I like the loose toe-clips and straps because I have a foot with ligament damage and the clips keep the foot centered on the pedal. I can use almost any shoe with these.
When I was doing the triathlon thing I used toe-clips because it reduced my transition time considerably in that I didn't have to change shoes between the bike and the run. I'd loosen the straps in the last 30-50 meters of the ride, slid out of the clips and come off the back of the bike like the guys do with fixed gear bikes. I'd be at my running pace as put the bike up and never look back. On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 11:17 AM, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > I do a similar thing with laced shoes but wear the Teva sandals quite > a bit anyway so its not a problem. I have rubber "duck boots" that I > use in winter when its raining with my Carhartt arctic wool socks and > I'm fine down to about 30 degrees. I plan on some ankle high slip ons > for this season but they are around $30 and I can use them in the > rainy Northwest anyway. Platform, pin style, BMX or whatever retention- > less pedals you can think of, allow any shoes, sandals or boots and > for me, that is the attractive part about them. I've never felt as > though my performance was somehow negatively affected by riding > without foot retention. Its odd that the old boys back in the 1890's > didn't use any either and I don't think the early TDF guys did until > sometime later on in the race (time period wise) not sure when this > method of pedaling came into vogue but I'm glad its only racers and > wannabees that are stuck on it for the most part. I suppose someone > with a foot leg anomaly might benefit too so I'm not against it but it > just seems pointless and kind of odd for most bicyclers. I might add > that I came up in the 70's with slotted cleats, toe clips and straps > and still own my Spanish leather cycling shoes not to mention, genuine > wool chamois shorts so I am not without some experience. Ahhhh....... > to each his own. Its just fun to be able to ride a bicycle. > > On Sep 5, 1:14 pm, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tuck the halves of the bow back under the laces, 2/3 of the way down > the shoe. > > Got the idea from a pair of Keen sandals that came that way. Did 70 > (hilly!) > > miles in the Shenandoah Valley on a Riv Road Std running MKS touring > sylvans and > > Addidas Sambas. > > > > B > > > > ________________________________ > > From: kevin lindsey <[email protected]> > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sun, September 5, 2010 9:23:54 AM > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Hard Headed > > > > I dropped platform pedals and switched to clipless because of > > shoelaces. I was tired of having my laces chewed up or greased down > > by the chainring every second or third ride. Nothing seemed to help > > consistently and it seemed impossible to find laceless shoes that were > > also comfortable and lasted longer than a couple of months. So, over > > to clipless. > > > > On Sep 4, 9:13 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The only problem I've found is that w/out fixed foot retention, I get > ITB > > > problems. I've had to switch back over to 100% SPD compatible pedals > in > > > order to do longer rides. I guess I don't have the form/technique to > keep > > > my heels in w/out them and that led to some debilitating pain. Back to > SPDs > > > (and a couple other changes) and I'm up to some decent mileage again! > > > > > That said, I HUGELY miss the freedom that flat pedals provided. I wore > Vans > > > or Tevas 100% of the time, and it was great while it lasted! > > > > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 9:05 PM, charlie <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I did this about seven years ago after reading some of Grants stuff. > I > > > > thought I'd try it and lo and behold, I could ride just fine (and no > > > > slower) with platform pedals. I now use a BMX style pin pedal with a > > > > wide 4x4 platform and don't plan on changing. The Grip Kind pedal > > > > seems about the same as does the Riv sneaker pedal. The theory being > > > > that a larger platform distributes pressure over a wider area > reducing > > > > the need for a super stiff sole to protect your foot from those goofy > > > > tiny cleats and spoon sized pedals. I haI ve a single speed with the > > > > BMX pedals and I can pedal at 130 rpm with no slippage problems and > > > > believe Grant when he says you have to train your legs to ride > without > > > > retention. The fact is your legs "get lazy" when they are connected > to > > > > the pedals and it takes a while to adapt. the great benefit is of > > > > course convenience. I love being able to ride in whatever shoes I > have > > > > on from work boots to sandals to rubber rain shoes. I've been on a > > > > personal quest to find practical clothing items that I would normally > > > > wear that will also work while riding. My goal is to make my cycling > a > > > > natural part of how I get around and not something that requires > > > > "suiting up" to do it. > > > > > > On Sep 4, 5:50 am, Blindrobert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > LOL on the SPD's. I put platforms with toe clips on one of my > bikes > > > > > last fall, and realized I rode it all the time because I didn't > have > > > > > to change my shoes when I left the house. So put platforms on > another > > > > > two of my bikes....rode them more too...now all 11 of my 12 bikes > have > > > > > platforms and cages. The only one with clipless is my racing > (track) > > > > > bike. > > > > > > > Just keep telling yourself how much you love those SPD's! > > > > > > > On Sep 4, 12:07 am, Michael_S <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > sometimes I can be pretty stubborn. Grant espouses the wider > Noodle > > > > > > bars for average sized males. ( I'm 5'11" 187 lbs) After 30 years > of > > > > > > riding 42-44 cm bars I thought I was pretty happy and > comfortable. The > > > > > > new Ram I picked up last Saturday ( 11 hour turnaround drive > LA-SF- > > > > > > LA) had 46 Noodles. Wow, was I surprised how nice they felt! > Climbing > > > > > > is especially better, and I just felt much more relaxed on the > bike. > > > > > > So much so I just ordered another 46cm bar for my touring bike. > I'm > > > > > > sure all the other bikes will be next! > > > > > > > > and I'm not even going to think about flat pedals... I love my > SPD's! > > > > > > > > ~Mike > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > >[email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > <rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > > > > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW > > Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Fai Mao The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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