TejanoTrackie 

@xavier853 - Since we've totally derailled this thread anyways, are you a student at OSU in Columbus Ohio ? Reason I ask is there's a 2 day 210mile round trip tour held every year there around memorial day IIRC called TOSRV that would be great to ride fixed, since its mostly flat with just a few minor rolling hills. I used to do it every year geared when I lived in the midwest, before moving to Texas. The tour has complete sag support so you can ride light.

Jaytron

WTF Sandal pedals.

TheBikeRollsOn 

I bought my first clipless set-up off craigslist for $50. It included Shimano RD-76 road shoes, Shimano mtb pedals & cleats, all in good condition. Eventually I bought a road bike that came with 105 pedals. So I bought some road cleats and switched them to the Rd-76 shoes and bought some mtb casual type shoes for $20 from nashbar to switch over to the fixed gear.

What I'm getting at is that I got 2 bikes worth of clipless setups for <$100. If you search ebay and craigslist you can find used stuff for pretty cheap.

I prefer clipless over clips/straps just because it's so much more efficient. But for beginners I think a clips/straps setup with track pedals is the way to go, especially on conversions. My brother for instance just got his first fixed gear and it's a conversion with 175mm cranks, due to potential pedal strike it's best to have a narrow pedal.

Plus BMX pedals look so ****ing stupid.

Also, I would regularly tighten down my straps while riding when I still rode clips/straps, though I admit, I did it a lot more when I used nylon straps because it's so much easier with them.

seau grateau

Guys, TT is old and grumpy. Get off his lawn or he won't give back the baseball.

TejanoTrackie 

Scrodzilla

LesterOfPuppets

These are my favorites for pedal strike fighting:

TheBikeRollsOn 

Yeah, if he had any money, he'd probably just get some new cheap cranks, but he just moved out and is looking for a job/starting school so he doesn't have much spending money. I gave him my old pedal setup which was just some cheap wellgo's with plastic double clips and some cheap straps.

Bomb Komodo

I have a conversion with track pedals and straps. LBS reccomended it. I wear Nike free running shoes and the pedals dont bother my feet at all. I also notice a difference when I am strapped in personally. Much more of a connection to the bike. Since I have a conversion, I don't really want BMX pedals.

I have to say those narrow ones Lester posted look pretty interesting. I just simply slow down at turns for now so I avoid pedal strike.

I honestly hate not being having the straps on my feet so I have slowly mastered flipping the pedal and sliding my left foot in fast.

Also,I should learn to freaking trackstand.

xavier853

Ha TT, Yes! As a matter of fact, I am a student at OSU and I have done TOSRV once in the past, but not fixed. I have considered doing it on my fixed gear last year, but chickened out. Perhaps I will go ahead and do it! (and now I am more proficient if not always efficient on my fixed gear)

carleton

fixedgear80

So are we having a fashion show or what folks? LOL

TheBikeRollsOn 

You're looking for "The New New Post Your SS/FG Photos 2011"

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...tos-%282011%29

Scrodzilla

RenzSouljohnson

YO SCRODLICIOUS

sorta out of topic but,
I've been meaning to order those double strapz/cage combos from RETROGRESSION.COM
HOWEVER, I got my GR-9's and I know its absolutely possible to install the doublez with those extended bolts. Do you think that it matters that much to have the extra length on the bolts? I was just thinkin of throwing them on the underneath notch and just flyin' without care...

hamish5178

Columbus you say? Columbus. . . Airplane?

I rode with normal bolts on my gr-9s for around 7 months, it's not a big issue. Occasionally the front strap would get out from under the bolts but it never seemed like it would come completely out from under the pedal. I got longer bolts now ($2 at Sears) and they can't come out. Idk. Not much of a difference but the longer ones give me more peace of mind.

RenzSouljohnson

rad. Also cause im a lazy ass right now, what size bolts would those be ?

hamish5178

Idk, I just took the ones I had (and the nuts!) to Sears and found ones that threaded into the nuts and were a couple mm longer.

RenzSouljohnson

pretty damn resourceful man.

also, thumbs on on godspeed you black emperor..... Thumbs up...

Scrodzilla

Angie just put a set of our deluxe double straps on Wellgo RO-25B track pedals - which also only have slots for a single strap - without using longer bolts and they're perfectly fine just looped beneath the pedal.

calv

How are those Wellgo track pedals compared to GR-9s? Good choice for daily riding with normal shoes? (Vans)

Scrodzilla

I've got a set on my 725 and find them much more comfortable than Sylvans because the cages don't stick up quite as high. Also, the sealed bearings are buttery smooth.

Jaytron

****. I have no idea what you guys are talking about (why longer bolts are needed). I'm a goddamn FG/SS newb

Scrodzilla

A lot of people using double straps on pedals only having slots for singles use longer bolts to secure the front strap, like so:

Jaytron

Awesome, thanks so much.