I prefer retention, partly for safety, because your feet can get spinning pretty fast, and partly just because I like retention on all my pedals and find SPD-type clipless the easiest and most convenient. I've used clips and straps both with and without slotted cleats. Both work, but I found myself repeatedly pulling my non-cleated shoes out of even semi-tight straps when climbing hills, so I abandoned clips/straps without cleats on all except the Hon Solo, which doesn't see many hills -- it's my grocery store, dog-walking, near-to-home bike, so it's fine that way.
When I used slotted cleats and straps on my '99 Joe Starck, I actually found the system easier to get into, with straps kept semi-tight (ie, tight enough to allow you to pull up without pulling out, but loose enough to pull out in an emergency) than with my Look Keos and almost as easy as with the single-sided SPDs on the bike now. I've heard of many people riding fixed without retention, but I would not want to be non-retained on a fast downhill, and I find that retention certainly helps me to exert more torque up steep hills. On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 8:36 PM Tony DeFilippo <vpi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok ok ok... I'm going to put a new chain (longer to account for the larger > cog) on the ANT and give fixed a try next week. > > Patrick, it any other fixed riders - are toe clips or some other kind of > foot-pedal retention device recommended/required? I noticed on your > Hunqabeam Patrick that you have some kind of wide strap on your pedals. > Thanks, > > Tony > > -- > 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/ 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.
