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[meanfreepath]

While trying to do some long-overdue maintenance on my bike after dance tonight, and in particular while inspecting and adjusting my front brakes, I discovered that my front wheel might be slightly out of true, possibly as a result of the pothole crash. It'll have to go in to the shop eventually, as I have neither the knowledge nor the wherewithal

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[playfulfordian]

I have never heard of Power Grips, so I can't be of help there.

I also have never tried clipless, and probably won't. (Because I'm a die hard commuter and wear actual people clothes whenever I'm biking... with the exception of a spare t-shirt if it's hot out).

Toe clips and straps are things I wouldn't be able to live without (well, it would feel really weird!). They work for me, even in stop-and-go city traffic (keep the right one always on my foot and flip in and out of the left one as needed).

[irilyth]

I have clipless pedals, and like them a lot. I have shoes that you can actually wear indoors too -- the cleat is in a groove down the middle of the shoe, and there's enough rubber in the sole around it that you can walk around without the cleat digging into the ground. Much; they scrape a little on hard surfaces like stone, and I'd worry about them on nice hardwood floors. But you can wear them into a restaurant, or a supermarket, or whatever, which is nice. I have a small bag on a rack over the rear wheel where I can stick a pair of real shoes, although that works particularly well with Birks or Fivefingers, which are nice and flat -- my boots wouldn't fit into that bag. (But they do fit into my panniers, so that works well enough for me.)