Terror_in_pink

while i was skidding today...

bottom-bracket

same thing happened to my brother. anyone ever seen it happen with plastic?

p_ill

i've seen people rivet two clips together to keep that from happening.

Terror_in_pink

I rode the steel MKS clips for over a year and half and i didn't have this problem.

Terror_in_pink

that's a good idea.

luckycat

Unfortunately none of them are very strong, I used to break the steel ones(mks,christophe) pretty regularly as well. Never tried the doubles, just switched to clipless for most of my riding.

mcsurf

the rubber ones definately lack the cool factor but they don't break, and when the scrape on the ground they scuff but never rust

johnnytoobad

my friend mike breaks a pair of those (metal) clips like every single week. i don't understand what he's doing.

vobopl

I never understood how you use them. Meaning not only you TIP but all who run the toe clips with regular shoes. These clips are intended to keep the strap up, so you can slip your shoe in. The contact between pedal and the shoe should be by the strap, and the small block attached to the shoe sole which engages the edge of the pedal cage (some late models use additional bracket).

I am using Simano 105 clips and straps on my beater, however the clips are plastic there and being more compliant they are not subject to much stress.

mattface 

I had that happen to a Camapagnolo clip once. I think it could happen to any steel clip. I use the steel ones for style, the plastic ones for utility. I couldn't bring myself to put the plastic clips on my vintage Campi pedals, but there is nothing stylish about my fixed bike, and plastic MTB clips on Wellgo track pedals is fine with me.

jmgorman

BORING

(I sport plastics because I bent the hell out of some steel ones on a pedal-strike. Sorry you f'ed up such cool clips.)

rwan

ooh ooh. please elaborate.

spud

i only road cages once and didnt much like them, i'd switch back to steel if i were you TIP

SD Fixed

Same here. Broke mine on a down hill. Ended up doing the one leg blender until I was able to steer into a bush. This was like... 1.5 years ago.

So, clipless is what I use now. No regrets. Not NJS, but you know, no big deal.




AND



Yes, I had brakes.

$0.00/Gal

www.getwiththeprogramandgetclipless.com

shants

clipless can eat my dick.

EDIT: oh, nyrie, were those clips aluminum? they look to be. that **** gets pretty brittle as far as i know. thumbs down

Ceya

those are really light alloy /aluminum clips, I posted about them before. The are very thin. I stll have a set on my old Campy Nuevo Track pedals in green color.

They are not steel clips that is why the brake real easy under pressure.

I just broke a set of MKS recently , oh well .life goes on.

oh and yes brakeless! lol

S/F<
CEYA!

pitboss

Your "program" makes Special Ed look like MENSA.

mrwhite

I changed the Yeti's snapped MKS cages just yesterday.

Everything breaks.

Hearts especially.

teadoggg

doseoner in disguise? this board is so ****ing emo.

jim-bob

Yeah, I used to snap plastic ones all the time. The steelies hold up much better for me.

SD Fixed

You always got your meat on the grill?

shants

yeah, it heats things up a bit

Ya Tu Sabes

Yeah, I broke a plastic clip once, though I secretly suspect it was already f'ed up or somehow compromised from a severe bit of pedal strike. I still prefer the plastic, though, 'cause it gets bent less, the sound it makes when scraping pavement isn't as jarring, and my bike's too ghetto for style to matter.

46x17

Funny this is coming now. I just snapped a steel MKS clip last Friday. Though it lasted 1.5 years, so I am not complaining. I think the MKS steel ones are still the most dureable, plastic second, and aluminum clips at the very bottom. The one beauty about the plastic ones is they don't bend when you don't want them too. The beauty about the steel ones is that you can form them to your foot for that custom feel. The other great thing about the steel ones is that they actually come in sizes that fit my feet. All in all I think toeclips are among the disposable bike parts - like tires, rims, straps, and chains.