Old 11-01-05 | 09:03 PM
  #10  
46x17's Avatar
46x17
dances with bicycle
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,683
Likes: 0
From: SF
Slayer saves (I have been using them with great success so far) so what I say below might not apply to you or Slayer.


Originally Posted by sers
I've never used clipless, and I don't have any experience using toe clips on a fixie. My main concern with clipless is that I would imagine that it's very difficult to unclip while the pedals are moving. I've seen a fair amount of fixies around town with clipless, though, and I'm curious as to what they offer that the less expensive and simpler toe clips don't.
The "difficulty" with clipless is not that you won't be able to unclip when you need to, but that you will unclip when you DON'T need to (like when locking up going down a steep hill, approaching an intersection etc.).

The advantage is (and that is only true if you ride with sneakers instead of cleated shoes designed for clips and straps) that you will have better power transfer. You can pull up and push down more efficiently because your clipless shoe sole is very stiff and because you are very connected to the pedal.

Last edited by 46x17; 11-01-05 at 09:08 PM.
46x17 is offline  
Reply