mini toe clips

[OakLeaf]

Never seen such a thing - but do they require you to keep forward pressure on your toes, to stay in them? I wouldn't think that would be good.

[kie_fujo]

i haven't used them yet so i'll let you know. i did put them on last night and pedaled a little on the trainer and they seem nice. i like being able to move my foot around on my pedal and these allow me to. we'll see!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

i haven't used them yet so i'll let you know. i did put them on last night and pedaled a little on the trainer and they seem nice. i like being able to move my foot around on my pedal and these allow me to. we'll see!!

When I used to have nothing on my pedals, the only bad part was when my shoes or sneakers were wet from grass, and my feet would unexpectedly slid off the front of the pedal. My pedals and shoes all had plenty of tread and grip, but the wet would make it slippery nonetheless. So I imagine your mini clips would prevent that nicely.
Oakleaf- I don't think it's a matter of having to be 'in' them- it just keeps your foot from slipping forward off the pedal- I'd think that would be particularly useful when going up steep hills and standing- when you naturally tend to point your toes more.

[divingbiker]

I love these things. I've got them on my commuting bike and my Xtracycle, and they're a great alternative to clipless pedals, which scare me in traffic.

The mini toe clips are very easy to get in and out of, and are especially good when it's raining because they keep you from slipping off the pedals. You don't have to press your toes into them, so there's no numbness or anything.

The only problem I've found is that my sneakers and my big winter boots are a bit too tall to fit in them comfortably, but they still work.

[Angy]

Anyone who has these, will they work for a child feet? My son is not coordinated enough for clipless yet and the top clips we've found in our LBS are too big for his feet. I like both the systems that were shown here, but not sure if they'll be small enough for him. He's got size 5 youth shoes.

[kie_fujo]

I actually wear a girl's size 3.5. I have little feet. I'm planning a ride for tomorrow so I'll let you know how they feel!

[VeloVT]

I'd be curious to know how either the mini-clips or power straps work with sandals. I have an old Schwinn rigid mtb that my parents wanted to get rid of that I am planning to refurbish a bit and turn into a "riding into town" bike (this is different than a commute bike because my commute bike is actually fairly nice and I don't feel comfortable riding it into town and locking it up downtown for a few hours while I shop, have lunch, etc -- the idea is that my "riding into town" bike will not be attractive to thieves. And it will be sluggish enough that I won't feel compelled to wear bike clothes and bike shoes and get sweaty ).

It has flat pedals on it right now and I definitely want to keep the option of wearing regular shoes, but I'd like something that grips my foot a little bit, and ideally I would love to be able to wear non-athletic, non-grippy shoes with no toe protection (flip flops, flat leather-soled sandals, etc).

Suggestions welcomed...