One other plus for tight retention is climbing steep hills. I stopped using cleatless shoes when I found myself routinely pulingl my feet out of semi-tight straps (or pulling my feet out of shoes tightened into the straps) when torquing hard -- pulling back and up -- on very steep hills at very low rpm; this with street shoes. Slotted cleats with pretty-much-tightened straps worked -- I could still pull shoe out in emergencies; but clipless is far more convenient.
This sort of pull back and up low rpm torquing is, at least in my riding, rather common. And yes, spinning fast downill -- I'd much rather have my feet tight in shoes, my shoes tight on the pedals. On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 4:20 PM, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > Deacon: > > For some people (myself included), it’s safer to have one’s feet attached > to the pedals when going fast and “coasting” on a fixed gear. When the > pedals start going very, very fast, I would rather not lose contact with > the pedals, because it’s quite hard to reconnect when the pedals are > flailing around on their own … you’re then stuck with all your weight on > the saddle, in a bad position for stability and handling. > > Kudos to you for never having your feet come off. Not everyone can do that. > > --Eric Norris > campyonly...@me.com > @CampyOnlyguy (Twitter/Instagram) > > On Dec 12, 2017, at 3:16 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > > Ha, Chris! Conventional wisdom is an oxymoron. Which is either a moron on > oxygen or oxycodon. Grin. I can’t see a reason why pedal retention is > required to make fixed safe. I can see why people who like it on > freewheeled bikes like it on fixed bikes. My feet haven’t come off the > pedals unbidden once. > > On the vertigo note, feel free to write me off group, but have you tried > nutty things like floor living and minimalist shoes? > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
