Hi Tom. I used to route my toe straps like that years ago. Mostly I did it because the strap pulled the foot forwards into the pedal being behind the ball of the foot where it is widest, so my feet were less likely to pull out of the pedals when sprinting.
Just my tuppence worth.
Arthur Knowler Southend on Sea UK
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:11:38 -0800 From: Thomas Adams <thomasthomasa@yahoo.com> Subject: [CR] Toestrap detail on Leggerissimo Cinelli To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <77635.8710.qm@web35602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Dear List:
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Still looking wistfully at the Cinelli, and noticed a different toe strap
routing:
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http://www.speedbicycles.ch/
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Tom Adams
Manhattan, KS USA