Clipless pedals poll.

[Venod]

SPD's on both road bikes & both MTB's

 

[derrick]

My other half has just fitted SPDs. she is getting on well with them.

 

[Lien Sdrawde]

Clipless only. Couldn't change now.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Both. Clipless on the roady, Flat on the 'brid

Same here again now, folding flats on the folder too.

 

[theloafer]

Neither. Toe clips.

me to ........on all 3 of my bikes..

 

[Stonechat]

Was not able to vote

I have a hybrid and currently have flat pedals
Looking to go clipless with a pedal with platforms too

 

[Tyke]

SPD`s on the road, and flat`s on the MTB

 

[172traindriver]

Shimano clipless road SPD's on all my bikes

 

[PhunkyPhil]

I use clip less on my road bike and flats on my hybrid.

I hate riding flats as you can't get a decent pedal stroke/speed but I don want to swap shoes for my commute so make do.

 

[cadleigh]

I swap my pedals on my road bike according to what I want to do and what shoes and clothes I want to wear - road clipless, MTB clipless or flats; it takes two minutes.

[Edit]: Only just seen the closing date on the poll.
(Makes note to pop in more regularly).

 

[Licramite]

both hybred and mtb both clipless, now (only recently) still having clipless moments.

 

[Brandane]

I'm going back to flats and trainers! I have tried SPDs, and I'm fed up with foot cramps, sore knees and sore hips. You adjust the set-up to eliminate one of the aforementioned, and it causes one of the others . Clearly I don't have the set-up correct, but how the hell do you know when it IS correct? From my experience, it can feel correct for about 50 miles, THEN you find to your cost that it WASN'T correct because you end the ride with painful hips or knees. Cramps in feet are easier to deal with as they set in quite early and a tweak of the cleat usually sorts it. The hip problems on the other hand, have resulted in visits to the physio..

I have taken all sorts of advice with regards to bike set up: saddle position, bar position, as well as cleats. None seem to work, and I have never had any of these problems when riding with flats, so the solution to my problem seems pretty obvious. Incidentally, I have never noticed any difference in my average speed when riding clipless. IMHO clipless = pointless for me (being no more than an average casual rider doing about 3500 miles per year).

 

[Kies]

I found my weaker right knee benefits from going clipless. Without cleats my foot tends to rotate out and my knee complains the next day.
Go for a decent pedal and wear some stiff trainers at the very least. Good luck

 

[Licramite]

I think the main advantage for me is it keeps my foot in the right place, when I get it together I can create that pull push action which does increase speed or certainly helps when I'm spinning up a hill - as for increasing my average speed I don't know if it has.
It does make you use different muscles as it makes you more streached (I think)
I do think they are quite dangerouse in the hands (feet) of a novice as a clipless moment at the wrong time could be fatal.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Clipless for me on the road bike.