Quote Originally Posted by DebW
If you have typical toe clips there will be a molder plastic cup-like piece that the front 1/3 of your shoe slides into and a strap that goes around the pedals and through a hole in the top front edge of the toe clip. The clips come in different sizes to match your shoe size. They may be steel, alloy, or plastic. Running shoes usually have such thick soles that they do not work well with toe clips. Look for a shoe with thin soles - sometimes tennis shoes are better. An ideal shoe for toe clips would have a stiffener in the ball of the foot area so you don't feel the pedal cage edges. There was a shoe called the Bata Biker sold in the late 70s that was designed like this. Now I don't know of any shoes made specifically for biking in toe clips (since clipless are so popular). BTW, clipless shoes without the clips would not be a good choice as the soles are too slick. You want a rubber sole that would grip the pedal but be moderately smooth. Big bumps or ridges in the sole would make it hard to extract your feet from the pedals, too smooth may not stay in the pedals well enough.

Were you able to see the phot? It posted right before your postm but i am never certain if other can view the picture. I have the molded cup, but no strap.