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?
I have a 1981 Schwinn Super Sport that came with
"rat traps". I took them off to see what it was like and then centered my foot on the pedal like one would on a cruiser. My feet then would bump the front tire on turns. To me, it was comical.