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mimitabby
06-17-2006, 08:15 PM
When i got fitted for my new bike, the lady talked me into buying a set of "power grips"
they are black straps of some sort of rough material that go across your feet in such a way that they hold them in. To get into them you have to move your
feet in the same in-turn that you do for clipless.
Apparently the famous Kent Peterson threw away his clipless and his cages after trying these things out and i can see why. The first few times I stuck my feet in them I was awkward, but in no time it was great!
No more cages!! and now i don't have to worry about getting into the clipless systems.
I rode 65 miles today on my tandem and never had a problem.
Shimpie
06-17-2006, 08:18 PM
Pics! We need pictures! I can't quite picture what they look like.
Lifesgreat
06-17-2006, 08:24 PM
http://www.powergrips.com/
kelownagirl
06-17-2006, 09:16 PM
When i got fitted for my new bike, the lady talked me into buying a set of "power grips"
they are black straps of some sort of rough material that go across your feet in such a way that they hold them in. To get into them you have to move your
feet in the same in-turn that you do for clipless.
Apparently the famous Kent Peterson threw away his clipless and his cages after trying these things out and i can see why. The first few times I stuck my feet in them I was awkward, but in no time it was great!
No more cages!! and now i don't have to worry about getting into the clipless systems.
I rode 65 miles today on my tandem and never had a problem.


So how easy are they to get out of? I haven't gone clipless yet but I'm planning to as soon as I have time to shop for them...
DebW
06-18-2006, 03:11 AM
Do you have to flip your pedals over each time you get in? Oh, you have to flip your pedals with toe clips because the clips are heavy and always turn your pedals upside down. Maybe that's not the case with these. Can you get in without looking down?
mimitabby
06-18-2006, 07:17 AM
So how easy are they to get out of? I haven't gone clipless yet but I'm planning to as soon as I have time to shop for them...
They are very easy to get off. I don't have to tighten them each time like with the cages. I'll let you know if there's much stretching after a few weeks of using them though.
mimitabby
06-18-2006, 07:19 AM
Do you have to flip your pedals over each time you get in? Oh, you have to flip your pedals with toe clips because the clips are heavy and always turn your pedals upside down. Maybe that's not the case with these. Can you get in without looking down?

They also seem less flippy because they are LIGHTER than the cages.
ON the tandem I used to take more time getting them on (I am the stoker)
so I would be spinning the pedals and hitting hubby's legs trying to get the dumb things on.I can get these on without moving the pedals.

They were supposed to be put onto my new bike so maybe today we can get another pair for it.
Bad JuJu
06-18-2006, 08:17 AM
I have powergrips on my ride-around-the-neighborhood beater bike and they're great for that kind of thing--you can ride with or without them, just like regular toeclips, but when you ride without them, that is, with your feet on the other side of the pedals, they don't make that awful scraping noise on the road because they're not metal. Very easy to get into and out of. But I never thought of using them on my road bike. Hmmm.....
SouthernBelle
06-18-2006, 10:12 AM
These sound cool for a commuter, 2nd bike, or any bike that you want to wear 'other' shoes on.

Are they something that you could easily install yourself?
mimitabby
06-18-2006, 11:21 AM
These sound cool for a commuter, 2nd bike, or any bike that you want to wear 'other' shoes on.

Are they something that you could easily install yourself?
It depends on how intimidated you are with stuff like screws and bolts and stuff.
I think it is easy (but i confess) that I let my son do it for me. After he put it onto the pedal, i looked and saw just how simple a design it was and I was able to adjust it easily with a hex tool and then cut off the extra stuff.

Went riding again today and took a photo. My thigh isn't that big :D
SouthernBelle
06-18-2006, 11:41 AM
Great! I'm not normally intimidated so I may make that my next bike purchase. Saving my nickles and dimes for a new road bike, so I like to get things that will either be functional on the old Bianchi as a 2nd bike or be transferable to a new set of wheels.
donnambr
06-18-2006, 04:20 PM
I'm saving for them. My housemate has them and loves them. She can ride to the bar in her kitten heels. :D