tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post2219536161323243899..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: A Taxing Ridecafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-80714159215205073822011-01-06T16:36:05.007-05:002011-01-06T16:36:05.007-05:00You are right, as usual. I used Power Grips in win...You are right, as usual. I used Power Grips in winter one year and they were great.<br /><br />I am one of those people who need to be attached to my pedals somehow. I currently use spd cold weather cycling boots and spd pedals with one side flat for those dicey days.<br /><br />The boots I wear suck for walking despite being spd.RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-49937351956825451652011-01-04T21:09:07.869-05:002011-01-04T21:09:07.869-05:00I counted SPD and the other insets among the step-...I counted SPD and the other insets among the step-ins. There's still cleat protrusion and still the snow-clogging issue for winter. For the non-snowy seasons and climates, extensive walking in cycling shoes is uncomfortable and takes its toll on the shoe.<br /><br />I've watched the cycling shoe evolve during the era of the step-in pedal as no one questioned the interface, only designed burlier and more expensive shoes to withstand the stresses once carried by the toe strap. And there's no good step-in answer to the partial-hold setting a toe strap offers with conventional footwear when mixing riding and walking extensively.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-13565496423213477912011-01-04T18:25:24.122-05:002011-01-04T18:25:24.122-05:00There's another answer. SPD. I can get spikes ...There's another answer. SPD. I can get spikes for my Sidis if necessary and they have traction almost as good as my snowboard boots. My feet would, however, freeze much quicker than with sneakers.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com