clip on shoes.

[Hip Priest]

Is it worthwhile getting them on a crap hybrid bike? Or is it for serious roadies only?

 

[BrumJim]

Go for it if you want to. I guess with a hybrid people will be expecting you to wear normal shoes, and not be wanting to put the sort of effort in where clipless pedals make a difference. Hence more popular on more serious bikes.

 

[Bluebell72]

Is it worthwhile getting them on a crap hybrid bike? Or is it for serious roadies only?

not be wanting to put the sort of effort in where clipless pedals make a difference. Hence more popular on more serious bikes.


I've a hybrid and it's not crap, my clips make a lot of difference ta very much. What denotes 'serious'?
Expense?
Hours/miles/ frequency on bike?

I'm ticking the boxes

 

[Willo]

Is it worthwhile getting them on a crap hybrid bike? Or is it for serious roadies only?

See plenty of cyclists riding hybrids using clipless shoes/pedals. For what it's worth, I switched to them last year after getting a new road bike. Took me a while to get used to them, and had a couple of 'moments', but they make a positive difference for me. As others have said, they help with the upstroke of the pedals but, and more importantly for me, once I got them set up correctly for me they keep my feet and legs in place whereas I tend to splay all over the show when getting tired on normal pedals.

My clipless moments, and most of those for others I've spoken to, tend to happen at slow speed and usually when getting little over confident (i.e. staying clipped in while weaving along the pavement until I finally fell in front of a large queue at the bus stop). I've got SPD pedals on my road bike and have the tension set fairly loose (plus mult-direction cleats) and they are easy to clip out of and I have never pulled out by accident. Also, a little spray of WD40 on the pedals keeps them nice and smooth when clipping out. Have been off the bike for a while and went for a test run up the road earlier to make sure I hadn't lost the knack before I ventured out into traffic and clipping in and out felt like second nature.

 

[Hip Priest]

I've a hybrid and it's not crap, my clips make a lot of difference ta very much. What denotes 'serious'?
Expense?
Hours/miles/ frequency on bike?

I'm ticking the boxes

No offence intended mate. I asked the question because I have a crap hybrid. Obviously, not all hybrids are crap.

 

[ufkacbln]

You will fall off....

It is an obligatory rite of passage.

You will come to a junction, lights or other obstacle and there will be several really fit member of the opposite sex that you would like to impress.

At that point you will forget and simply and slowly fall over.... it simply has to be done.

 

[Cringles]

I've already fallen over just using the old school rat cage pedals. Looking forward to changing to clipless soon.

 

[Bluebell72]

No offence intended mate.

None taken.