Originally Posted by
cplager
(Stupid auto correct) Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
Ahhh.. gotcha... that's technology making our lives easier, eh?
Originally Posted by
cplager
Your experience with knee pain and float aren't obvious for those who have never used clipless pedals, but happens for many people.
The interesting thing (at least to me) was that I was getting the knee pain with toe clips and straps due to my habit of tightening the straps down very tightly so my foot wouldn't move at all against the pedals. (Which made for some tricky dismounts a few times!) This fixed mounting of my foot really strained my knees.
When I switched to the clipless pedals, my pedals were attached to my shoes, but the freedom of side-to-side movement was realized and that connection to the pedals feels so much more organic now, and the pain is gone!
(To keep this on topic...) My cadence has greatly improved with the use of clipless pedals and I'm now able to ride faster, more consistently.