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Originally Posted by Wogsterca
I had a pair of clip and strap pedals in the 1970's it was funny, because I rode the bike to the bike shop, and bought the pedals, the guy at the store offered to install them for free, so I said sure.... I rode home with the clips on, it did take a few days to determine the right tightness on the straps, what was tight enough to work, but not tight enough to result in pinched feet. The worry I have now, is if I get a new set, about availability of straps in the future......
Like I say though, they do work well on bikes where you might, for some reason like to use different footwear, at different times, like riding to church, shopping, etc. I have not personally tried clipless, the idea of spending $100 on a set of pedals, and another $100 on shoes, just doesn't appeal to me at the moment, although my birthday is coming up
Straps are easily available, either in Nylon Web or in Leather, or even in Carbon.
http://www.rivbike.com/webalog/pedals_clips_straps/
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/pedals.html
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