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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

pedals and toe clips

What are your preferences?

I have super wide feet, and they're pretty long, too. Quill pedals are painful for me, because they jab into my feet.

I have trouble getting into toe clips, because even when the straps are wide open, my wide shoes have trouble getting in. I have no trouble flipping the pedal over, though, even in traffic on a fixed gear.

I've recently discovered the plastic toe clips like these. The two thingies that the strap go through make a huge difference for me. As far as I can tell, the plastic is as durable as good old steel in this application.





I like plain old pedals that are the same on both sides. People call them platform pedals, but that term used to mean something different. We used to call the ones I like rattrap pedals.
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