Well... I don't think I fit that discription... I was riding soft sole shoes... I didn't care if I was fashonable... But my feet hurt. I'm riding on Campy quill (Super Record) pedals... With clips and straps. I want the BIKE to look cool... Maybe that's where I'm being a slave to cool... "Oh well...
Don Williams Woodinville Washington USA
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net> wrote:
> Kurt Sperry has pointed out that there are many attitudes involved here, and
> it tracks all the way to shoes and foot attachments: <snip>
>
> I think there's a divide between people who think of their bikes
> primarily as fitness/recreation devices who eat up all the bicycle
> specific gear like cycling shoes, clipless pedals, lycra shorts
> without pockets, dayglo cycling tops etc. and those for whom their
> bikes are actual practical transportation devices useful for moving
> oneself and a reasonable amount of baggage from one place to
> another...<snip>
> ++++++++++++++++
> I'd just offer a couple of observations based on my experience:
> 1) I've gone to some pain to get the right pedals for each of my classic
> bikes. For show, and for special rides at Cirque, etc.
> 2) In daily riding, including commuting most days, I don't use clips and
> straps - double-sided spds are effortless.
> 3) I think we can all agree that it is truly nutty to use Cinelli M-71
> "widow-maker" pedals for riding on the road. These pedals, mostly seen in
> the early 70s, actually have a knob that must be pulled to release the cleat
> from the pedal. In the best traditions of engineering design, the knob is
> conveniently located on the outer bottom of the pedal. Where you can't reach
> it to release it when you're lying on your side after a crash. But, it's too
> late then, anyhow, no?
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va usa