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Old 02-13-12 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce19
When I first put my foot on a pedal it clips in. Why would I want to put the cleat ahead of the pedal, go around once and then clip in? If that works for someone that's all good but by that time I'm in both cleats and pedaling. It doesn't seem to be an advantage to me.
For me,it comes as an advantage when I'm riding in heavy traffic because it's easier to make an emergency stop and dismount without being clipped in. When I'm riding in front of the pedals, I don't want to be clipped in and can put adaquete pressure on the pedals without clipping in.

As for kicking off, I sometimes clip one foot in on the downstroke, but I don't have a foot clipped in before the kickoff. Maybe I'm just weird.
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