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toe-clips+pedal advice

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  1. algo
    Member

    Hello,

    I used to cycle with SPD pedals but following a knee operation and several months on crutches, I reverted to using toeclips. Recently my cheapo pedal bearing started to click so I decided to get some new cheap pedals - these specifically.

    They are fine once your feet are in, but I am accustomed to setting off fast from the lights so as to get away from traffic and not hold anyone up. The bottom side of them is so slippy in the wet I have twice almost damaged myself while setting off. My old pedals were just pedals with toeclips attached so easier to ride with your feet in the clips.

    Has anyone experienced anything similar, and do they have any advice about what I could do? I guess most folk are using clipless systems still but any help much appreciated as always....

    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. wingpig
    Member

    Cableties. Add a few, strategically twisted so that there are plenty of edges for sole-patterns to catch on. Did that for a couple of winters before I started with cleats.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. algo
    Member

    nice - thanks - I'll try that...

    Posted 10 years ago #

  4. crowriver
    Member

    I have almost exactly the same pedals on my training bike and while I haven't had the same issue you describe, I have to be careful what shoes I wear. Anything with too ridged a sole gets stuck and won't slide onto the pedal nicely under the toceclips. So I wear smooth soled baseball/bowling shoes, etc.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  5. algo
    Member

    thanks for that - I usually wear my cycling shoes so the soles are smooth and quite rigid. Good tip though for pub type occasions. My problem is more that the soles slide over the underside in the wet so I can't flip them up (thanks for cable-tie tip wingpig), but if I give up and try to set off by pedalling on the non-clip side I risk embarassment and potential injury...

    Posted 10 years ago #

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