Originally Posted by
Mike Mills
The advantage of them is this - they stop your foot from shooting off the front of the pedal and having the pedals serrated edges gouge the heck out of your achilles tendon area.
I always worry about if my shoes are a wet from dew or rain and I start mashing up a large hill. I may need to ret these on my townie bike just for safety, thaey seem like a good compromise between full cages and nothing at all.