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07-10-2004, 08:17 PM

Ken wrote:

>"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:QA0Ic.55445
>$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]:
>
>>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
>>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
>>
>
>There are mini toe clips, which are just half-length toe clips. They are
>better than nothing, but not as good as using regular toe clips. If you
>don't like the straps, regular toe clips with the straps removed are still
>better than mini toe clips.
>
In my experience you statement is not true. Toe cups work great. I use
them every day on my road bike.
Bernie

07-10-2004, 08:24 PM

Fred Hall wrote:

>"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
>
>>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
>>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
>>
>
>I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but being
>strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
>sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11 feet)
>and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to break
>the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They work
>fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
>areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
>strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap enough
>where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
>very much.
>
>
Fred,
Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
depending on country of origin.
My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
provided as stock items.

I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
do not work for Mt Zefal!!!

Bernie

07-10-2004, 08:24 PM

Fred Hall wrote:

>"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
>
>>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
>>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
>>
>
>I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but being
>strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
>sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11 feet)
>and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to break
>the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They work
>fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
>areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
>strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap enough
>where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
>very much.
>
>
Fred,
Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
depending on country of origin.
My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
provided as stock items.

I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
do not work for Mt Zefal!!!

Bernie

07-10-2004, 08:24 PM

Fred Hall wrote:

>"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
>
>>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
>>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
>>
>
>I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but being
>strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
>sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11 feet)
>and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to break
>the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They work
>fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
>areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
>strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap enough
>where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
>very much.
>
>
Fred,
Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
depending on country of origin.
My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
provided as stock items.

I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
do not work for Mt Zefal!!!

Bernie

07-10-2004, 08:24 PM

Fred Hall wrote:

>"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
>
>>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
>>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
>>
>
>I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but being
>strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
>sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11 feet)
>and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to break
>the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They work
>fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
>areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
>strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap enough
>where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
>very much.
>
>
Fred,
Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
depending on country of origin.
My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
provided as stock items.

I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
do not work for Mt Zefal!!!

Bernie

07-10-2004, 08:24 PM

Fred Hall wrote:

>"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
>
>>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
>>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
>>
>
>I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but being
>strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
>sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11 feet)
>and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to break
>the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They work
>fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
>areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
>strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap enough
>where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
>very much.
>
>
Fred,
Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
depending on country of origin.
My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
provided as stock items.

I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
do not work for Mt Zefal!!!

Bernie

07-11-2004, 07:32 AM

They are Nashbar "Mini Toe Clips"
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

According to the description they have "Plenty of room for larger shoes."...
but they were only $4.95, and for that price they work well enough.

"Bernie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Fred Hall wrote:
>
> >"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> >news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
> >
> >>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
> >>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
> >>
> >
> >I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but
being
> >strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
> >sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11
feet)
> >and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to
break
> >the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They
work
> >fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
> >areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
> >strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap
enough
> >where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
> >very much.
> >
> >
> Fred,
> Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
> get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
> depending on country of origin.
> My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
> OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
> of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
> provided as stock items.
>
> I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
> days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
> do not work for Mt Zefal!!!
>
> Bernie
>

07-11-2004, 07:32 AM

They are Nashbar "Mini Toe Clips"
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

According to the description they have "Plenty of room for larger shoes."...
but they were only $4.95, and for that price they work well enough.

"Bernie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Fred Hall wrote:
>
> >"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> >news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
> >
> >>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
> >>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
> >>
> >
> >I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but
being
> >strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
> >sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11
feet)
> >and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to
break
> >the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They
work
> >fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
> >areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
> >strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap
enough
> >where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
> >very much.
> >
> >
> Fred,
> Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
> get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
> depending on country of origin.
> My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
> OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
> of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
> provided as stock items.
>
> I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
> days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
> do not work for Mt Zefal!!!
>
> Bernie
>

07-11-2004, 07:32 AM

They are Nashbar "Mini Toe Clips"
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

According to the description they have "Plenty of room for larger shoes."...
but they were only $4.95, and for that price they work well enough.

"Bernie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Fred Hall wrote:
>
> >"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> >news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
> >
> >>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
> >>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
> >>
> >
> >I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but
being
> >strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
> >sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11
feet)
> >and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to
break
> >the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They
work
> >fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
> >areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
> >strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap
enough
> >where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
> >very much.
> >
> >
> Fred,
> Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
> get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
> depending on country of origin.
> My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
> OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
> of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
> provided as stock items.
>
> I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
> days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
> do not work for Mt Zefal!!!
>
> Bernie
>

07-11-2004, 07:32 AM

They are Nashbar "Mini Toe Clips"
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

According to the description they have "Plenty of room for larger shoes."...
but they were only $4.95, and for that price they work well enough.

"Bernie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> Fred Hall wrote:
>
> >"gusmeister" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> >news:QA0Ic.55445$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] m...
> >
> >>Does anyone have any experience with strapless toe-clips? How do they
> >>compare to regular toe-clips (with straps)?
> >>
> >
> >I got a set from Nashbar for my Gary Fisher hybrid. They work OK, but
being
> >strapless they are "tighter" than clips with straps. I have size 11
> >sneakers that I use to ride with (which is good since I have size 11
feet)
> >and the first time I tried to wedge them in I thought I was going to
break
> >the clips, but they stretch more than they look like they would. They
work
> >fairly well on smoother terrain to improve your efficiency, but on bumpy
> >areas your feet will tend to come out of them (but they will come out of
> >strap-type clips too if the straps aren't real tight). They're cheap
enough
> >where I'd say give them a try and if you don't like them, you're not out
> >very much.
> >
> >
> Fred,
> Mebbe you got a small set. What brand were they? You should be able to
> get toe cups to fit your not so huge feet. I wear 10's or 11's shoes ,
> depending on country of origin.
> My Mt Zefal's are marked "L" so I guess they are large.
> OTOH, when I bought my Fuji Touring this spring, the shop gave me a pair
> of toe clips because I did not like the ulta light toe clips they
> provided as stock items.
>
> I tossed the store's toe clips and bought a pair of Mt. Z's in about 2
> days, as the flimsy things they gave me were crap. Believe it or not, I
> do not work for Mt Zefal!!!
>
> Bernie
>