Bigtallfatbloke said:
I have double sided shimano spds...M something or other...they are perfect...BUT...I have a slight concern in the back of my mind as to what I would do if one of my shoes ever broke or get lost...I have size 13 feet so finding aLBS with 13's in a walkable roadshoe would be impossible.
Presumably if they broke, you'd replace them the same way as you got your current ones initially?
i.e. if you got some size 13 shoes once, you must be able to do so again
Cathryn said:
I've got flats.
I don't even have toe straps. I know it's not the done thing to use flats but I like them and don't fancy the idea of clipping into my bike. I might try toe straps in the next few months but don't let anyone beat you up if you want to use flats. They'll still get you up the hill, albeit less efficiently.
Don't ever get toe straps, whatever you do. They're dangerous. They may have been
slightly safer in the sixties, where there were fewer roads, fewer junctions and no traffic lights and there was hardly any traffic on them anyway, and you had plenty of time to manually undo the strap, knowing when you were going to stop, but basically any fear you have of SPDs, have the same fear about toe straps but ADD ON the necessity to manually reach down with your hand and undo the strap. Absolute death trap if you ask me.
vernon said:
I wonder how cyclists coped before clipless systems were invented.....
Some used toe straps, and although not quite as effective as SPDs given that there is the possibility of some small upward motion, they did the job. But mainly cyclists didn't go as fast.
domtyler said:
SPDs are good for very short trips or for cyclists who are lacking a little in confidence or maybe advancing in years somewhat, flats more so.
For any serious road riding though, a road shoe and pedal combination is required.
What bollocks.