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dgk <
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>>Now, I'm currently using MTB plastic toe clips and cordura straps
>>with slidy, toothed buckles, and I'm quite happy with them.
>>They don't limit me to any sort of specialized footwear, they
>>provide enough of a foot/pedal connection to do one-legged
>>pedalling, and they're not frighteningly inextricable. I think
>>maybe you're using something similar. If it works for you ...
>><shrug> why change it?
>>
>
> How are the powergrips?
I dunno. I don't need 'em.
What I've got (described above) /works/ for me.
My plastic MTB toe clips even accomodate
steel-toed work boots. And they're definitely
not dangerous death-traps, yet they provide
adequate foot/pedal connection. Frankly I'm
mystified by why people deprecate them. Maybe
people still relate to the old-style road bike
metal toe clip/leather strap/external cleat
paradigm.
These things are way different from that.
Slidy/toothed-buckled cordura straps are
eminently escapable. If a rider pedalled
backwards, his feet might slide out of the
pedals. But I rarely pedal backwards.
cheers,
Tom
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