I started with bare pedals, added clips without straps, added straps, added slotted cleats, switched to various sorts of clipless, notably Speedplays and KEOs for road, the on a perverse whim went back to clips and straps and very nice, ballet-slipper-like leather Rivats with slotted cleats on my Riv Road fixed gear gofast. I would pull the strap tight enough to keep my foot in place while pulling up and back, but not so tight that they were uncomfortable, and had no problem reaching down to loosen when needed. Of course, I never did 110% sprints, and toe strap buttons helped a great deal in grabbing the strap with a fixed drivetrain. But better even than this, I found a sweet spot for the straps that required no adjustment: Just tight enough to hold your foot in place while torquing hard, but just loose enough to pull your foot up and out, and then stick it down and in, with a bit of a twist to work the toe into the loop and the slot over the pedal cagae. And, the odd thing, I found it considerably easier to get into and out of the RX-1s + Christophe clips + nice laminated straps kept semi-tight, than I did with the damned slippery all-plastic KEO pedals and cleats. I am even today tempted to go back to clips and straps, with slotted cleats for longer rides, and street shoes for errand rides, but SPDs are just too convenient. 76" gear, so I do have to stand and pull hard.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:05 PM Matthew P <matthewpendergr...@gmail.com> wrote: ... In my opinion, if any straps or clips are going to keep your foot completely stuck to the pedal, then you are probably limiting blood flow to the foot, and making it very difficult to get the foot out. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvG2RY8mfzGntvxVxu1MU1jHAa2zYTk60JurFL62OoDHg%40mail.gmail.com.
