I use fairly smooth sole shoes .. favorite pedal Campagnolo road, steel , with a flip tab on them..

the toe strap stiff, not floppy.. and a trick I adopted from old cyclocrossers , who raced toe clip pedals, before Spud pedals invention..

a ramp cut from another old toe clip was added inside the front pedal plate from axle lets the shoe sole toe slip easily into the toe clip..


BTW they put both feet in at once, immediately after remounting from barrier jumps and run ups.. pedals at 3: and 9:00..

these were typically double sided pedals.. Lyotard 460D a classic...




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