toe clips are for suckas!
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i have a nice set of welgo platforms, that will accept my toe clips. Is there anything unsafe about using the platforms with the clips? the straps work fine as well, and I like the flat, wide base of the pedals.
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i'm not the most coordinated guy... and when i recently went to clips after riding platforms forever, i'm feeling that clips are just plain unsafe. i find myself trying to flip into the pedal instead of paying attention to traffic. i fell over twice yesterday because i couldn't get my foot down fast enough. i took those p.o.s.'s off and i feel sooo much more in control.
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practice. it's not that hard.... i've never had an issue with getting out of my pedals in a hurry. i'm not exceptionally gifted in the coordination department either. whatever.
my girl got her iro heidi the other day. meant to get single speed, but they sent it to her fixed by mistake. she's having a blast on it.... but is too scared to put both feet in the clips. i've tried explaining to her why it's something she should learn (aids in stopping [she has a brake also.... but still], better for climbing, etc.). but she persists in putting one foot in the clip when she starts off, and riding one foot in one foot out. blah.....
i need to start beating her in public more.
my girl got her iro heidi the other day. meant to get single speed, but they sent it to her fixed by mistake. she's having a blast on it.... but is too scared to put both feet in the clips. i've tried explaining to her why it's something she should learn (aids in stopping [she has a brake also.... but still], better for climbing, etc.). but she persists in putting one foot in the clip when she starts off, and riding one foot in one foot out. blah.....
i need to start beating her in public more.
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i think we should all remove our pedals until the OP gets used to getting in and out of his... -_-
no seriously, its not that difficult to get in and out of your toe clips. and also
@OP: you shouldnt be trying to fiddle with your pedals looking downward in traffic anyway. make sure you are secured before you ride out between cars
no seriously, its not that difficult to get in and out of your toe clips. and also
@OP: you shouldnt be trying to fiddle with your pedals looking downward in traffic anyway. make sure you are secured before you ride out between cars
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They've made these things called brakes now that help your fixie stop even if your legs aren't on the pedals. Pretty awesome actually.
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i think we should all remove our pedals until the OP gets used to getting in and out of his... -_-
no seriously, its not that difficult to get in and out of your toe clips. and also
@OP: you shouldnt be trying to fiddle with your pedals looking downward in traffic anyway. make sure you are secured before you ride out between cars
no seriously, its not that difficult to get in and out of your toe clips. and also
@OP: you shouldnt be trying to fiddle with your pedals looking downward in traffic anyway. make sure you are secured before you ride out between cars
Did you notice the date of his post? The OP probably figured it out by now...
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they take getting used to, but actually, they're much safer to ride a fixed gear with. on platform pedals, there is so much risk of your foot slipping off when you are going downhill, in the rain, etc.
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so are you at least riding with toe cages and straps?
because if your not I will make my way across town and beat some sense in to you
there seems to be a huge influx of fools riding in Albuqueruqe these days brakeless and without toe clips and straps/clips at all
WTF???
because if your not I will make my way across town and beat some sense in to you
there seems to be a huge influx of fools riding in Albuqueruqe these days brakeless and without toe clips and straps/clips at all
WTF???
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SPd all the way. Was using platforms the other day and spun out, lost my feet and went flailing down the road like a dirty EMO. When you're locked in you don't have to wory about it just point the toes and let it ride.
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I've been riding clipless for twenty years. I rode clips for years before that. I can remember watching Hinault's win in probably '82, in clips and straps and thinking, "That's the way to go."
-In other words, I believe in foot retention.
But when I want to cruise down for a couple of bottles of soda and some toilet paper (-yeah, someday we all have to buy our own, mom or the university doesn't get it forever) I can't be bothered to put on my SPD shoes, oh and socks, I've gotta' go find some socks too. Honey!! Do I have any clean socks?!?!
Fu@k that.
In the warm weather I do not wear shoes at home. When I must, I wear flip flops. Platforms work just fine for real life.
Does that make me, "not a serious rider"?
Give the guy a break. Maybe he's too lazy to learn to ride clips, maybe it's not that important to him. Maybe he's just a little frustrated and he's venting. He'll either get it or he won't.
Just ride the bike.
- But hey, that's just me.
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I have more than 1 type of pedal for my bikes.
MTB - 1. Platform for riding the jump park. 2. SPDs
Roadbike - 1. SPD 2. GR-9 w. Powergrips
Lake bike - platforms and my choice of flipflops
I find I change the roadie more depending on where I am going and what I am doing.
MTB - 1. Platform for riding the jump park. 2. SPDs
Roadbike - 1. SPD 2. GR-9 w. Powergrips
Lake bike - platforms and my choice of flipflops
I find I change the roadie more depending on where I am going and what I am doing.
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i got some buddies that ride with no toe clips, just platforms. one guy with JUST track pedals and regular shoes...crazy.
yes, they can get out of hairy situations that us with toe clips would crash/fall/getowned in, but going down hills, they have no retention.
they also can skid with just locking the legs...as if skidding with clips isnt bad enough for the knees..
yes, they can get out of hairy situations that us with toe clips would crash/fall/getowned in, but going down hills, they have no retention.
they also can skid with just locking the legs...as if skidding with clips isnt bad enough for the knees..
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anyone who can't get the grasp of a simple cycling mechanism like a pedal with a strap on it needs not be near a bicycle.
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Sounds like most of you guys can't ride fixed without bieng tied to your pedals, ha ha.
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For instance, it's not that I "can't" drink a gallon of drain cleaner and then set my hair on fire, I just "won't, because it's ****ing stupid."
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Yes, that's a great analogy. Whats stupid is bieng attached to a bicylcle when it's time to bail, or f ing around with some gizmo on your pedals while riding through the city, because everyone else does it.
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Besides my Brooks its probably my favorite accessory now.
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I've never had to bail out on my bike, but I've had to go down quite a few hills where my legs were going so fast that platforms would have turned my shins to blood sausages, and I've had to climb enough hills that I understand the value of being able to apply force throughout the entirety of a crank's rotation.
You're damn right I do it because everyone else does it. They've been doing it for a bloody long time because it's a good god damn idea.