Can these be used as toe straps?
07-07-09 | 08:04 AM
#26
helmet brake
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07-07-09 | 02:03 PM
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My bicycle is fixed
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OP would you really spend $5 / pedal ($10 total, assuming you use both pedals) for velcro straps? I can get a set of steel clips and leather straps at my LBS for $14. C'mon. 4 bucks more and there are no further questions.
Personally, I always weigh these sorts of costs against my Emergency Room co-pay.
Personally, I always weigh these sorts of costs against my Emergency Room co-pay.
07-07-09 | 02:39 PM
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took my girl's old, thick, leather aeropostale belt and used that. installed diagonal, and all i have to do is just put shoe in, twist, and perfecto. i know a kid who used a car seat belt. But the major thing is that you have to use something that stays hard or retains stiffness (i.e. leather, thick fabric, and the like)
07-09-09 | 06:03 AM
#34
For what it's worth, if you're off and on pedals that frequently, wouldn't it be to your advantage just to go freewheel with platform pedals?
Why do I feel like fixed gear folks really try to over-complicate a simple thing like foot retention (or braking systems [or lack of], handlebars, fitment, etc)? With hundreds of options for pedals, clips, clipless... what-have-you... at all different price ranges, I have a hard time believing that a cheap $5 nylon strap is the answer - or should even be put into question.
I mean, you could probably use this strap, but it would be no improvement over tried-and-true systems nor would prove to be a solution to your "in-and-out" of the pedals thing dilema. The only thing that it would prove is 1) You wasted $10 and 2) They don't work.
Just curious: are you stopping like every 10 feet. or something?
Why do I feel like fixed gear folks really try to over-complicate a simple thing like foot retention (or braking systems [or lack of], handlebars, fitment, etc)? With hundreds of options for pedals, clips, clipless... what-have-you... at all different price ranges, I have a hard time believing that a cheap $5 nylon strap is the answer - or should even be put into question.
I mean, you could probably use this strap, but it would be no improvement over tried-and-true systems nor would prove to be a solution to your "in-and-out" of the pedals thing dilema. The only thing that it would prove is 1) You wasted $10 and 2) They don't work.
Just curious: are you stopping like every 10 feet. or something?
07-09-09 | 03:06 PM
#37
Oh, you know...
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RE: Magnet pedals: "It's easy to use with natural engagement/disengagement, simply lift the foot on and off the pedal."
why do I not see this working?
why do I not see this working?
