Originally Posted by
Bahnzo
And holy cow, I can't ride with them. I thought it would be nice to put the original flats back on my Schwinn, so I wouldn't have to walk around the grocery store in my touring shoes. But I kept coming off the pedals. Especially on the back stroke. I mean, really? Have I come this far with clips and cleats that I can't comfortably ride a bicycle now with normal shoes?
Originally Posted by
Bahnzo
Funny you should say that. This bike actually came with some plastic "cages" I called them, maybe what you are talking about. But the problem was they ruined my sneakers. All the sliding in and out of the cages eventually just tore the shoes apart.
It was very confusing to read your post- talking about "clips and cleats" and not being able to wear normal shoes...
Clips are the "cages" you're talking about.
Clipless pedals do not have the "clips." Hence "clipless."
Flat pedals with clips allow you to use regular shoes and still have foot retention.
I haven't torn up any shoes using clips. Maybe I'm doing it wrong...