My only experience with the Hold-Fast straps is with VO Sabot pedals. In that case retraction hasn't been a problem because the pins on the pedal aren't that tall and are rounded. I tightened the straps to the point that they're snug, but not so tight they were cutting off blood flow to my toes, and I made sure I could remove my feet quickly without issue. The tightness level is a fine line, but I found it pretty quickly.
On a recent tour I considered going with the Sabots and no straps, and ended up taking the pedals with straps thinking that I could remove the straps during the trip if I wanted to. On the 2nd afternoon it rained fairly hard for a couple of hours and I flipped the pedals to test the Sabots without retention, and my foot slipped more than I thought they would. I was glad I had the straps. With longer spikier pins I think retracting from the Hold-Fasts would be a problem, and in that case you may not need retention even when it rains. On Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 6:42:51 PM UTC-4, drew wrote: > > I've never tried this, but wouldn't pins be somewhat redundant on a pedal > with straps? Also, wouldn't the pins make foot entrance/exit difficult? I > was under the assumption that grippy pedals with pins were made for bmx or > mtb applications where you wouldn't want straps. > > I have thin gripsters on 2 bikes, and my foot does zero sliding around. I > hear you on the pulling up part, but I haven't thought about that since > installing them on the bike. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
