Originally Posted by wheelhot
well, yeah I agree with you that it keeps your leg on your pedal when the terrain gets rough but I fear that when i fell, I will fell with my bike like what happens to my friend. There is a hole and his tyre somehow got stuck and he flipped 180 with the bike - OUCH! but amazingly he only got bruises, swt
This is mountain biking, there is always going to be a risk of getting hurt no matter what pedals you use. In my mind clipless pedals minimize that risk since they do keep me connected to the bike in the rough stuff. Plus once you get used to them unclipping becomes automatic. During my crashes (which I've had more than my share) I come unclipped 99% of the time, I don't even know how it happens it just does.
I actually bought a set of candies last year. I used them for about three months, they are now just setting on my shelf taking up space. I prefer regular egg beaters.