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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
2. These are nice
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 03:40 PM
Jan 2017

I wear mountain bike shoes, and have no problem walking, since they are designed to do both. Cyclocross riders do a lot of running:



Before switching to cycling shoes, I used velcro straps like these:

http://holdfastordie.com/

...which bridge the gap between "won't let go" and "don't let you use the upstroke for power." Under enough stress, the velcro lets go. There are a number of variations on the velcro strap idea.

Clipless pedals need to be adjusted, just like ski bindings. Most of the problems from "can't unclip" to "didn't unclip in an accident" are from failing to set the release tension properly.

What I found when I finally switched to clipless pedals is that my bike handling is MUCH better in hairy situations in order to avoid an accident, since my feet are not going to slip off of or out of the pedals, and you can do things like jump curbs with both wheels much easier than with straps.

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High time those were redesigned Warpy Jan 2017 #1
These are nice jberryhill Jan 2017 #2
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