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11-27-18 | 05:42 PM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by RubeRad

But MTB is different; sometimes you run into situations where you need to real quick put a foot down, and you rarely have much advance notice

It's never been an issue for me. Even with high speed crashes, my feet are out of the pedals before I even think about it. Stalling out while climbing is another place where my feet are out of the pedals before I think about it. The key is to set the pedal tension low.

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