woodstock
11-15-07, 05:00 PM
Looking forward to linking up with other cycling minded individuals so I can toss my Adidas and Apollo and not fall over when I use my first clip-ons!
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Tude
11-15-07, 05:05 PM
Welcome! And we who have gradiated to ye ole clipless status -------------- don't envy you at all!!
just kidding.
Sometimes a learning curve, sometimes not - just relax. One thing they do is they really make you think about where, when and how far the stop is. Once that's down then instantaneous decisions (I ride clipless in busy city traffic) become second nature. Oh yeah, and enjoy them.
just kidding.
Sometimes a learning curve, sometimes not - just relax. One thing they do is they really make you think about where, when and how far the stop is. Once that's down then instantaneous decisions (I ride clipless in busy city traffic) become second nature. Oh yeah, and enjoy them.
East Hill
11-15-07, 05:51 PM
Welcome! And we who have gradiated to ye ole clipless status -------------- don't envy you at all!!... Oh yeah, and enjoy them.
There are a few people out there who've managed to avoid the famous 'slow-motion falling over whilst clipped in' fall, but not many.
You CAN beat the odds :D .
By the way, is that Vancouver BC, or Vancouver WA?
Welcome to BF!
East Hill
There are a few people out there who've managed to avoid the famous 'slow-motion falling over whilst clipped in' fall, but not many.
You CAN beat the odds :D .
By the way, is that Vancouver BC, or Vancouver WA?
Welcome to BF!
East Hill
woodstock
11-16-07, 03:41 PM
Vancouver, B.C. Really do enjoy riding around Washington, though, and am planning to do more of it. I'll let you know how I fare with the clip-ons - I hear you should practise at home first where the fall is soft. Now, is the proper term clip-on or clip-in or clipfull rather than clipless?
woodstock
11-16-07, 03:46 PM
Or I guess that would be clip-more.
East Hill
11-16-07, 08:08 PM
Or I guess that would be clip-more.
:roflmao:
You are clipped in, using clipless pedals :D .
It's a long story....:p .
East Hill
:roflmao:
You are clipped in, using clipless pedals :D .
It's a long story....:p .
East Hill
surly power
11-16-07, 09:16 PM
after just one ride you'll wish you switched to clips years ago. I've been riding clipped-in for over 2 years now and feel slow and akward when i'm not clipped-in. Good luck and have fun. btw - i switched in the dead of a MN winter surrounded by ice and snow - haven't fallen yet.
woodstock
11-16-07, 10:40 PM
Thanks, Surly, that's encouraging news. I just have Vancouver water to deal with.