Standard pedals orClipless???

[Norm]

I think someone's using one of these http://fish.shimano-...e_trolling.html

Do you feel the need to insult someone because they have a different opinion?

There's all sorts of armchair philosophy you could throw at that stance with the help of a quick Google.

 

[screenman]

The OP uses clipless on the road and finds them comfortable, taking from that I would say he will quickly find that of road spd style are a benefit.

 

[MacB]

To be fair I don't feel remotely insulted, it's the price of the dawning realisation, in others, that maybe they could be just that teensy, tiny, little bit gullible. But they've spent the money and 'feel' the power, so the obvious solution is to defend their position by attacking

 

[Andy_R]

Do you feel the need to insult someone because they have a different opinion?

There's all sorts of armchair philosophy you could throw at that stance with the help of a quick Google.

sense of humour failure there then Norm if you think that was an insult.....

And as for "defend their position by attacking" then is "yep, clipless are sort of like stabilisers for the feet, once you can ride properly you don't need them anymore"a defence of your position or an attack, as it seems more of an insult.

 

[screenman]

I had a guy here yesterday for training that said he did not like fried egg sandwiches, so we talked him into trying one he loved them. Turns out he had never had one before, how on earth can you dislike something and say it in no good without trying it.

 

[Andy_R]

I had a guy here yesterday for training that said he did not like fried egg sandwiches, so we talked him into trying one he loved them. Turns out he had never had one before, how on earth can you dislike something and say it in no good without trying it.

I hate eggs....eugh, they come out of chickens bottoms for gods sake...never going to get me to try one....

 

[Norm]

I hate eggs....eugh, they come out of chickens bottoms for gods sake...never going to get me to try one....

Indeed. I kinda wonder who it was that first looked at a chicken and thought "I'm going to eat the first thing that vcomes out of it's bottom."

 

[Andy_R]

Indeed. I kinda wonder who it was that first looked at a chicken and thought "I'm going to eat the first thing that vcomes out of it's bottom."

just as well it was an egg then.......we could all have ended up have sh*t sandwiches on a saturday morning!

 

[lukesdad]

Clipless for sure, But you ll still have shunts when you cant get your feet. Thats mtbing all part of the fun.

 

[Bicycle]

I'd say try them and see which you prefer.

It'll take you a while to decide, by which time you'll have shelled out for pedals and cleated shoes.

I prefer to ride clipless, but many don't.

My thoughts on using them off road:

1. Climbing with limited traction is much easier when you can use the whole rotation of the pedal to apply even (ish) pressure. There's that horrible off-road climb moment when you shove a pedal too hard and break traction in the granny gear... and you can't get started again on the gradient. That seems to happen a lot less with clipless pedals (Eggbeaters in my case).

2. I've chucked bikes down the road (or path or similar) many times while riding clipless. My feet have never been attached to the pedals by the time I've stopped moving. I wouldn't worry about staying attached. You just, like, kinda don't...

 

[Cubist]

<BR>I think you'll be able to class me as the long ride, multi surface, avoiding anything to steep or tricky, type.<BR><BR>The OP should go with what they want based on their needs and info gleaned, I'm just broadening the amount of info <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://www.cyclechat.net/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/whistling.gif"><BR>

<BR><BR><BR>screenman, FFS read this bit. MacB is pointing out that for the type of riding he does, he doesn't think clipless will be an advantage. <BR><BR> It doesn't look like he spends much time in rock gardens or bermed scree chutes. <BR><BR>Now, he also has told you that if you want to, make your own mind up -you have a choice.<BR><BR>I ride all the time in SPDs, but have access to some flatties which I will use to session some tricky features before taking the plunge. <BR><BR>Get both.

 

[screenman]

My mind is made up, spd clipless all the time, more efficient and safer. Now the old flatties are alright for a poodle to the shop IMHO, so I would not throw them, but off road or anything sporty the SPD wind everytime.

Flat pedals, rod brakes, solid tyres, scaffold style tubing, times move on.

 

[MacB]

My mind is made up, spd clipless all the time, more efficient and safer. Now the old flatties are alright for a poodle to the shop IMHO, so I would not throw them, but off road or anything sporty the SPD wind everytime.

Flat pedals, rod brakes, solid tyres, scaffold style tubing, times move on.

It's strange but I feel a sudden urge to buy a flat cap to cycle in

 

[Zoiders]

The jist of all this seems to be that some people think "I should use a SPD/Egg beater only because thats what the pro's use for racing"

XC racing has very little in common with most single track, all day riding in wilderness areas and all mountain riding, if you want to replicate road racing on a MTB then knock yourself out, I will quite happily keep using platform/SPD pedals off road as it's got not that much in common with road racing or even the practice of just doing endless loops on fire roads that gets passed of as "mountain biking". If you worry about your foot slipping off all the time then maybe it's time to try flats for a while and work on your technical skills as being to shift your foot position around and your weight on the pedals as and when you need it is all part of the fun and the challenge.

When I ride with my mates every now and then we come across the chain gangs on the fire roads and basic trails just grinding away with the HRM on the go while using high end race kit and wearing lycra and every single one of them looks bored to death.

 

[screenman]

I rode for 20 years+ on flats before going over to SPD in about 1991 or something like, so I have as you see experienced both for quite a while.

The most important thing is to keep pedaling and have fun.