Power Grips -vs- Toe Clips (pedal stroke skipping)

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Originally Posted by moderncyclista

I don't ride clips or straps currently. I ride in the city. My feet touch down at stop lights too often, clipping in and out that often would irk the hell outta me. I ride with Chrome shoes. They might be trendy, but they are stiff soled and grippy, with a small reflective stripe on the heel. They fit my needs perfectly. They took their time engineering a comfortable cycling shoe that can function as a regular shoe. I've mentioned these a couple of times, but it's because I like em' gals. Just givin' options.

It is pretty cool to see the types of women we have cycling. Commuting, Racing (incl. Cyclocross), Excercising, Touring - the amazon spirit is alive and well.

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Huh, for the near future, at least, I might have to look into a pair of those or something like it. My feet HURT after yesterday's ride.

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Originally Posted by Owlie

Huh, for the near future, at least, I might have to look into a pair of those or something like it. My feet HURT after yesterday's ride.

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Another option is to go ahead and get a pair of cycling shoes and ride in those until you can get the clipless pedals. I went ahead and purchased the shoes a few months ago for spinning class and there is nothing to prevent you from using them on platform pedals. I need to start doing this myself since my body is getting the whole idea of not falling over on my new steed :)

There do seem to be good multiple options for cycling shoes.

I use half toe clips. I could get out of them really easily from the first time I tried them. No straps and shorter than cages. It's not a problem at stop lights. It took a few weeks to learn to get into the second side easily, but you can even ride with it upside down on the second foot while crossing an intersection at start up and put your foot in when you are in a safer spot. I do get some upstroke pulling with the toe clips. It's probably more with clipless, but I just don't want the falling down during learning curve to happen as I had an ACL repair (knee ligament) a few years ago, and that put me out of commission for a long time.

I use this with a pair of Adidas athletic shoes that close with velcro. I would not recommend using a shoe with laces as they can come undone and get stuck somewhere that they should not. Also, the shoe should not be as bulky as running shoes or Keens.