Thread: Touring With Clips And Straps?
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Old 09-11-16 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewclaus
"Spuds" are SPDs.
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Got it.

Nothing wrong with touring with toe clips or with SPD cleats. On my last tour I wore my hiking shoes one or two days, SPD shoes the rest of the days. I use pedals that are platform on one side, SPD on the other.

I mentioned above that I use toe clips on my foldup bike. I wanted a quick release easily removable pedal on that bike for when I fold it, at the time I bought the pedals there were no compatible pedals for the Shimano or Ritchey cleats that I had on my bike shoes.

A friend of mine used to use toe clips for touring, switched on our last tour to SPD but I would not be surprised with either option when I ride with him.
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