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contango 03-30-14 02:13 AM


Originally Posted by HillRider (Post 16623678)
Because the toe clips will drag on the ground and, worse, interfere with cornering when you are using the SPD side of the pedals.

Really? I've seen a few people ride with toe clips that they don't always use, leaving the clips on the lower side of the pedal. They don't drag on the ground and certainly don't interfere with cornering. If you're wanting to do this to a fixie (you didn't say in the OP) and cornering is a problem then if your primary concern is about the looks put something smaller on.


BTW, there are clip-in platforms that fasten to any SPD pedal and allow the use of plain shoes but detach for SPD use. Problem Solvers sells them but you will have to fit your own clips and straps. Winwood sells them both with and without the clips and straps.
That would work.

HillRider 03-30-14 08:49 AM


Originally Posted by contango (Post 16624677)
Really? I've seen a few people ride with toe clips that they don't always use, leaving the clips on the lower side of the pedal. They don't drag on the ground and certainly don't interfere with cornering.

Back when I rode with toe clips and straps, leaving them on the underside of the pedals would always have them scraping along the ground until I flipped the pedal over. And, these were medium-size clips and size 9/43 shoes on a standard road bike with a normal height bottom bracket and 170 mm crank arms so nothing particularly oversize anywhere.

Crankycrank 04-01-14 07:28 PM

Why not make a type of platform where there is an SPD cleat attached and can be fitted with clips and straps which just clips in to the pedal. Just twist if off when using your SPD shoes. Or as an example you could just buy these or find something similar. Amazon.com: Exustar SPD Clipless Pedal Adapter: Sports & Outdoors It won't give you the proper "vintage look" but trying to fark around with clipless shoes/pedals with clips mounted may change you mind very quickly. You could also mount a quick release pedal axle system that would make changing pedals fast and easy. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...xles&FORM=IGRE

Bezalel 04-01-14 08:19 PM

The M324 has reflector mounting holes so you could probably bolt on the toe clips. The straps are harder because there is no mounting point on the inside of the pedal and routing the strap may interfere with the SPD side.

The VP X93 pedal looks like it has the inside strap mounting point but that's probably because they're reusing an existing platform (and it only comes in black).


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