In most of the shops I knew a decent bike with quill pedals would already have toe-clips installed, probably medium, and if you needed a different size they are easy to swap out without disturbing the toe strap.
Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah
On 5/20/06, Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
> Remember, the bike cannot really come with toe-clips pre-installed,
> because foot size can vary quite a lot. My dad's feet were fully 2
> sizes larger than mine, even though we are the same height.
>
> It's possible that for a given size of frameset, 2 or even 3 different
> sizes of toe clips might be appropriate.
>
> In my opinion, most toe clips were added as "extras" by bike shops.
> And, most "serious" bicyclists bought toe clips right away, even for
> commuting, as I did in 1973/4 ( once I got Eugene Sloan's book .)
>
> The 800-pound gorilla of toe clips was Christophe. I think that just
> about ANY 1960's or 1970's french or english bike with "Christophe
> Special" (old logo, all on a single line, surrounded by a box kinda
> like campy brake levers), is period correct. Lapize and I think AFA
> are also related or a brand name from the same company - can anyone
> clarify ??
>
> An italian bike might have other toe clips. Campagnolo clips were NOT
> common and I don't think they made clips until 1976 or later (they
> waited to invent a little useless spike that goes inside the pedal
> cage..) I'll defer to the many Italian-o-philes as to what is correct
> for an Italian toe clip, although i think alfredo binda straps are the
> gold standard when it comes to Italian straps ...
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA