Switched to Clipless

Hey clipless dorks, check out these bricks on niterider:

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32 mile road ride on those bad boys today
 
I went clipless for 3 months last winter.. the 2 advantages I saw were climbing was a bit easier and the fact that you have to commit to an obstacle.. but there was other physical discomforts I was experiencing - I tried positioning the cleats differently etc.. in the end I just went back to flats. It was like dropping trig in high school.. why I am taking this when all I want to do is drink Ballantine and listen to Accept?
 
Mathers said:
The Mulit release cleats are huge. I didn’t even know they had 2 options and was running the standards and would dump it constantly at slow speeds.
Moved the the multi Release and it’s a no longer a problem
Good luck !
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These. You can still pull up on the pedals at a grinding-cadence (the only time you remotely come close to really "pulling up"), yet somehow they also release with a quick upward pull. Some sort of magic.
 
MikeyBikey2000 said:
I went clipless for 3 months last winter.. the 2 advantages I saw were climbing was a bit easier and the fact that you have to commit to an obstacle.. but there was other physical discomforts I was experiencing - I tried positioning the cleats differently etc.. in the end I just went back to flats. It was like dropping trig in high school.. why I am taking this when all I want to do is drink Ballantine and listen to Accept?
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you may need a higher float pedal, maybe an eggbeater or something similar (not sure if anyone else offers more float), but if it aint broke (or in this case, your happy on flats). . .
 
ilnadi said:
All I use are Time pedals, mostly because they have more float than others. The float helps my knees btu does make it harder to clip out.
Having said that, since I got involved in NICA, I switched to flats after 25 years, much easier to be around people (especially beginners).
As already mentioned, flats do seem to make you work on your technique more.
Ironically, (good) flat pedals have NO float so I have to adjust my feet now and then.
I still use the Time pedals when I am doing gravel or trainer.
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I was a big fan of Time Pedals for about 15-20 years. I loved the float and they were awesome. Unfortunately, the move to plastic and cheap materials made them unridiable. With the low bottom bracket on my 6fattie, they were toast within 6 months. I had a pair that was about 10 years old that were awesome and about 6 pairs that were paper weights.


I just moved to Shimano SPD and they are great. I have 2 XT trail pedals and a pair of Saint pedals with a hug platform. I have been running them for about 6 months and they are awesome. If you are not sure, I would recommend the Saint Pedals. They have a huge platform so you can clip in if you need to or just sit on the platforms if you are not sure. That is your best option.
 
Thank you all for the replys. I have been out of town and just getting back now. I bought the HT T1 pedals because of the larger platform. I totally agree that climbing while being clipped is a true advantage and not having your feet fly off the pedals when going over an obstacle is huge but I do miss being able to adjust my feet when going over obstacles to adjust my balance.

Its that damn right foot that I can get out.

Decisions...decisions..
 
Some love flats and some love clipless… I for one feel very odd when I’m not riding clipless. You’re so much more attached to the bike and control the bike a thousand times better by being connected. I started out with a cheap set of SPD’s that would not release consistently and I fell a lot and hated them. Then I used egg beaters and started to like them until I realized what a big piece of shit they were. Then I switched to XT SPD’s and that’s all I’ve been running ever since very happily!
 
xc62701 said:
Some love flats and some love clipless… I for one feel very odd when I’m not riding clipless. You’re so much more attached to the bike and control the bike a thousand times better by being connected. I started out with a cheap set of SPD’s that would not release consistently and I fell a lot and hated them. Then I used egg beaters and started to like them until I realized what a big piece of shit they were. Then I switched to XT SPD’s and that’s all I’ve been running ever since very happily!
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I have M530 and XT and at the loosest setting... I really couldn't feel the difference in the way they clip/unclip.
 
xc62701 said:
Some love flats and some love clipless… I for one feel very odd when I’m not riding clipless. You’re so much more attached to the bike and control the bike a thousand times better by being connected. I started out with a cheap set of SPD’s that would not release consistently and I fell a lot and hated them. Then I used egg beaters and started to like them until I realized what a big piece of shit they were. Then I switched to XT SPD’s and that’s all I’ve been running ever since very happily!
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and this highlights the fact that even with in just clipless there are things that work for some and not for others, i have been riding on eggbeaters for 10 years now (holy shit, its been that long) and have had no issues and love them, the only set of SPDs i ever owned spit out bearings in like 1500 miles, uhh pass on that replacement interval, thanks
 
I rode clipless for 20+ years road and trail. This spring, I put a pair of flats on my mtb and felt like a kid again on the trails. It really didn't matter whether it was inefficient or slower, it just felt more fun. That being said, I just reinstalled my SPDs as I'm gearing up for a much longer bikepacking trip where eficiency is a much bigger isue. My legs tend to feel better after a longer, hard run going clipless.
 
When I started on clipless, I did about 3 months of road before going clipless on the trails. Only had about 2-3 clipless fails.
At one point, I did go back to flats for misc reason but didn't like it.... especially didn't like the shin strikes!
 
Stick with it, the advantages of clips far out weigh the disadvantages. Just don’t think about it, your likely hyper focused on it right now. Soon enough it will become second nature.
 
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