I do ride without socks and no issues with the clips chewing my toes. I have Xero Z-Trails and the sandals do have some extra room at the toes, which might help. I was thinking that I would have to put some twine (in true Riv fashion) around the toe area, but haven't felt the need to yet. Heck, if it did end up causing issues, I could make a net out of twine that completely fills in the gap between. I'm not one to pull up while I pedal, the half clips more prevent the front of my foot from sliding forward and around. So I could see the toe munching being more of an issue if you pull up when you pedal or if your toes extent beyond the ends of your sandals.
They are surprisingly hearty indeed! We have a lot of 8-12% grades in southwest Wisconsin and I have had no issues sprinting up those. I thought flex would be an issue, thinking the long bushing would act as a lever and over stress the bolt. However, there isn't much that much torque in the front. The rear I chose not to have any bushings as I do feel that bend ever so slightly when climbing out of the saddle. But those steel toe clips are surprisingly resilient, which one learns when hack sawing them in half! Oh, and another con, which might be the one that nixes this idea for you! The weight of the front toe clips means that it points down. When walking the bike, the pedals have to be horizontal (not possible with fixed), otherwise they nick the ground. You could try to counter weight it so it doesn't, but that just sounds tedious... Hope you find a solid simple solution that works for you! -- 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.
