How do those PowerGrip clipless pedal straps compare?

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"]How do those PowerGrip clipless pedal straps compare to conventional
toeclips with straps, the plastic clips that don't use straps and
clipless cleated pedals?

I used PowerGrips for a couple of years before moving to clipless pedals. I liked them much more than toeclips with straps, since you could get a fairly good attachment to the pedal without having to use your hands to tighten or undo the clips (I fell over a few times from forgetting to undo straps!). I have not used toeclips without straps, so can't comment on them. Now that I have clipless pedals, I prefer them to PowerGrips, since I feel more firmly attached to the pedal.

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How do those PowerGrip clipless pedal straps compare to conventional
toeclips with straps, the plastic clips that don't use straps and
clipless cleated pedals?

I use PowerGrips on my winter beater commuter. They keep my feet on the
pedal and work as advertised, but for recreational road or mountain
biking I very much prefer the cleats and bindings of clipless pedals. I
don't have podiatric issues, though -- as long as I have decent shoes
on, my feet are good to go.

I use PowerGrips in the winter because I don't have winter cycling
shoes. If I did have the shoes I would switch to clipless in a minute.
I still may end up getting some garage sale hiking boots and digging a
hole to mount clipless plates and cleats in them. On the road or trail,
clipless is easier for me to use than PowerGrips -- flipping the pedal
over and wedging my foot in takes longer than simply smacking my shoe
into the pedal. I currently use SPD MTB pedals on both road and
mountain bikes.

I haven't used toeclips w/ straps since Look clipless came out 20 years
ago, but they provide more "attachment" than the PowerGrips. I've tried
the plastic clips too -- they're fairly worthless, IMHO.

RFM
http://www.cyclelicio.us/

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Hiya:
How do those PowerGrip clipless pedal straps compare to conventional
toeclips with straps, the plastic clips that don't use straps and
clipless cleated pedals? I ride on open pedals, often in heavy traffic,
frequently with signaled intersections every block or every other
block. I also have one or two little podiatric issues that leave me
leery of "special shoes." However, I'm thinking od doing something
different, and getting a drop handlebar bike, for club rides (just
joined a club).
Thanks in advance,

Robert Leone [email hidden]

Before I went to clipless pedals and shoes, I used them for a few
months in good weather. I grew up with toeclips and straps, so
flipping the pedal over when mounting the bike to engage my foot was
no big deal. Anyone can pick up the knack. If you're racing that's
another matter, but...

The PowerGrips were much better than toeclips and straps, for me. As
long as I always wore the same shoes, I had the straps adjusted so
that when my feet were on the pedal at the angle I wanted, the straps
were snug...tight with no slop. My foot was pretty well affixed to the
pedal. I fell over a few times at first, same as most people do when
first using clipless. When coming to a standstill, I would withdraw
one foot but the other one would become even tighter, and I'd fall
with one foot still attached. No big deal, as this wasn't in traffic.

If you don't want to go clipless, which I find are waaay better than
PowerGrips, IMO, then they are the next best thing. What I didn't like
about PGs especially was that as soon as I wore a different pair of
shoes, the straps were now too tight or too loose, So I learned to
always wear the same shoes, which made them as inconvenient as
clipless is. I now have four pairs of clipless shoes, plus Shimano
sandals, for different bikes. And like them all.

Today I use only clipless, but may try the PGs again this winter, as
another poster here does, on my beater snow bike. I really don't want
to spend the money on the special winter SPD shoes; they are
expensive.

PowerGrips are only about twenty bucks, so give them a try. They may
be exactly what you're looking for, and as you say, require no special
shoes. That's a big plus.

Geezer Boy