Timeline for what is this protrusion on one side of my platform pedal for?
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| Jun 8, 2012 at 23:56 | comment | added | DQdlM | I still prefer clips and straps on my mtn and road bikes. I am not a racer and they are much simpler to maintain. | |
| Jun 8, 2012 at 15:10 | comment | added | heltonbiker | @DanielRHicks In the urban subculture, some bikers prefer to use toestraps so that they can use any kind of shoe. This makes some sense, specially for fixers who need the straps to control the speed of the bike. That's fashion meeting functionality! ;oP | |
| Jun 8, 2012 at 13:18 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Before (the incredibly misnamed) "clipless" pedals, toe straps/clips were enormously important. Now pretty much anyone who would use toe straps instead goes "clipless". | |
| Jun 8, 2012 at 11:35 | comment | added | k102 | thanks! btw: are those clips realy useful? | |
| Jun 8, 2012 at 11:34 | vote | accept | k102 | ||
| Jun 8, 2012 at 11:26 | history | answered | Mac | CC BY-SA 3.0 |