Help me with toe clips!

[Steve in SLO]

I wear a size 48 shoe and am looking for a pair of toe clips that has approximately 7.5cm extension between mounting plate and cage tip.
Christophe XL's would be great, but are rare as hens teeth, and the new Zefal L/XL is short. MKS I have been told also runs a bit small.
Any other recommendations?
Sources of vintage toe clips would be welcome. I just spent an hour on eBay looking for something and could not find anything I was sure would fit for under $80.
They need to be steel or alloy, as they are for the Eroica.

Back in the day I always used Longs, which I have plenty of, but now are about a centimeter too short – Bah!

[Cicli]

Kings?

[David Kirk]

I always used spacers between the pedal cage and the toe clip with some longer bolts.

dave

[p nut]

Maybe a few of these will work with your Long's?

http://www.benscycle.com/p-3801-mks-toe-clip-spacer.aspx

Or maybe just washers...

[Steve in SLO]

Kings are nice, but I would like to stay as close to the vintage Christophe look as possible .
I'm also trying to stay away from spacers if possible.

[buldogge]

Steve...I have some MKS LLs...They measure (and MKS lists them as) 7.2cm...

.3cm is ~8mm...So, if you can stand putting a 5/16" nylon spacer between the pedal and cage, the MKS LLs should work.

-Mark in St. Louis

[Steve in SLO]

Thanks, Mark. If I can't find some vintage clips, that may be the way to go. I think they are also somewhat tall in the toe. Maybe I can use my handy dandy bench vice to crush them down a bit and get more length in the toe.

[alexstar]

I wear a 47 and the MKS LLs are perfect for me. :beer: good luck in your search.

[Steve in SLO]

Just picked up some MKS LLs and they look like they will work. I'm going to keep my eye out for an old set of Christophes, however.
Thanks, all.

[verbs4us]

Pretty sure Rob Whelan at Sleepy Hollow Bicycle and Sport Center has NOS Christophe's, maybe in XL. Give him a call: (914) 631-3135. Usually there Saturday afternoons.

[Steve in SLO]

Thanks and will do!

[smontanaro]

I wear a 46, so keep an eye on toe clips as I browse eBay. You are correct that larger sizes are less common, but L and XL turn up often enough that you shouldn't need to wait long to find a set.

I'm guessing this is the final touch for Eroica California? I have a similar, though off-topic story (involving old cars). Many years ago, I owned a 67 Porsche 911S, long before they commanded the crazy prices they do today. One thing led to another, and I sold it, but somehow was left with a partial toolkit (pouch, pliers, one or two wrenches). I dragged that thing around on several moves over a couple decades, then decided, "Heck, I'm never going to use this thing. Might as well toss it up on eBay." The guy who bought it paid $400. All he wanted were the pliers to complete the tool kit on his 911 which was being entered in a concours in the near future. They were the final touch.

Don't be that guy. :-)

[Steve in SLO]

I do have my bike in the unrestored concourse category. I have a second set of pedals which have the original toe clips and straps on them which will be mounted for the show.
I will not be that guy! :beer: