Do commuters do clipless?
 

Just wondering. Do you bother with having to change shoes or just ride to work in your street shoes or tennys?

Absolutely. I change shoes at work, but have on occasion worn Shimano sandals at work.

Al

I have to wear ESD steel-toed shoes at work. So yes, I wear clipless and change them when I arrive.

Clipless here. I always wear dress shoes at work, and there's no way I'd ride 12 miles in them.

I typically just leave the shoes at work, rather than carrying them back and forth each day.

Pants, button down, shoes at work.
So I come in in spandex and clipless and change.

Clipless for anything more than a few mi. Flat pedals for anything less.

I go clipless. To lessen the load I carry on my back I store my shoes at work.

I have enough to carry. I just ride in my work clothes and shoes and I bring an extra shirt to change out of my sweaty one on the train.

12km needs clipless as I have a 1cm shim (helps make up the 2.7cm difference in my legs) so i NEED clipless. Thinking about going to different crank lengths though in addition to the shim. Oh and campy clipless no less.

Yes, Shimano SPD's

I leave a pair of dress shoes at work in my filing cabinet.

I think leaving shoes at work is the ticket since the less you carry the better. A little off the subject: does anyone know of a good backpack that allows for good airflow between the pack and your back?

I only have a 7.5 mile round trip commute but I recently got a pair of Performance Campus pedals. They're SPD on one side and standard platform on the other. So far I have been commuting clipless and changing shoes at work (leaving the work shoes at work). I usually don't change shoes to run errands, which are generally are generally 2 mile trips or less.

Time Atac clipless most of the time, using a Cannondale shoe that I can walk in.

Any one that's on the rear rack of your bike.

Seriously, I highly recommend against wearing any backpack if you care at all whether your back gets sweaty.

Time atac pedals, shimano spd sandals, shoes at work.

I'm now commuting 60 miles a day, 5 days a week, clipless.

What kind of clipless is everyone using? I use an old pair of 545's. Yeah, there're downhill/freestyle pedals, but it's nice to be able to ride to the local market or get something to eat during lunch without changing back into cleats.

Geez, the reason I don't commute to work is because it would be 60 miles a day, 5 days a week! :eek: I'd have to wake up 2 am! lol

-clippless shoes (shimano). while using BN 6000tourer, street shoes in rack-pack.
-"clippless", (or without 'click', ratt trapp, etc), with Raleigh Tech mountain bike or currently used Performance commuter/road bike. i like not having to change between shoes on these short run commutes!

I have a 22 mile round trip and also use the Performance Campus pedals. I go clipless on my regular commutes, have an old pair of slip on Cannondale clogs that I often wear all day but usually change to Merrill slip on shoes when I get to my office. I'll throw on the Cannondales even for short errands but sometimes I'll just hop on and ride with whatever shoe I'm wearing if it's just down the street.

Backpack: I have a jansport single strap over the shoulder back pack that I carry in a milk crate on my rack. I use it as a back pack if I stop for groceries on the ride home and need the room in the crate. Other than that I don't wear it while I ride just while I'm walking around.

Are you sure you don't mean 60 KM? If miles is correct you have to tell us more! Like when you leave, what you ride, how long and etc.


To Sincity: clipless always and work shoes at work. It's nice when it rains or snow I don't have to worry about ruining good shoes.

Clipless.

I guess im the lone ranger here, but I commute on platforms (no clips or straps) and im quite happy. Granted my commute is only 2.5 miles each way, but many times ill take side trips after school for 10-20 miles with no complaints. However on the longer weekend rides i will put my spd's on my commuter.

Exact same clipless on all 4 bikes and leave a couple of pairs of dress shoes at work. Very easy, I don't think I could ride flat pedals anymore, like riding naked, actually riding naked is more fun.

11.2 miles each way, clipless. I keep shoes at work.