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I use PowerGrips on my regular commuter and clipless on my road bike, and riding my mixte sans foot security is making me nuts. Has anyone used half-clips and do they really help? I really don't want to put PowerGrips on it as they aren't the prettiest things around, and this bike is all about pretty.
http://www.velo-orange.com/vodehacl.html
Those are cool. My daughter would like them because her running shoes are too big for the toe cage. I would like them too because then I could wear my running shoes which are more comfortable for walking than the smaller pair that fits in my toe cage.
I do a sort of "half cage" but it's not quite the same thing. I have one toe cage, it's on the right side. I discovered that I hate the left one because by the time my foot's in, it's time to come out again. But the right foot is always in, whether I'm moving or stopped. So I took the left one off! It looks funny but it works for me!
See discussion which mentions half clips. http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=37170
I use them, if it's based on the same thing featured in your link, Ummbob.
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Originally Posted by Melalvai
Hi everyone, new forummer from the UK here!
I have toe cages and they work great for me. Having had a bike fit very recently where my seatpost was raised :eek:, I'm currently retraining myself to start/stop from standing. Worked great in the local park but on the road, not so great if you are a cager waiting for me to move off :). Ennyway......... I've been thinking of removing the left cage as it tends to catch on the ground once I've stopped.
Now that I know I'm not the only person with this idea, I'll give it a try for the homeward journey after work later today. I should change to cleats etc, but the funds aren't there as yet. Hopefully, I'll make the change in time for my roadbike purchase at the end of summer (fingers crossed).
Edit: I took off the left toecage and rode home. Slowly. Putting it back on later this evening. Foot slipped one time too many and I felt unsafe on the road.
Been clipless since the mid 80's (still have my Keywins in the garage), but never commuted till this year. At first, I used my road bike and MTB with clipless to commute. When I finally broke down and bought a bike to dedicate to commuting, I did not think about it, I slapped on my late 90s era XTR spd pedals. I always hated toeclips, having to flip the pedals over to get my feet in and dealing with straps. That's why I jumped on clipless so early on. Had the Keywins, the original LOOK, the first Dura-Ace Look clone, the first LOOK Carbons, and Speedplay since the late '90s. From day one, I went clipless on the MTB.
So my opinions are heavily weighted to doing clipless if you are comfortable with it. SPD is perfect for the roll; I got some spd compatible shoes I can wear to work (thank G@d work is casual) and feel at home with that click when I put my foot down on the pedal. My feet don't slip off; I get good power transfer, and I can just hop off the bike and go upstairs to my office and no body knows they are cycling shoes.
Some of these newer plastic half clips look like a good idea (for clips, that is) but they are still clips. You still have to flip the pedal over, and they can get caught in stuff if you ride on the non-clip side. You still have to shove the foot in and yank it out, which I find harder to do than using clipless.
I use these and they are very good on my commuter.Quote:
Originally Posted by shootingstar
I used similar ones way back in the 70's on my raleigh. I loved them then. Now I use campus pedals on everything...one side platform, one side SPD clip in.
I use Hold Fast straps on my commuter. I think they look nice enough, they are super durable, and I can even fit my boots in them. A little pricey, but worth it IMO.