Quote Originally Posted by wackyjacky1 View Post
Ha ha, years ago I had a mtb with those bear-trap style pedals that are kinda serrated on both sides. I was riding in the street and decided to try hopping up the curb and onto the sidewalk (I had just come back from a visit to The Netherlands and saw folks do this a million times, it looked so effortless and easy). I totally flubbed it, my left foot slipped off its pedal, and with all my weight on the right pedal, the crank arm swung around and the left pedal smacked me full-force in the shin. It opened up a series of 2- to 3-inch long scrapes on my shin that went down to the bone. Hurt like a mother!!! It looked like I had been mauled by a wild animal, lol.

(I got back on my bike and made my way to a bar called Duddley's Draw -- this happened in College Station, TX -- and ordered a pitcher of beer. I sat on the front porch of Duddley's, propped my bloody leg up on a chair, and drank that whole pitcher.)
Ow!

I use the serrated bear-trap pedals on all my bikes, but they all have toe clips and straps. When I buy a bike one of the first things I do is install clips and straps. They have saved my shins many times and they are definitely more efficient, especially on climbs. When I did the steep hill climbs on my single-speed Dahon folding bike that I posted video of, I did a lot of pulling up on those hills. It helped a lot!