Originally Posted by
HardyWeinberg
I wouldn't put it in terms of mph but since I've gone clipless I most greatly enjoy stop lights, using the cleat to pull the pedal to wherever I want it to start up again. Pretty silly but...
Yep. I love that, too. When, you know, a light actually requires you to stop - happens to the best of us.
But I used to do the same thing with clips.
Originally Posted by
SnowTown
Currently I have more of a hybrid bike with platform pedals (no straps or anything), and wondering how much faster I can go if I go to clipless vs how much I can increase my max speed by going to a more dedicated road bike in addition to clipless.
Get the clipless system now, but keep your current pedals. If you get a road bike, put the old pedals back on the hybrid and the clipless ones on the road bike.
I don't want to be overly pedantic, but my max speed on any ride almost always comes from going down hill, and won't be affected by virtually anything to do with my bike. I think the clipless pedals and shoes probably let me accelerate more quickly into a sprint, but even here, I'm not sure they affect my peak speed once I reach it. They may or may not let me hold that speed longer ... I've never tried to find out.