Originally Posted by
jrickards
"They're the worst of everything..." LOL
I'm learning that these straps aren't as good as I had thought. I just thought that they'd be a way of wearing flat shoes but having some means of increasing pedal stroke efficiency.
The PowerGrips I linked in
#111 will work with most street shoes. Their retention mechanism is simple - your shoe goes in at an angle, and when you align it with pedal this creates enough strap tension to keep shoe on pedal. Release is simply lift shoe and twist heel outwards. The only downside I found is if you lean sharply into turns you may get "pedal strike" from the Powergrip outboard strap guide impacting road surface - so don't do that.
Powergrips are sold as complete pedals+PG, or less costly strap+hardware portion only, which is the option I chose, paired with Wellgo MTB pedals.
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Grips-Toe-Straps/dp/B001GSSOGM?th=1&psc=1