Joined: Jun 2005
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
I read your question and had to smile because that was me last May asking the same question. Now, I have clipless on all my bikes, including my Nishiki path, beater bike and I swear by clipless. Yes, I fell once on a road bike, but only because I tried using a Shimano SPD cleat in a Wellgo clipless pedal, bad move. Other than that one incident, I've never had a problem with clipless on the road. However, I keep my clipless pedals adjusted to "loose".
On the other hand I tried clipless on my mountain bike. I fell several times but decided to persist. I've since been able to learn how to ride a mountain bike with clipless. I use SPD pedals for all clipless applications, but that's my preference.
I think if you go clipless, you'll be answering the next cyclist to ask the question with your success story. Go for it!
Edit: I use SPD mountain biking shoes (Shimano M-80) for all applications because they are so comfortable.
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