Originally Posted by
Hartigan
Quick question? How do adjust these straps? Do you perforate them yourself? I see no extra holes in the above pic! What if you have a small shoe size? I am 6.5 (39 europe)
I might make my own out of a seat belt or an old Leather Belt.
The new standard design uses special pinching hardware to continuously adjust the straps without perforation. The fixie grips and the old standard grips use perforated adjustment...like a belt.
Originally Posted by
Hartigan
How are these compared to clipless?
I can't say how they compare because I haven't tried Power Grips yet, but the reason I'm thinking of switching is because I feel like I'm loosing efficiency with the fixed fore/aft foot positioning of SPDs...plus studies show that "pulling" really only unweights the foot and that should be easier if you can get the foot 1-2mm off the pedal with a looser retention mechanism (b/c you can't have inefficient upstroke pressure if your foot isn't touching and your foot doesn't need to touch if you have some retention to keep it close).
I don't ride a fixed gear, which would obviously be quite different.