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Old 08-07-09 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Batman_3000
Clips to flat pedals, straps tightened only just so you can get the foot out in a hurry. That means that for a given set of shoes, the straps are "fixed", eg they don't see any adjustment until wearing another pair of shoes. Gives plenty of uplift potential if there is such a thing as useful (no, I'm not trying to start a debate on that one, it's already been debated from here to kingdom come), and best of all, unvarying foot placement on the pedals.
That's how I do it when I use clips - on the fixed gear and a couple of my older bikes. Platforms on the three speed and the unicycle. I use LOOKs on one (the bike was painted to match the color of the pedals ) and SPDs on a couple others.
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