I forgot about CX, MTB and Rough Stuff riding.

I used to double up toe clips when we first started off road Rough Stuff back in the mid 70's. I also carried extra straps (extra spokes too). Getting stuck in the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico in late afternoon with 10-15 miles back to the car wasn't something we wanted to do.

Old picture in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico from November, 1977 that I've posted many times before. There were no tracks, we were riding deer trails. The altitude was ~9,000'. We had to get back down to ~7.500'



What happens with the clips is they get smushed closed when your foot comes out and you miss going back in or they bend at the rivets. They have to be bent back open. Eventually the steel hardens and cracks from repeated bending.

We used touring shoes without cleats or walking shoes with stiff soles.

Adidas Tabac shoes worked great for me.



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