mini toe clips

[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...

[fastdogs]

ok, I have a question- I got some of these today for my mtb. They came with no instructions, and I cannot figure out how they go on. They came with the plastic toe clips, two metal plates, and four bolts with nuts. Does anyone have a photo of some of these installed?
vickie

[wackyjacky1]

I would assume they go on like my toe clips do. If your pedals have reflectors, pop one off and use those holes to mount the clips. Don't know what the plates are for...I believe my toe clips came with them, but I didn't know which side they were supposed to go on (front or back?) so my solution was to not use them!

Front:


Back:


Hope this helps.

(I'm watching this thread with great interest. I may switch to some mini clips if they keep getting positive reviews. My current toe clips cause me some trouble when I wear my Keens, and I love cycling in my Keens.)

[kie_fujo]

well i rode for the first time in them today. i have to say i like them much better than full clips and straps. much easier to get into. only problem i had was that i had to make sure my big toe was in the middle of the opening or it kinda hurt my toe, but i also had my running shoes on which are kinda soft/mesh on the top so that probably didn't help. overall i think i will like them just fine.

edit: the pain in my toe may have been because i stubbed it this morning!!! i totally forgot about it. we'll see next time!