Well, hello back, Theresa51, good to hear from you! On my CG STX recumbent, I use the old school toes clips and straps; I've never used clipless pedals before. As far as I'm concerned, clips and straps are good enough for me in its simplicity in using any shoe you'd care to wear! I have used pedal straps called Powergrips on my Vision R-44, and they will offer an effect more akin to clipless pedals in terms of performance. At $20.00, Powergrips cost way less than clipless pedals and their required usage of cleated compatible shoes! As time goes on, I will probably switch to Powergrips and that will be very sufficient for me! When climbing hills, just go it slowly and easy in your low gear spin cadence, and with time you'll find you're becoming a stronger climber! If your Electra isn't equipped with toe strap compatible pedals, you can find them in any bike shop; with your feet somewhat "married" to the pedals you'll discover that you have better power transfer in your spin cadence, better control, and an overall better ride!!! Take care, darling!!theresa51 said:re_biker@yahoo.
Hey, Bill! I agree about not going too fast, my problems is getting up some of those hills in the first place! Do you use clips or clipless pedals? I'm still using the original pedals that came on my Electra, and I don't think I'm getting enough power...thanks for the response! Theresa