He prefers to use old-fashioned toe clips and proudly says that his tire pump is at least five years old.
The shoeplate along with toe clip and strap keep the rider's feet firmly attached to the pedals.
I have seen numerous accidents when a rider, while starting to stop, forgets to release the toe clips.
In particular, he noted that any forward fall, even to the sides, would jam the boot into the toe clips.
His first attempt to solve these problems clipped to the sides of a plate at the heel, with no toe clip at all.
However, this allowed the toe to move about too much, so a new toe clip was added to address this.
I've never given it much thought previously, though I always use toe clips.
"No." One of the security men anchored himself to the decking grid with a toe clip, and tugged him down.
To improve the performance of the quill pedal toe clips were added.
The toe clip is a thin metal or plastic attachment to the front cage of the pedal.