I used PowerGrips for about a month, pooks. They feel very similar to clipless pedals when you're in them, so yeah, it's still the same issue. Clipless just holds the ball of the foot that much more securely than PowerGrips. The big difference I noticed with both PowerGrips and clipless was not so much in my feet, but in my legs. As for foot position, when the ball of your foot is all that's connected to the pedal, it's still easy to pull the heel up into a toe-down position.
You could try shoving your foot farther into the PowerGrip, but then you'd be pedaling from the arch rather than the ball of the foot and that's not as efficient. I'd think the best solution for this would be really stiff cycling shoes.
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09-22-2006, 12:15 PM #1
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09-22-2006, 03:02 PM #2
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Pooks, I ride clipless and that hasn't changed that issue at all. Attaching yourself to the pedal doesn't seem to affect your toe pointing direction.
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09-23-2006, 07:21 AM #3
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Wouldn't it be nifty if they made a high-top bike shoe with a wicked stiff ankle area to keep us "off our toes"???
It wouldn't have to be REALLY high, just enough to sort of cut into the achilles tendon if we hit a wrong angle...
Sure would be a great learning tool -- no thinking about it, just pain when we don't do it the way we oughta!
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09-23-2006, 11:52 AM #4
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09-24-2006, 12:17 PM #5
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Definitely not toe down. Ankling tends to reduce the activation of your hamstrings that are activated when you push your heel down a bit (we're talking clipless here). The hamstrings and the *** are the biggest muscles in the body, so you might as well use them! If you don't put your foot in the right position, you tend to use more quads, which cuts your power. In fact, if you do the "Lance" hill adjustment and move forward in your seat a tiny bit on a hill climb and pay attention to the foot position, you get even more power.
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