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2011-05-25 9:00 AM
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Subject: RE: Thoughts on clipless pedals...what do u think?
brucemorgan - 2011-05-24 9:33 AM

Sous - 2011-05-23 6:05 PM Seeing as guys not too long ago regularly finished a little 2000+ mile called the TdF (and all others for that matter) with clips and straps, I think you can swing 112 miles.

Pro riders with clips and straps clamped the straps down tight, far tighter than any amateur would.  Not comparable at all. 



I agree. The way clips and straps were used was with them so tight you couldn't just slip out of them, you actually had to release the strap.


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Subject: RE: Thoughts on clipless pedals...what do u think?
graceful_dave - 2011-05-25 10:00 AM
brucemorgan - 2011-05-24 9:33 AM

Sous - 2011-05-23 6:05 PM Seeing as guys not too long ago regularly finished a little 2000+ mile called the TdF (and all others for that matter) with clips and straps, I think you can swing 112 miles.

Pro riders with clips and straps clamped the straps down tight, far tighter than any amateur would.  Not comparable at all. 

I agree. The way clips and straps were used was with them so tight you couldn't just slip out of them, you actually had to release the strap.

 

I agree with you and Bruce, in that I would now never ride with clips and straps and have done both in my life so I know the differences. 

However my point is that the OP asked if they could expect to finish an iron distance ride with clips and straps.  My answer was 100% accurate and relevant to the question asked.  I would never do it, and I don't think that its the best option for most people, however it is not my place to convince someone that a decision they are contemplating is somehow "wrong."  The OP asked a question, and I answered it. 

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