Someone explain this weird toeclip thing from YellowJersey
04-03-08, 12:14 AM
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Someone explain this weird toeclip thing from YellowJersey
https://www.yellowjersey.org/how2clip.html
"The end of the strap is tucked in so it's never very secure." Huh? What? Are they saying it's better to NOT tuck in the end of the strap?
"The end of the strap is tucked in so it's never very secure." Huh? What? Are they saying it's better to NOT tuck in the end of the strap?
04-03-08, 12:19 AM
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https://www.yellowjersey.org/how2clip.html
"The end of the strap is tucked in so it's never very secure." Huh? What? Are they saying it's better to NOT tuck in the end of the strap?
"The end of the strap is tucked in so it's never very secure." Huh? What? Are they saying it's better to NOT tuck in the end of the strap?
04-03-08, 12:23 AM
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Yes, they are saying don't tuck in the strap as the clip will not be tight if you do. Toe clips are meant to be tightened down before you ride, giving you more power transfer.
04-03-08, 12:25 AM
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I thought you were supposed to tighten THEN tuck in.
04-03-08, 12:29 AM
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I mean put foot in, tighten, tuck strap in. Ya, it's hard to do that with the second foot unless you're propped up against something...but you can at least do it with the first foot.
04-03-08, 12:36 AM
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Then what is the point of having a place to tuck it in? God, this is wrecking my brain.
04-03-08, 12:39 AM
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did you just start riding bikes when you started posting here?
cause toestraps aren't really rocket science.
cause toestraps aren't really rocket science.
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I care dammit! I love and care for all things.
I'm just gonna cut the strap down and fuse the ends...and leave it NOT tucked in.
End thread plz.
I'm just gonna cut the strap down and fuse the ends...and leave it NOT tucked in.
End thread plz.
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If you tighten your straps, don't tuck them in. You will fall over when you stop and be really embarrassed. Do what the website says, they're correct. I never tuck in my straps, ever.
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Can't we all just agree that when you're competing on the track (and have an assistant to hold you before and after the race), you'd want to tighten and tuck in to ensure maximum thrust.
And when you're out on the street posing with your Nagasawa, you'd want the straps open and loose to avoid any embarrasing falls.
Something tells me that the straps weren't developed in the first place for street-use.
Maybe we'll see new stuff on the scene?
And when you're out on the street posing with your Nagasawa, you'd want the straps open and loose to avoid any embarrasing falls.
Something tells me that the straps weren't developed in the first place for street-use.
Maybe we'll see new stuff on the scene?
04-03-08, 06:02 AM
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04-03-08, 06:19 AM
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i can't believe people who just slip a shoe into straps without tightening. talk about getting the least from your gear. i always tugged my straps as tight as i can get them.
04-03-08, 06:23 AM
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I'd actually like to see someone struggling to tuck em in while they're riding. Coastie, ok, fixed, ain't happening.
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These campy straps have nowhere to tuck the ends in.
In fact, because of the screw in buttons at the end, they're impossible to tuck in even if there was a place. I cut them down to reduce extra material, which allows for easy on-the-fly tightening which is great for fixed.
In fact, because of the screw in buttons at the end, they're impossible to tuck in even if there was a place. I cut them down to reduce extra material, which allows for easy on-the-fly tightening which is great for fixed.
04-03-08, 07:25 AM
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i bought them before i was vegan.
Seriously. I just never found double clips that weren't plastic, so i never used them.
Then soma happened.
Seriously. I just never found double clips that weren't plastic, so i never used them.
Then soma happened.