Originally Posted by
Kabuki12
I use the old style clips with straps . I just don't tighten the straps too tight so I can still slightly move around if needed. It also allows me to get in and out easily. I guess I got used to them back in the seventies and haven't had a reason to change. I found some narrow toe sneakers that I use with them that I only wear for cycling . Fat toe shoes are a problem with clips, for sure. Joe
My situation is similar. I have used old school clips and straps since 1969 and have no motivation to change. I keep the straps just barely loose enough to allow me to jerk either foot back and out, which is a natural reaction after 50 years. I wear Giro Rumble cycling shoes on three of the bikes, slightly shorter and narrower Diadoras on the Bianchi. I still miss my best-ever Avocet Touring shoes ... .
Through the 1970s for serious rides in west Los Angeles and environs, including Velo Club La Grange group rides, I had Detto Pietro cycling shoes with nail-on cleats, but I kept the straps just loose enough to permit lift-and-back removal of a foot from the pedal -- I was never "locked in."
I am looking at platform pedal options for longer rides. I had a delightful set of SunTours until one of the cages cracked.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069