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  1. #1
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    I'm sorry you missed the oddly warm spot of weather we had. I know what you mean on the gears, though. I don't have a cadence meter, I just have what feels right, and if it starts "skipping" at the top of a stroke, then I just click my little lever and everything's good again. I did a lot of that on my ride today.

    I sort of want to print this thread out and show it to my BF. He's convinced I should put the toe cages back on, because that's the way he did it, and clearly that's the only way to do it. I'm going to the LBS before I leave (ie, tomorrow or on the 2nd) and asking about clipless. Then I just need to save up a bit of cash...
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    I don't ride clips or straps currently. I ride in the city. My feet touch down at stop lights too often, clipping in and out that often would irk the hell outta me. I ride with Chrome shoes. They might be trendy, but they are stiff soled and grippy, with a small reflective stripe on the heel. They fit my needs perfectly. They took their time engineering a comfortable cycling shoe that can function as a regular shoe. I've mentioned these a couple of times, but it's because I like em' gals. Just givin' options.

    It is pretty cool to see the types of women we have cycling. Commuting, Racing (incl. Cyclocross), Excercising, Touring - the amazon spirit is alive and well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by moderncyclista View Post
    I don't ride clips or straps currently. I ride in the city. My feet touch down at stop lights too often, clipping in and out that often would irk the hell outta me. I ride with Chrome shoes. They might be trendy, but they are stiff soled and grippy, with a small reflective stripe on the heel. They fit my needs perfectly. They took their time engineering a comfortable cycling shoe that can function as a regular shoe. I've mentioned these a couple of times, but it's because I like em' gals. Just givin' options.

    It is pretty cool to see the types of women we have cycling. Commuting, Racing (incl. Cyclocross), Excercising, Touring - the amazon spirit is alive and well.
    Huh, for the near future, at least, I might have to look into a pair of those or something like it. My feet HURT after yesterday's ride.
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  4. #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Owlie View Post
    Huh, for the near future, at least, I might have to look into a pair of those or something like it. My feet HURT after yesterday's ride.
    Another option is to go ahead and get a pair of cycling shoes and ride in those until you can get the clipless pedals. I went ahead and purchased the shoes a few months ago for spinning class and there is nothing to prevent you from using them on platform pedals. I need to start doing this myself since my body is getting the whole idea of not falling over on my new steed

    There do seem to be good multiple options for cycling shoes.

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    I use half toe clips. I could get out of them really easily from the first time I tried them. No straps and shorter than cages. It's not a problem at stop lights. It took a few weeks to learn to get into the second side easily, but you can even ride with it upside down on the second foot while crossing an intersection at start up and put your foot in when you are in a safer spot. I do get some upstroke pulling with the toe clips. It's probably more with clipless, but I just don't want the falling down during learning curve to happen as I had an ACL repair (knee ligament) a few years ago, and that put me out of commission for a long time.

    I use this with a pair of Adidas athletic shoes that close with velcro. I would not recommend using a shoe with laces as they can come undone and get stuck somewhere that they should not. Also, the shoe should not be as bulky as running shoes or Keens.
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