Hi folks, I know you all like to get off on abstruse topics and there is nothing more that way than types of pedals, so I enter this discussion on clips v straps with some reluctance. It seems to me that it is a bit like a discussion on what type of toothpaste you use. Who cares? My personal experience as a dyed-in-the-wool pragmatic-traditionalist is that Time Atac double sided pedals are the best invention since sliced bread. Easy to engage, easy to disengage, loads of freedom. Knee problems? Forget them. Absolutely transform the job of riding fixed gear - no more looking at your feet! They suit me and I don't give a toss about 'period'. If they had been invented 50 years ago, does anyone doubt they would have been adopted then? I would not fit them to a museum exhibit, but, hey, I like to ride my bikes in comfort, so Time rules, in my book.
Nigel Land ( no connection with Time or any other pedal manufacturer) North Lincs UK
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:52:33 +0200 From: Sergio Servadio <servadio@df.unipi.it> To: Emanuel Lowi <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Re: shoes for clips/straps Message-ID: <443403E1.8090702@df.unipi.it> In-Reply-To: <20060405173536.38403.qmail@web50512.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060405173536.38403.qmail@web50512.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 3
Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>I've never stopped using clips and straps and never started using clipless.
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> For me, Detto Pietro Art. 74 are the basic ...
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So I: never stopped using clips. But no shoes have ever been more comfortable than those I have finally myself made, to fit my all too wide feet.
Sergio
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