Originally Posted by
Kapusta
“Clipping in” is in fact the common and widely accepted term.
Originally Posted by
Kapusta
I understand you logic, but that’s just not the way it is. Same as driving on a parkway and parking in a driveway.
Originally Posted by
drlogik
Agreed, but let's not forget that racers and hard-riding enthusiasts back in the day of toe clips nailed cleats on the bottom of their cycling shoes and those cleats secured the edge of the pedal so that the foot would not come out once the straps were tightened. I rode with them and believe me, when I really reefed them down, my foot was NOT coming out of the toe clips. By today's standard, those things would be considered "Dangerous", and they kinda were, quite frankly.
Originally Posted by
drlogik
If you look at films of crashes and pile-ups from 40 or 50 years ago, you'll notice that many of the riders were still attached to their bikes' pedals. The toe clip cleats were why. Today's riders will disengage from the pedals.
I know, I hear what you’re saying. I’m not trolling, and it’s not a mantra I made up. I’m just regurgitating an argument I recall reading in BICYCLING magazine back in the late 80s when clipless pedals were becoming popular. I think “clipping” has become accepted simply because most cyclists today never rode in traditional pedal clips.
Prior to going clipless, I had my own share of incidents where I wasn’t able to unclip in traditional pedal clips. I.e. had to loosen the strap and unclip in order to disengage from the bike and stand up.
Dan