to "lock" on to your feet. There is a consierable amount of downward pressure applied to the top of your feet. Not sure if that might be a complicating issue for you or not. The Hold FAst have a simpler and greater range of adjustability in my opinion. To me they felt similar to a traditional toe clip. The only thing that was a negative that I recall was sometimes the Hold Fast could sag when it was wet. It getting you feet in a little more of a chore but not a deal breaker. Hope that helps! On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 3:41:17 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Short version: > It looks like there are two main players in pedal retention straps that > play nice with sandals: Hold Fast or Power Grips. Input and suggestions > appreciated. > > Long version: > While I love the Catalyst long pedals by Pedaling Innovations, I seem to > destroy them (after my snow ride the other day, screaming squeel that is > the pedal, bearings, I presume?). The pedals are only a few months old. > > So, I am going as basic as I can in a pedal, following my basic rule of go > as simple as possible and learn from there. I put on my smaller VP Vice > pedals and wow, I now understand the whole pedal retention thing with fixed > hear. With the large spiked platform, unnecessary. But with a forefoot > position on a smaller pedal, even with spikes, retention is well worth > trying. > > I have MKS Sylvan pedals coming, in the hopes cone bearings can be easily > adjusted and serviced as I beat them up. Also a pair of same but Stream > narrower pedals to see if that works and increases pedal clearance in a > meaningful way for me. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > www.CredoFamily.org > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
