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
From a safety standpoint, IMHO, clipless keep your feet on the pedals, especially when the crank hits an object like a log or root big enought to be a log. I've had it happen where I'm out of the saddle, the crank hits something and I can feel my foot lifting but the cleat holds it in place, could be a new adventure in pain if it wasn't for the clipless.
There are times, like riding through a rock garden, when I'd rather have flats but 90% of the time I'd rather have clipless.
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