From: "John Beamish" 

Ahhh ... that makes perfect sense now that you mention it.  As for up/down
hill ... it's always uphill in both directions!

"Mark"  wrote in message
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> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
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> > How does adding toe clips make that happen?
>
> Because you (can) pull up as well as pedal down. Which also means you have
> more pulling power for those pesky uphills that come up if you don't plan
> your trip right 
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