Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 12,689
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
I congratulate you guys that can do your bunny hops to lift the bike, but when I ride on difficult terrain, I switch to the platform side of my M324 pedals and if I am going to be on difficult terrain all day I switch to my hiking shoes so that I do not accidentally clip in. There have been tooooooooo many times when I had close calls and had to get my feet on the ground really fast.
A couple years ago I busted my GPS mount when I could not get unclipped fast enough when the front wheel hit a soft spot and dug in.