Power Grips

Before I get flamed for poor grammar, I meant open with "I'm wondering..." not "I wondering..."

Rob

"Rob Rudeski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hi All,

I wondering about the pros and cons of these things. On the surface, they look like a good idea.
I'm debating between these, Frogs, and Eggbeaters. Obviously, the Power Grips are the lowest cost
to implement, but are there advantages other than that, or is that the only advantage?

Rob

GAH!!

Ignore the grammar!

Rob

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Before I get flamed for poor grammar, I meant open with "I'm wondering..." not "I wondering..."

Rob

"Rob Rudeski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hi All,

I wondering about the pros and cons of these things. On the surface,

they

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look like a good idea. I'm debating between these, Frogs, and

Eggbeaters.

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Obviously, the Power Grips are the lowest cost to implement, but are

there

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advantages other than that, or is that the only advantage?

Rob

Ya want a list? Easy to get in/out. No Cleats. Works with most walking/running shoes. No special
pedals needed....some Plastic Pedals do not work well though. Low cost. Easy to replace worn straps.
Fits most shoe sizes. Colors similar to bent frame colors. Good for anyone feeling uneasy about
riding with clip-in Pedals. Can't think of any others, I use Power Grips on my Tadpole(s), but ONLY
in Winter.

Speaking of Winter folks...tonite: Minus 25 with Minus 40 Celsius windchill with 40-60 Kph winds and
I just came home from an evening ride and Monday I ride 16 miles Brrrrrrrrr

"Rob Rudeski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All,

I wondering about the pros and cons of these things. On the surface, they look like a good idea.
I'm debating between these, Frogs, and Eggbeaters. Obviously, the Power Grips are the lowest cost
to implement, but are there advantages other than that, or is that the only advantage?

Rob

Joshua:

Yeah, but it's March. Just around the corner. :-)

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--Scott [email hidden] Cut the "tail" to send email.

"Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Ya want a list? Easy to get in/out. No Cleats. Works with most walking/running shoes. No special
pedals needed....some Plastic Pedals do not work well though. Low cost. Easy to replace worn
straps. Fits most shoe sizes. Colors similar to bent frame colors. Good for anyone feeling uneasy
about riding with clip-in Pedals. Can't think of any others, I use Power Grips on my Tadpole(s),
but ONLY in Winter.

Speaking of Winter folks...tonite: Minus 25 with Minus 40 Celsius

windchill

Quoted message said:

with 40-60 Kph winds and I just came home from an evening ride and Monday

I

Quoted message said:

ride 16 miles Brrrrrrrrr

"Rob Rudeski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All,

I wondering about the pros and cons of these things. On the surface,

they

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

look like a good idea. I'm debating between these, Frogs, and

Eggbeaters.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Obviously, the Power Grips are the lowest cost to implement, but are

there

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

advantages other than that, or is that the only advantage?

Rob

I agree with Josh's evaluation. After five years 'bent, I am at last riding clipless. Until now I
had Power Grips on the bike. I enjoyed the little burst of speed available by just thinking ,"knees
up, knees up." Would add a mile per hour or two.

"Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Ya want a list? Easy to get in/out. No Cleats. Works with most walking/running shoes. No special
pedals needed....some Plastic Pedals do not work well though. Low cost. Easy to replace worn
straps. Fits most shoe sizes. Colors similar to bent frame colors. Good for anyone feeling uneasy
about riding with clip-in Pedals. Can't think of any others, I use Power Grips on my Tadpole(s),
but ONLY in Winter.

Speaking of Winter folks...tonite: Minus 25 with Minus 40 Celsius

windchill

Quoted message said:

with 40-60 Kph winds and I just came home from an evening ride and Monday

I

Quoted message said:

ride 16 miles Brrrrrrrrr

"Rob Rudeski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All,

I wondering about the pros and cons of these things. On the surface,

they

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

look like a good idea. I'm debating between these, Frogs, and

Eggbeaters.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Obviously, the Power Grips are the lowest cost to implement, but are

there

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

advantages other than that, or is that the only advantage?

Rob

Doug Huffman said:

I agree with Josh's evaluation. After five years 'bent, I am at last riding clipless. Until now I
had Power Grips on the bike. I enjoyed the little burst of speed available by just thinking
,"knees up, knees up." Would add a mile per hour or two.

Another Power Grips fan here.

After years of using clips and straps on my DF, I was very uncomfortable pedaling my bent until I
installed the PGs.

Going clipless might be even better, but I have never liked dealing with cycling shoes (my loss, I
suppose) and PGs are prefect for me.

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Brian Rost
Stargen, Inc.

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In article <[email hidden]>, Brian says...

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Another Power Grips fan here.

After years of using clips and straps on my DF, I was very uncomfortable pedaling my bent until I
installed the PGs.

Going clipless might be even better, but I have never liked dealing with cycling shoes (my loss, I
suppose) and PGs are prefect for me.

If you are using plain pedals or toe clips, or can't bear the thought of going clipless, by all
means give Power Grips a try, as they may work for you. But I found the restriction of movement to
be terrible for my knees, so for me they made things worse. And they never felt any where near as
secure as clipless.

How many riders out there, who have actually ridden clipless for awhile, have gone back to Power
Grips? I'll bet not many.

Steve Christensen Vision VR-42 with Frogs

Steve Christensen said:

How many riders out there, who have actually ridden clipless for awhile, have gone back to Power
Grips? I'll bet not many.

I guess I count as one. One advantage of Power Grips that hasn't been cited yet is that they can be
adjusted so you have not only angular float but fore-aft flexibility in your foot positioning.

Kent Peterson Issaquah WA USA halcyon.comrando.htmlOpen ↗

Kent Peterson said:

Steve Christensen said:

How many riders out there, who have actually ridden clipless for awhile, have gone back to Power
Grips? I'll bet not many.

I guess I count as one. One advantage of Power Grips that hasn't been cited yet is that they can
be adjusted so you have not only angular float but fore-aft flexibility in your foot positioning.

Kent Peterson Issaquah WA USA halcyon.comrando.htmlOpen ↗

Me too. Clipless pedals caused foot pain. And the shoes were an another kind of pain to deal with.
Lot more flexibility with Power Grips, anatomically and functionally.

Lorenzo L. Love home.thegrid.net~llloveOpen ↗

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I have 6 recumbents with Power Grips on all of them. The Power Grips work fine. Easy to get in and
out of and you can adjust how tight they are by moving your foot in or out a little bit. If you wear
thick or large size shoes, I would get the longer Power Grips. The only place I have seen the longer
ones for sale is on the Power Grips web site. "Rob Rudeski" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi All,

I wondering about the pros and cons of these things. On the surface, they look like a good idea.
I'm debating between these, Frogs, and Eggbeaters. Obviously, the Power Grips are the lowest cost
to implement, but are there advantages other than that, or is that the only advantage?

Rob

U have 6 bents with Power Grips....your LBS must have U on their Xmas Card mailing list. Hell, you
move to a new time zone and your LBS will go belly up.

I prefer wearing Lake cleated Sandals in summer and the Power Grips tended to act like sandpaper
on bare skin. So I limit their use to winter riding, but this summer I may leave the PGs on and
wear socks.
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"Don Nace" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I have 6 recumbents with Power Grips on all of them. The Power Grips work fine. Easy to get in and
out of and you can adjust how tight they are by moving your foot in or out a little bit. If you
wear thick or large size shoes, I would get the longer Power Grips. The only place I have seen the
longer ones for sale is on the Power Grips web site. "Rob Rudeski" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi All,

I wondering about the pros and cons of these things. On the surface,

they

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

look like a good idea. I'm debating between these, Frogs, and

Eggbeaters.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Obviously, the Power Grips are the lowest cost to implement, but are

there

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

advantages other than that, or is that the only advantage?

Rob

I haven't 'gone back' to them but I continue to use them sometimes, in addition to Frogs.

PGs work well and are very nice when riding in an urban area. If you suddenly find yourself in an
unfortable situation you can drop your feet out of them without that fraction of a second of pure
panic associated with an emergency release from clipless pedals. There is absolutely nothing that
can go wrong with them. Realizing at a subconcious level that you can always get your feet on the
ground FAST, you relax an additional increment.

You have to fiddle with the strap adjustment untill they get nice and snug as you rotate your feet
into the normal pedaling position. They aren't quite as efficient as the Frogs, especially when
pounding your way up a hill, but - close enough.

I recommened them without hesitation.

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How many riders out there, who have actually ridden clipless for awhile,

have

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gone back to Power Grips? I'll bet not many.

Well in my never ending quest for more speed, I recently switched from PowerGrips to Clipless on my
Tailwind. Do I go any faster now? No, not really anything noticeable.

helps. But my wife says she doesn't want me to go any faster... :-(

Brian Tailwind and VRex

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Doug Huffman said:

I agree with Josh's evaluation. After five years 'bent, I am at last

riding

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

clipless. Until now I had Power Grips on the bike. I enjoyed the

little

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

burst of speed available by just thinking ,"knees up, knees up." Would

add

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

a mile per hour or two.

Another Power Grips fan here.

After years of using clips and straps on my DF, I was very uncomfortable pedaling my bent until I
installed the PGs.

Going clipless might be even better, but I have never liked dealing with cycling shoes (my loss, I
suppose) and PGs are prefect for me.

--

Brian Rost
Stargen, Inc.

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I have Shimano PD-M747's (mountain bike double-sided pedals), and Shimano mountain bike shoes (you can walk normally in them). Both are extraordinarily comfortable (proper fit and adjustment are crucial).

I keep the tension loose, so that I can release if I panic (which I've done twice - but never tipped - whew). You can also get multi-release cleats that will release from any direction.

I just love the efficiency they provide. You just have to remind yourself to unclip whenever you stop, that's all.
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