Raleigh Scorpio

[Paul J]

I picked this up this afternoon bought for £50. Haven't had a chance to clean it, but it has brand new tyres on it. Should be better than my cheap mountain bike. If anyone could reccomend a reasonably priced pair of pedals that have toe clips?

 

[biggs682]

paul looks fairly clean bike , should be nice to ride as well

 

[alecstilleyedye]

forget about toe clips, buy some spd pedals and shoes. you can get spd pedals that have a flat side and an spd side. toe clips are only really appropriate these days for track sprinters and people who ride a fixed wheel where spd would be inappropriate (like a commute in work clothing), as clipless pedal systems are safer, counter-intuitive as that sounds.

it's a nice bike, but it's not a classic vintage that needs to be kept as it was on the day it was purchased, so don't feel bad about a bit of customisation here and there…

 

[Paul J]

forget about toe clips, buy some spd pedals and shoes. you can get spd pedals that have a flat side and an spd side. toe clips are only really appropriate these days for track sprinters and people who ride a fixed wheel where spd would be inappropriate (like a commute in work clothing), as clipless pedal systems are safer, counter-intuitive as that sounds.

it's a nice bike, but it's not a classic vintage that needs to be kept as it was on the day it was purchased, so don't feel bad about a bit of customisation here and there…

Hi Alec, I have only ridden a bike with toe clips (many years ago) so don't really want to get into having to buy special shoes as well as pedals etc. Pedals and shoes would cost more than the bike to be honest.

I was thinking of this type of thing?

 

[raindog]

Nothing wrong with clips and straps, we used them all the time in the old days. A bit less conveniant than clipless is all.

Those pedals will be fine, except if ever you want to ride on the "wrong side" for one reason or another, you'll be in trouble.

Edit
that's a bloody big frame, by the way!

 

[Paul J]

that's a bloody big frame, by the way!

I'm over 6ft average leg but long in the body, have put the seat right down now so I can pedal it, plums just miss the crossbar when standing on the floor

 

[raindog]

This is what I meant - with this type you could ride on the other side of the pedal, if ever you were just nipping to the shops or something and you were wearing shoes to big to get into the clips.

I meant to mention, I ride with a guy who still uses clips, straps and shoe plates on one of his bikes!

 

[biggs682]

i still use toe clips

 

[col]

I used to use toe clips, but even being able to use the other side for quick move offs, it was sometimes still a pain trying to get my foot in later on. I now use a larger area pedal, like a mountain bike type on my bikes.

 

[Dave Martin]

I bought some strapless clips which bolted onto my existing pedals just to give them a try because I didn't want to go down the special shoe route. I just use them with hard soul trainers and find them perfect for my needs. Best of all they only cost me a fiver.

Dave

 

[bobcat]

I still use toe clips and love them! The clips Paul J put up look nice, plenty of room and very reasonably priced,do it!

 

[DCLane]

I use toe clips on the commuter and MTB, but clipless on the Secteur.

 

[Paul J]

I'll use toe clips when I have some money to buy them . At the minute I am just riding it and enjoying every minute of it.