Toe Clip Covers?

[rockyroller]

just found out about these. I realize they have a limited window of opportunity for the features & benefits to be worthwile, meaning bike, pedal, shoe, temperature, wind, precipitation & route. past cpl yrs, since I'm a fan of barmitts, I've thought of making my own mini-clip pedal covers out of giant Dunkin Donuts neoprene coffee cup cozies. swapped the mini, aka 1/2 clips for full cages w/ straps, so that I could install these as designed. I'll give them a try on the studded Trek FX & possibly modify them w/ a small tweak here or there. think I put them on correctly. the shop said they would try to make a larger set for me as well. pretty psyched

anyone ever mess w/ these?

Lone Peak Toe Clip Covers

 

[classic33]

Why no twist/half twist on the toeclip strap?

 

[rockyroller]

Why no twist/half twist on the toeclip strap?

oh, hmmm, what do you mean?

 

[screenman]

Over 30 years since I went clueless but I seem to remember putting a twist in the strap on the middle of the pedal, this stopped the strap moving around each time you pulled it tight. Nowadays it is neoprene toe covers or full overshoe when very cold.

 

[Mo1959]

Over 30 years since I went clueless

Thanks for an early morning chuckle.

 

[screenman]

Thanks for an early morning chuckle.

I will leave that there for the laugh, this productive Texas is out to get me.

 

[weareHKR]

I've thought of making my own mini-clip pedal covers out of giant Dunkin Donuts neoprene coffee cup cozies.

It was at this point I read it again & again & then moved on!

 

[vickster]

It was at this point I read it again & again & then moved on!

One of these silly jackets Americans put on their disposable cups to keep the beverage hot or cold innit

View: https://www.amazon.com/Dunkin-Dounts-Cooler-Coffee-Holder/dp/B07BTC3SZW/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=dunkin+donuts+koozie&qid=1609921927&sr=8-13

 

[classic33]

oh, hmmm, what do you mean?

You do the twist and it looks like this...

 

[rockyroller]

One of these silly jackets Americans put on their disposable cups to keep the beverage hot or cold innit

View: https://www.amazon.com/Dunkin-Dounts-Cooler-Coffee-Holder/dp/B07BTC3SZW/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=dunkin+donuts+koozie&qid=1609921927&sr=8-13

yes, but in black

 

[rockyroller]

Why no twist/half twist on the toeclip strap?

thanks for the suggestions. I think I can skip that step because I won't be tightening the straps & they shud stay put, also because I have that velcro strap around the pedal part, holding the strap in place

 

[matticus]

just found out about these. I realize they have a limited window of opportunity for the features & benefits to be worthwile, meaning bike, pedal, shoe, temperature, wind, precipitation & route. past cpl yrs, since I'm a fan of barmitts, I've thought of making my own mini-clip pedal covers out of giant Dunkin Donuts neoprene coffee cup cozies. swapped the mini, aka 1/2 clips for full cages w/ straps, so that I could install these as designed. I'll give them a try on the studded Trek FX & possibly modify them w/ a small tweak here or there. think I put them on correctly. the shop said they would try to make a larger set for me as well. pretty psyched

anyone ever mess w/ these?

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Lone Peak Toe Clip Covers

That looks like a good job. I tried something similar (but more half-hearted, just a half-cup type of design); that bike is now back to SPDs.

They seem more useful than bar-mitts to me for 3 reasons:
- your feet do less. You can just put them in one cosy position and leave them there for an hour.
- Affordable warm footwear for bikes is much harder to find. For your hands you can just buy from a huge range of ski-gloves (or shooting, or fishing, ice-climbing etc etc ... )
- Your feet get dirty on the bike in winter. So why not protect them a bit?

 

[rockyroller]

that bike is now back to SPDs

nice. I have 3, road bike with SPDs, MTB w/ new big flats & this hybrid I'm experimenting with

 

[rockyroller]

yesterday the conditions were just right. high 40sF, heavy rain subsided so it was wet but not raining, & not cold. normally a 2 hr ride would leave me w/ wet shoes & cold toes. swapped the pedals from the hybrid to the fenderless road bike & slide on the bar mitts too. I guess they performed as intended w/ the light hiking shoes. the bike got super nasty from the wet debris on the paved trail, but my shoes remained largely clean & dry. got surprised by a short rain shower which got the rest of the shoes wet, so I wouldn't recommend these for riding in the rain. took the sportcam & cam stick for some test photos. harder than I thought to get pics of spray hitting the covers

nice to have a wind barrier too. now if it will snow a little more ...

View: https://youtu.be/aftcXLfA1bE

 

[tyred]

What about some mudguards?