New to Clipless Pedels
- Thread starter Aman
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Basically, your either clipped in or out, theres no in between.
Riding downhill with clipless without being clipped in is a disaster waiting to happen!
If your contsantly doing steep, gravely decents, perhaps you should invest in some good flat top pedals?
Cheers!
Josh
Riding downhill with clipless without being clipped in is a disaster waiting to happen!
If your contsantly doing steep, gravely decents, perhaps you should invest in some good flat top pedals?
Cheers!
Josh
Are these the pedals with the outside cages?
You can ride them unclipped, but it's not much fun as there's bugger all traction on them. The best thing to do is avoid the slippery stuff for now, wait until you hone your clip-out skills, then hit the dirt.
Let's face it, you're going to crash a few times whilst learning clipless, so make sure those crashes happen on a soft grassy surface. So practise in a park for a bit, then when you go offroad it should almost be 2nd nature.
You can ride them unclipped, but it's not much fun as there's bugger all traction on them. The best thing to do is avoid the slippery stuff for now, wait until you hone your clip-out skills, then hit the dirt.
Let's face it, you're going to crash a few times whilst learning clipless, so make sure those crashes happen on a soft grassy surface. So practise in a park for a bit, then when you go offroad it should almost be 2nd nature.
i've been riding clipless for so long that i can't ride flats anymore 
how sad is that?
on the plus side, i now don't even think about cliping in or out during any ride.
if i slide, my foot goes down, no problem, and it clip[s back in without even thinking.
some pedals are better than others, and i don't run mine mega tight.
bit of practise and you'll be fine.
but in general, dn't bother trying to ride clipped out unless you are running the new eggbeater cages or something.
how sad is that?
on the plus side, i now don't even think about cliping in or out during any ride.
if i slide, my foot goes down, no problem, and it clip[s back in without even thinking.
some pedals are better than others, and i don't run mine mega tight.
bit of practise and you'll be fine.
but in general, dn't bother trying to ride clipped out unless you are running the new eggbeater cages or something.
toodles
Wheel size expert
I had to do a race run once with standard shoes on Shimano DX pedals because I broke a cleat (yeah weird). It wasn't the best but it was ok. I'm a bit used to it because I'm forever riding my DH bike in my street shoes around the park because I'm too lazy to change my shoes every time I go for a ride.josh said:
hey what are the 151 pedals havent seen them do they have a cage around them, I have two pairs of the shimano PD-324 pedals these have a clip in on one side and a flat pedal on the other side, the best of both worlds.
I found them excellent when learning as when i came to a hard section i would ride the flat pedal so i could get my feet down if something went wrong.The best part about learning to unclip is falling over while still clipped in this always seems to give ya friends a laugh.
I found them excellent when learning as when i came to a hard section i would ride the flat pedal so i could get my feet down if something went wrong.The best part about learning to unclip is falling over while still clipped in this always seems to give ya friends a laugh.
I'd say he's talking about the Shimano M151 shoe??? Never heard of the pedal b4 but could be mistaken
naz
Criminally Inane
flats!!! esp those new truvativ pedal the pins are smaller and gripper, so u can extract more flesh if u slip off the pedal which i doubt would happen....
but i must say clips are good for DH just take along to adapt to and stackin hurts more coz half the time u forrget to unclip and when u fall ur bike is attached to u....have fun!
but i must say clips are good for DH just take along to adapt to and stackin hurts more coz half the time u forrget to unclip and when u fall ur bike is attached to u....have fun!
you'll be fine. just start with them really loose, and do them up a little each ride. within a week you won't even notice you're using them.
remember to clean and lube them every now and then as well. just a little lube on the springs and pivots to keep them nice.
remember to clean and lube them every now and then as well. just a little lube on the springs and pivots to keep them nice.