Strap-on cleats

PrettyBoyTim
PrettyBoyTim Posts: 163
edited September 2007 in Workshop
Say...
How come you can't get strap-on cleats? I'd much rather not to have to buy special shoes to use 'clipless' pedals; If I had some strap-on cleats I could just put them on to any pair of shoes I please, and then just remove them once I'm at my destination...

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  • cabledonuts
    cabledonuts Posts: 121
    I hear Dragon's Den calling...
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  • aracer
    aracer Posts: 1,649
    You mean something like this?
    platformslarge.jpg
    http://www.tfn.uk.com/acatalog/Pyro_Ped ... forms.html
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    http://www.4pyro.com/
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • PrettyBoyTim
    PrettyBoyTim Posts: 163
    :shock: £89! Yoiks!
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Or cheaper are those fabric bands kinda like to straps that go over the pedal. I forget the name.

    But I'm sticking with my proper kit thanks !
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Powerstraps - dunno if they still exist - make your own from some stout webbing and some bolts/washers through your pedal cages - length is fairly critical for each shoe though, otherwise they don't hold your feet tightly.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Pagem
    Pagem Posts: 244
    PrettyBoyTim wrote:
    Say...
    How come you can't get strap-on cleats? I'd much rather not to have to buy special shoes to use 'clipless' pedals; If I had some strap-on cleats I could just put them on to any pair of shoes I please, and then just remove them once I'm at my destination...

    prob because there's no market for it.
    Only the meek get pinched. The bold survive.
  • mr_hippo
    mr_hippo Posts: 1,051
    Power Grips still exist - http://www.nashbar.com/results.cfm. Not been able to find a UK supplier.
  • pete.whelan
    pete.whelan Posts: 788
    PrettyBoyTim wrote:
    Say...
    How come you can't get strap-on cleats? I'd much rather not to have to buy special shoes to use 'clipless' pedals; If I had some strap-on cleats I could just put them on to any pair of shoes I please, and then just remove them once I'm at my destination...

    I've got some that convert Look pedals to 'trainers'. Half the size of the ones in the photo earlier in the thread.

    Willing to part with them for a beer token
    Recipe: shave legs sparingly, rub in embrocation and drizzle with freshly squeezed baby oil.
  • mikeitup
    mikeitup Posts: 99
    aracer wrote:
    You mean something like this?
    platformslarge.jpg
    http://www.tfn.uk.com/acatalog/Pyro_Ped ... forms.html

    Those remind me of the roller skates I had when I was a kid. :)
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  • pete.whelan
    pete.whelan Posts: 788
    No, half that size.

    See http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Pro ... earch=true
    Recipe: shave legs sparingly, rub in embrocation and drizzle with freshly squeezed baby oil.

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