Martin33
LIVE ACTION !
- Location
- Azle, Texas
I only wish I could ride right now, not to often it becomes a blizzard in TX...
Daniel
Daniel
clipless pedals suck
- Thread starter SuperJETT
- Start date
R Hudson
My mimi hurts!!!
- Location
- Waukesha, WI
Toe clips......
Been running them for years, with no problems.
I've tried clipless and gave it a good shot. No matter what I've done I can always get out of my toe clips with no problems and zero thought required. I just keep my straps loose enough to bail when necessary.
I do a lot of technical riding and there are times when I need to wait until the absolute last moment to decide if I'm going to bail or stick.
I've NEVER gotten stuck in my toe clips.
That's my opinion on them
Been running them for years, with no problems.
I've tried clipless and gave it a good shot. No matter what I've done I can always get out of my toe clips with no problems and zero thought required. I just keep my straps loose enough to bail when necessary.
I do a lot of technical riding and there are times when I need to wait until the absolute last moment to decide if I'm going to bail or stick.
I've NEVER gotten stuck in my toe clips.
That's my opinion on them
Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
I can think of only one or two times that I have gotten stuck. First time was my first ride, crossing a bridge and my dog stopped at the other side. Could not get out, fell off the bridge. Second time just could not get out, I had come to a complete stop and just could not unclip.
I have gone over the bars when the front tire went into a depression that stopped the bike, I just stepped over the bars and kept running.
I have gone over the bars when the front tire went into a depression that stopped the bike, I just stepped over the bars and kept running.
didnt even realize their was biking forum on here lol.
seriously once u get used too clippless and over the fear u will never go back. i now run them on downhil road and my xc bikes. been running them since about the age of 15. makes hopping fallen trees a lot easier. also works muscles better and makes pedaling easier if u learn too pull up with toes
seriously once u get used too clippless and over the fear u will never go back. i now run them on downhil road and my xc bikes. been running them since about the age of 15. makes hopping fallen trees a lot easier. also works muscles better and makes pedaling easier if u learn too pull up with toes
I actually switched back to platforms a couple of months ago and am much happier. For the trails around here, the kind of riding I do, etc, platforms with Vans work really well. I still have my eggbeaters/Sidi shoes and will use them occasionally, but for me I made the right choice.
whatever works for u. i suppose i do have a lot of scars from my feet not coming out.
Yeah, I had several hard hits on my shoulders when I was learning clipless, but that's not what convinced me to switch. I actually got pretty good at getting out and one of the trail systems I ride is very suited to clipless, super fast/flowy with some climbs.
But, the other system I ride quite a bit is way slower, more technical, and I had a hard wipeout crossing a wet section where the front tire just went sideways (and I was going straight)---that tore me up pretty bad both in cuts and hits. After that, I bought some good platforms just to see and first ride on a trail I'm very familiar with, my rear slid out on a rocky section (while going straight again) and I was able to get my left foot down and stop---the bike was almost 90 degrees to the trail but I was still standing. That would have been a very painful fall because there are a bunch of large sharp rocks there.
Also, I ride with my wife and kids quite a bit so swapping out pedals gets old even though it only takes 3 minutes.
I think I just have more fun on the platforms too, I try more stuff since I'm not worried about not unclipping.
But, the other system I ride quite a bit is way slower, more technical, and I had a hard wipeout crossing a wet section where the front tire just went sideways (and I was going straight)---that tore me up pretty bad both in cuts and hits. After that, I bought some good platforms just to see and first ride on a trail I'm very familiar with, my rear slid out on a rocky section (while going straight again) and I was able to get my left foot down and stop---the bike was almost 90 degrees to the trail but I was still standing. That would have been a very painful fall because there are a bunch of large sharp rocks there.
Also, I ride with my wife and kids quite a bit so swapping out pedals gets old even though it only takes 3 minutes.
I think I just have more fun on the platforms too, I try more stuff since I'm not worried about not unclipping.
agreed to all
Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
Darin is still riding wussy style!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Location
- Roanoke, VA
+100 on eggbeaters. Support? who needs support for eggbeaters?
I clip in on my road bike, that's enough for me.
At Meetup trail rides, I always look around to see what kind of percentage it is on clipless/platforms and I'd say it's average 50/50 around here.
I guess if you ride clipless, then you only ride easy non-technical trails.....:rocketwhore:
At Meetup trail rides, I always look around to see what kind of percentage it is on clipless/platforms and I'd say it's average 50/50 around here.
I guess if you ride clipless, then you only ride easy non-technical trails.....:rocketwhore:
BTW, just a couple of months ago, I was leading a group ride and went across a short wooden bridge. It was damp and I was turning slightly to setup for the next turn when the back wheel slid out. **BECAUSE I WASN'T CLIPPED IN** I got a foot down and stayed on the bike as it did a 180 and I ended up facing the rider behind me who almost went down too. He said if I had been clipped in I would have probably gone off the bridge.
Aquaholic
World's Oldest Teenager
- Location
- San Diego, CA.
