Toe Clips

[Munch]

Hey everyone,

This is only my second week of cycling but I'm loving it. I'm thinking about getting some toe clips to make things a bit easier on myself. My bike is pretty junkie and I don't have the money to buy or the bravery to try clipless pedals. I was thinking getting some toe clips first would be a good place to start. Any kinds you ladies would suggest? Any advice is very welcome!

Thanks!

[malkin]

Get something that your shoe will fit into.

[Crankin]

Toe clips are scarier than clipless pedals, in my mind.

[Munch]

Toe clips are scarier than clipless pedals, in my mind.

How so?

[Crankin]

Well, with the traditional kind of toe clips, you have to reach down with your hand and release straps, to get out of the cages. To me, that's a lot more coordination than twisting my foot out of a cleat! I know that some people use the cages without the straps, but I am not sure if this works well.
Have you thought about getting Power Grips? They are basically a velcro strap that you slide your foot into. You get out of the strap by using the same motion as you would use in clipless pedals. My friend, who said she would never use clipless, got these, and within 6 months had clipless pedals. It was a good intermediate step.

[goldfinch]

I use Powergrips part of the time on my hybrid. I like them well enough.


http://www.amazon.com/Power-Grips-Sp...8595991&sr=1-1

Another possibility is to get "half" clips that don't use straps, for example:


http://www.amazon.com/Zefal-Cristoph...8595850&sr=1-2


http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Bicycle-...8595850&sr=1-1