SPD plus toe clips?
03-29-14 | 05:35 PM
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03-29-14 | 06:18 PM
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03-29-14 | 07:24 PM
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jyl says ...
guess just have some aesthetic phobia about using big enough ones ..
the pinned Downhill MTB type are quite solid footing.. and Ive got 2 winters out of my Ergon pedals
in rubber boots . [gone a bit more casual with LLBean rubber moccasins] Their Huge pedal reflectors are great ..
Now use a pair of Campag BMX pedals on my Brompton with the Schlumpf kick pates on the cranks .
(cannot use the EZ shift plates with the stock folding pedal)
and feel insecure with mere platform pedals.
the pinned Downhill MTB type are quite solid footing.. and Ive got 2 winters out of my Ergon pedals
in rubber boots . [gone a bit more casual with LLBean rubber moccasins] Their Huge pedal reflectors are great ..
Now use a pair of Campag BMX pedals on my Brompton with the Schlumpf kick pates on the cranks .
(cannot use the EZ shift plates with the stock folding pedal)
03-29-14 | 07:57 PM
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Suppose you took a SPD pedal that has a cage like a quill pedal - Shimano M324 for example - and attached toe clips with loose straps to the SPD side - in other words, to clip in you insert your shoe into the clip then step down.
Would this work?
Why bother? Two thoughts. First, maybe you want the choice of riding in either clipless cleats or in non-cycling shoes plus the added security of toe clips. Second, maybe you have a vintage bike that just looks wrong with clipless pedals.
Would this work?
Why bother? Two thoughts. First, maybe you want the choice of riding in either clipless cleats or in non-cycling shoes plus the added security of toe clips. Second, maybe you have a vintage bike that just looks wrong with clipless pedals.
If you want to try it, my wife's bike has M324 pedals. She's not using it right now (long story) so I'll loan them to you for testing purposes.
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03-30-14 | 02:13 AM
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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.
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03-30-14 | 08:49 AM
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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.
04-01-14 | 07:28 PM
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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. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...xles&FORM=IGRE
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04-01-14 | 08:19 PM
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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).
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).
