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 Post subject: cycle clips
PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:07 
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Tucking trousers into socks is never :nono: the best way to save your strides from the chain.

The Fahrer MeinBand Reflex is the new cool trendy answer to the bicycle clip :wink:


Made from recycled truck tarpaulins/boat covers and adertising posters - CW recklon this is remarablt durable.


Strip is reflective and fastens with velcro.


It has been made and designed by people with learning and otehr disabilities in a Berlin sheltered workshop/housing care complex and all proceeds from sales go towards further projects to help othr folk in need

CW gives a phone number and a website address .. http://www.fahrer-berlin.de and http://www.velorution.biz .

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 Post subject: Re: cycle clips
PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 13:38 
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Tucking trousers into socks is never :nono: the best way to save your strides from the chain.


Why not :?

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 Post subject: Re: cycle clips
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Tucking trousers into socks is never :nono: the best way to save your strides from the chain.

Why not :?

I also questioned this at first. I guess it is because of the risk of the trouser slowly riding up through the sock and getting more play so getting caught in the chain/chainring. In this respect I think cycle clips would be safer; deep cycle clips would be the safest.

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Steve wrote:
dcbwhaley wrote:
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Tucking trousers into socks is never :nono: the best way to save your strides from the chain.

Why not :?

I also questioned this at first. I guess it is because of the risk of the trouser slowly riding up through the sock and getting more play so getting caught in the chain/chainring. In this respect I think cycle clips would be safer; deep cycle clips would be the safest.


Shorts being safest of all :surprise:

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 Post subject: Re: cycle clips
PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 17:43 
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dcbwhaley wrote:
Shorts being safest of all :surprise:



Oo, I dunno.

The other morning I was free wheeling down a hill and then I went to pedal again and my legs were totally numb with cold and I nearly lost my footing. I must have looked a bit wierd, not close to coming off but I could've.


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 Post subject: Re: cycle clips
PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 23:12 
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weepej wrote:
dcbwhaley wrote:
Shorts being safest of all :surprise:



Oo, I dunno.

The other morning I was free wheeling down a hill and then I went to pedal again and my legs were totally numb with cold and I nearly lost my footing. I must have looked a bit wierd, not close to coming off but I could've.



May I say THANKS for the smily guy use :lol:

You just cause me to cough up to the Swiss spon/don account :lol:

Hey feel free. The smilies infect . as Swiss fools predicted :lol:

I wear legging in winter. I wear shorts in summer. I know there as some uncool "eejits" out there though :popcorn:

Shall I say terry towel white "sport socks" to some :popcorn:

But some do indeed need this band .. and I think Germans are right .. recycling and making their vulnerable feel needed :bow:

I support even if I do not need the darned clip :wink:

But I use leggings in winter and shors in summer.

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When I was young bikes had chain guards!


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Ah.. but.. but.. I wear leggings :shock:


Snug .. weld tome shape.. .. show me manhood :lol:

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