1st Ride With Clipless Pedals
05-12-13, 02:38 PM
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Why on earth would you risk further damage to an already weak knee by using clipless that lock your leg in a rigid position??
With platform pedals you get 100% range of movement and motion to allow your leg to float during each and every pedal stroke.
I think you need to rethink this and leave the clipless to the racer boys.
With platform pedals you get 100% range of movement and motion to allow your leg to float during each and every pedal stroke.
I think you need to rethink this and leave the clipless to the racer boys.
Not a "racer boy."
05-12-13, 03:12 PM
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Just finished my second outing with the new clipless pedals 30 miles. My knee is actually less stiff than when I started (walked 18 holes of golf yesterday). I had zero falls and my right foot just seems to get snap in automatically when taking off from a stopped position.
05-12-13, 05:25 PM
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Because I have three pairs of MTB shoes that are pretty easy to walk in I use either Crank Brothers or Time Atacs pedals on my run around bike. Yes I have to change shoes to go to the store but the shoes are by the door anyway. The cleats last a long time and the spring retention system is about as easy and fool proof as they come. You can coat them in mud and they still work. That is if you ever want to switch to a two sided pedal. Only a suggestion.
05-12-13, 05:37 PM
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FWIW- I found that last year when I got a set of the 324s on my Hybrid it was a great choice for versatility. I was concerned about the whole falling issue, but found I just think ahead and clip out early. Better to come up to an intersection and clip out in case rather than stay in too long. You could always clip back in.
I found that it was overall much easier than when I used toe clips years ago.
I found that it was overall much easier than when I used toe clips years ago.
05-13-13, 10:49 AM
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I ride with toe clips but I do not have them cinched tight, but with the ridges on the pedal and where my shoe's toe box are in the clips, I'm don't think my foot rotates/floats much. I would think if I did use clipless with float, my foot wouldn't be any more restricted, or at least to any more significant amount. Now, if you mean by platform pedals that you have no toeclips or(and) a true flat surface, then you could have a lot more float, and/or slippage on the pedal. I don't think you need to be a "racer boy" to want to use clipless. I'm actually considering going clipless as the compression of the toe clip, I believe, is contributing to my toe issues.
If not then it's apples to oranges comparison you offer in your post.
and I mean flat simple platforms for maximum float.................
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
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I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
05-13-13, 10:52 AM
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05-13-13, 03:02 PM
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Yup, they do that - but it seems I have no trouble flipping them with my toe and clipping right in. Got used to doing that with toe clips and the power straps on my hybrid - they were always wrong-side up too...
05-13-13, 04:52 PM
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05-13-13, 04:55 PM
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j/k on that last sentence.
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I love the two-way pedals! I don't even have to look down to get the right side.
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Love the feeling of being locked in. Rode looks in the eighties and now speedplays. Next set after these wear out will be looks 'cause I don't need the float. Go on brother.
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No, I'm talking about the pedals that are SPD on one side and "regular" on the other. Sorry, but platform pedals means something else to me, and I refuse to use the term to mean regular, since that's a new usage.
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05-14-13, 10:05 AM
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I now feel MUCH safer clipped in. Solid, and connected to the bike.
But +1 on monitoring the tension. A few years back I put on new pedals before a workout ride and didn't check the tension settings. Toward the end of the ride I tried to clip out and tore my meniscus. It bothered me for a few months till I had arthro to repair it. Costly mistake.
But +1 on monitoring the tension. A few years back I put on new pedals before a workout ride and didn't check the tension settings. Toward the end of the ride I tried to clip out and tore my meniscus. It bothered me for a few months till I had arthro to repair it. Costly mistake.
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Definitely connected. Don't know about safer 
I just started riding clipless and I just know that in a panic situation bad things are likely to happen. As I was riding yesterday, I happened to think that practicing some panic stops would probably be a good thing. Preferably on the grass. Ha!
I just started riding clipless and I just know that in a panic situation bad things are likely to happen. As I was riding yesterday, I happened to think that practicing some panic stops would probably be a good thing. Preferably on the grass. Ha!
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Good for you. Clipless help a great deal. It takes a lot of riding to build the muscle to spin in circles effectively but it makes a huge difference. It's just a matter of unweighting the leg...not really pulling up hard...but even that takes practice.
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maybe you tried this already but you can loosen the tension in the pedal.
I set mine to minimum when I was learning. Never touched it after that either, works great.
I set mine to minimum when I was learning. Never touched it after that either, works great.
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
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It's weird. When I used them for MTB I couldn't wait to get rid of them for that reason. However, with a bent they give me a sense of security. I don't have to fish for the right side, but then again my feet are literally right in front of me so it's not a problem. It just proves that anyone who rides a DF is an ignorant imbecile.
j/k on that last sentence.
j/k on that last sentence.
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