"Boyd Speerschneider" <bspeerscREMOVE_ME@ME_TOOyahoo.com> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
[email hidden] (JD) wrote in news:ebf270c9.0405060806.5d1755f6 @posting.google.com:
Quoted message said:
Boydbrain Speerschneider <bspeerscREMOVE_ME@ME_TOOyahoo.com> had this to say about toeclips:
Quoted message said:
They are even more dangerous off-road.
Yes, they are quite death-defying...for lamers who lack coordination.
JD
Lamers Who Lack Coordination (LWLCs) are exactly the type of people who
seem
Quoted message said:
to gravitate towards toeclips. They have this weird idea that toeclips are safer and easier to use than clipless pedals.
I work in a bike store. The only riders I've seen buy toeclips there are LWLCs and Retro-Grouch Kooks (RGKs). For the most part, the RGKs are also LWLCs.
- Boyd S.
It's also a matter of price, Boyd S. We aren't all fat, rich Americans destroying the world and living off the profits. 🙂
"Boyd Speerschneider" <bspeerscREMOVE_ME@ME_TOOyahoo.com> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
[email hidden] (M&M) wrote in news:d3ee5e5.0405090524.3f5971a7 @posting.google.com:
Quoted message said:
Certain trails parts of the country ( U.S. ) have soils that contain substances that are extremely abrasive to clipless pedals (i.e. Bentonite) that can destroy a good pair of clipless pedals . I use toeclips there and when commuting to work . When commuting to work , the toeclips eliminite the need of carrying an extra pair of shoes . And , with some practice , are as easy to disengage as clipless . Been doing this for 25 years and the toeclips DON'T get clogged with snow in the winter .
MM
They don't disengage as easily as clipless when it is most important, ie. when you are crashing, especially over the handlebars. With clipless, any good violent jolt to the side, or even sort of to the side) is enough to disengage them. Yes, you could ride the toe-straps lose. But then what's