Originally Posted by carleton
Yeah. I'm riding Time ATACs with Sidi Dominators now to the tune of almost $300 total.
I have no idea what clips/strap setups cost new these days. I rode them years ago. They were shimano 600s that I found in a bike shop "crap" box that I rebuilt from 4 different pedals into 2 that worked.
Well if you add the cost of fancy-pants shoes into your 'couple hundred' for clips and straps you'll only end up with 50 bucks to spend!
Conventional knowlege would say:
MKS Royal Nuevo pedals $107.50/pair
MKS "Fit-a" double straps $79.50/pair
MKS steel toe clips $12.50/pair
That brings you in at $199.50USD
However, you'd probably be just as happy with what I have:
MKS Sylvan Track pedals $24.50/pair
ALE laminated toe straps $13.00/pair
SOMA double gate toe straps $12.50/pair
Caveat: its easy to lose dustcaps on the sylvans, the soma clips are really deep, and it was hard to thread the ALE straps through the sylvans. This could be a problem with any pedal system though.
Total $40.00USD. Then you can buy drugs or play polo or whatever it is that goes on in Bermuda. I guess golf? I know! Spend the extra $160.00USD on some fancy shoes!