Originally Posted by
DeadlyDropping
I know what everyone says, once you clip in, you never unclip, but my dad has recently added clip-less pedals to his bike, and the idea of not being able to wear my everyday shoes, isnt so appealing. Recently been looking into Speedplay Drilliums, or Brass Knuckles.
Mostly doing just neighborhood riding, and whatever air I can find, but looking into more serious downhill riding.
Heard that serious Platform pedals is the way to go for bigger air, which is one thing I'm very into currently.
Any tips?
Well, seems like many(most?) downhill guys use platforms with pins, typically with something like Five Ten shoes.
I'm just into trail-riding--no aggressive downhill for me---but I don't care for clipless, so I use a pair of VP Thin Gripsters pedals with Five Ten Freerider shoes, and my feet never come off the pedals unless I do it intentionally. That combo REALLY sticks. I also like that I can just hop on the bike and go with whatever other shoes I might have on if I'm doing a mellow ride with my kid.