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From: manheimer@nbs-amrf.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Need Toe-trap Data
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Date: Sat, 28-Apr-84 08:37:24 EDT
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Posted: Sat Apr 28 08:37:24 1984
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I'd like to emphasize the importance of toe-clip's keeping your feet securely
in place.  It's generally acknowledged that a smooth, brisk pedalling cadence
is an important part of efficient, comfortable cycling.  Toe-clips help keep
you steady at higher cadences, and so engender a (probably) better cycling
style.

I also find it uncomfortable to ride a ten-speed (i.e. in a crouching rather
than upright position) without toe-clips, and I'm fairly certain this is
because of increased difficulty keeping my feet steady at the cadences I
would otherwise favor.


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