Toe clips. Why do they so often use toe clips? They're not very effective unless you wear shoeplates, and if you do that then you need to enjoy the sensation of toppling over onto your side, since there's no way your feet are coming out unless you have half an hour's notice to reach down and loosen the buckle.
Wut?
Nice big toeclips hold random street shoes in place, stop 'em skidding off in the wet. They're great.
I suppose that compared with some flat pedals, which look as though they have been sawn off the business end of a monstrously large meat tenderising mallet, toeclips are ostensibly the more appealing option. I guess Fakengers are too
metrosexual wimpy for the "chicks dig scars" thing.
That said, the Shimano DX-style flatties on my commute/hack bike grip better than they look - the pins aren't replaceable though, so if I ever have too much time on my hands, I might get busy with a drill and a hole tap, and procure a handful of grub screws.
