Originally Posted by
spectastic
nice articles. I don't really agree with the second one, though. It sounds like someone who rides with toe straps, and wants to convince everyone, including himself, that he made the right decision. Soft soles make you work more, unless you're using your heels to pedal. What's so complicated about that?
I looked twice and didn't see toe straps promoted anywhere, and they weren't even mentioned in the article about pedals. However, shoes and pedals are usually matched - clipless or otherwise. Large platforms are matched with softer shoes for easier walking and smaller platforms are matched with stiffer shoes where walking isn't an issue and weight is. Both combinations optimize power effeciency - whats so complicated about that?