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From: jas@drutx.UUCP (ShanklandJA)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Need Toe-trap Data
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Date: Sat, 21-Apr-84 17:34:25 EST
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    I've been on bikes with [toe-traps] ... and have had some
    difficulty dismounting in emergency situations....  My
    question - is efficiency increased markedly enough
    to allow for decreased safety...?

I don't have figures for you, but I certainly disagree that toe-traps
decrease safety.  The trick is to pull your foot straight back,
rather than up, when dismounting.  If you cannot instantly free your
foot that way (after a little practice), the toe trap is too tight.

William Sanders, author of *Backcountry Bikepacking*, says:

    Toe straps and clips greatly increase pedaling power and
    efficiency, and reduce knee soreness, by holding the foot
    in the same position all the way around the stroke.  There
    is also less chance of the foot coming off the pedal, *a
    very good safety feature when the shoe or pedal are slippery
    with rain or mud*. [emphasis added]

Jim Shankland
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