Clipless?

[lulubel]

right noob question time - I have spd's..how many different versions are there? Are clipless the same as just not wearing spd's?

Confused of Staffs

Clipless (just to be confusing) is a general term for any pedals that you clip into. I think it came into use to describe the new pedals that you attached your shoes to rather than using toe clips - hence the term clipless. So, you have toe clips, which are fairly self-explanatory, clipless, which covers the whole range of SPD, SPD-SL, eggbeaters and similar, and flats, which are pedals that you just put your feet on.

So your SPDs that you clip into are actually clipless

 

[Motozulu]

Thanks Lulubel - no-wonder I was confused

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I ride clipless and becasue oif that, aren;t too great at whjeelies for hte reason you mentioned - I reckong that if you haven't mastered the wheelie by age 12, you are never gonna do it - going over backwards whilst still being clipped in does not inspire me with much confidence. (I once snapped the alloy spider on XT cassette trying wheelies)

Nonsense. I learned to wheelie and manual in my 40's!