Three notes on the Power Grips:
1. ground clearance is of course dependent on bottom bracket height and crank arm length. on my Dash, there are no clearance issues. i know this because the wife always rides unstrapped, she's never said anything, and i can observe the rig from behind. i always strap in.
2. my technique is always to have one foot strapped in. at a standtill one foot, the same one, the right one, is still strapped in. this means that strapping in is always one foot, the left one.
3. technique has one strapping by tipping the pedal when it's at the 12 oclock position, or when one can just slip in at the 7 oclock position.
Originally Posted by
linberl
FWIW, I love power straps but I eventually took them off my Bike Friday. First, they would drag on the ground on turns if I wasn't strapped in. Second, in constant stop and go city traffic it got to be a pain to try to get the pedal right side up when starting from a stop. And if I just pedaled from the stop to slide in past the intersection, the straps dragged on the ground. Annoying. Perhaps a bike with a higher clearance would have made a difference. In any case, if anyone wants to buy the Power Strap high performance pedals and straps (tan argyle), I've got a set available.