Originally Posted by
KBentley57
I would go as far to say being clipped in gives you ~ 20% more power utilization during your stroke.
Clipping in lets you pull up on the pedal on the upstroke, power that you otherwise cannot have on regular pedals. I would go for them, especially if you ride a good bit.
Armstrong once did a test to check out the difference.
He lost 1%.
Here is a good one:
"
many years the record at the Australian sports institute for pedaling power was held by
Nathan Rennie…
on flat pedals. He could produce more power than anyone else who came through their doors, including clipped in track cyclists. Seems that the whole “clipless pedals let you produce significantly more power” argument is more of an urban myth than fact."
http://www.bikejames.com/strength/so...eam-yeti-camp/
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Last edited by 10 Wheels; 05-19-12 at 06:23 PM.