Mark,
Your verbage is confusing just by virtue of the way it's written. I can't get past the first paragraph without getting dizzy. Secondly, let's not say someone else is "wrong" just because that person's technique differs from that of yourself. I have photos of hundreds of racers from all periods of cycling history that seem to differ from the technique you describe (if I understand it correctly, but without taking dramamine, I still don't think I do). I guess they are doing it the "wrong" way.
Take care, Ken Denny Boston
>From: "Mark A. Perkins" <bicyclemark@juno.com>
>To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
>CC: bicyclemark@juno.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Campy pedal question
>Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:05:12 -0800
>
>You must be one of the persons who still does it the wrong way, Chuck.
>Why do you criticize what you don't understand? Let me try to phrase it
>more clearly.
>
>With the pedal right-side-up, insert the tip (opposite the buckle end) of
>the strap through the loop (on the cage) from the bottom side, coming
>through and out the top of the loop.
>
>Now, go over the cage (with the strap) and then down and through the
>little oval hole in the pedal body (that is also there for the strap to
>go through). This is a tight bend, but the strap should stay flush with
>the top edge of the cage. This is what allows people like me, with size
>12's, to fit such narrow pedals, and if you don't do it this way the
>strap is always in the way.
>
>Next, give the strap one twist before putting it through the other little
>oval hole.
>
>Once you're through the second part of the body, turn the tip straight up
>and behind the tab at the crank-arm end of the cage.
>
>Now you can thread the tip through the toe clip loop, and then through
>the buckle.
>
>I'm sorry you disagree Chuck, and I don't care that much either. But I
>used to do it the wrong way too, and one day a person who knew a better
>way, showed me how to do it right. I just wanted to share some good
>information with a bunch of good people.
>
>"Bicycle Mark" Perkins
>"Visalia, CA"
>
>On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 22:37:27 -0800 Chuck Schmidt
><chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> writes:
> > Mark A. Perkins wrote:
> > >
> > > Oh yea' ! The toe strap loop. The one so many people put the strap
> > > through the wrong way. I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes (toe
> > > clips?), but if you install the strap from the outside/bottom of the
>loop
> > > (with the pedal right-side-up), with the tip of the strap coming
>through
> > > from the bottom to the top of the loop, but then down and through the
> > > hole in the pedal's body, before giving it a twist and sending it
>through
> > > the other hole in the body, and then finally back up and through the
>toe
> > > clip loop and then back down to the buckle. The buckle will be below
>the
> > > loop and to the outside of the cage. I believe the loop is supposed
>to
> > > hold the strap and buckle out of the way. If you look closely at a
>campy
> > > pedal's toe strap loop, it's opening dips below the height of the top
> > > edge of the cage plate(s) about enough to make the top of the strap
>flush
> > > with the top edge of the plate(s). And the loop is bent over so that
>the
> > > top of the loop is flush with the top edge of the pedal cage plate.
>If
> > > you install your straps this way, right or wrong, you will have more
>room
> > > for your wider/larger shoes (like my size 12's), and there will no
>longer
> > > be a bump under your shoe where the strap used to be.
> > >
> > > "Bicycle Mark" Perkins
> > > Fresno Cycling Club - Historian
> >
> >
> >
> > Huh?
> >
> > Just kidding, but the above is kinda hard to follow... but there is no
> > question that the buckle is supposed to be between the loop and the toe
> > clip loop, not underneath the pedal. Well I guess you did say "right
>or
> > wrong"... And Campagnolo in all their wisdom, _did_ see the error of
> > their ways, and eliminated the "loop".
> >
> > "Chuck" Schmidt
> > The South Pasadena bike guy
> >
> >
> >
> > Chuck