Joining the Club
 

As of today I am going clipless!!! That is if the shoes fit.

I found a pair of MTB shoes in my size on Kijiji for $25. Nike MTB SPD If they don't fit then I am going to wait a couple of more weeks and order a pair of Northwave Lizzards.

If they do fit I am picking up some these EVO WPD 823 - Rebranded Wellgo WPD 823's. Since this is my 1st set of clipless I am going on the cheap end $28 + a 10% discount. (Yes the link says $39 but in store they are $28).

My plan is to install these first on my road bike. Then later in the summer get a pair of the EVO WPD 95b - rebranded Wellgo WPD 95gb's and install them on my MTB.

Wow, you've got it all planned out.

Clipless are good for riding. But not so good for crashing or more frequent stops. I enjoy mine, especially so since the other side of the pedal is platform.

I see this said all the time but I disagree because he's buying MTB pedals, not road pedals. SPDs with mountain bike pedals take no effort to clip in and out of, really effortless even if you have to take your foot down a lot. MTB shoes are made so you can walk normally

Good for you! Clipless is the kind of thing you never look back from. I can't stand when I'm riding my bike somewhere that I don't really want to wear my MTB shoes. Just makes the ride that much better :)

I'm willing to bet you swap out those 'cheap' pedals before too long. I've got some shimano double sided with a platform that have been flawless for over 2 years. Well worth the money in my mind.

Enjoy it!

Just an update, got the shoes, pedals and one pedal off my bike.... Now just have to get the other pedal off. I can't get enough leverage on it, I am going to need to bring it into the LBS.

Y'know, I started clipless with Look deltas, and I think they're easier to get into and out of than SPDs. Maybe it's because I have the SPD cleats slid all the way to the outside. The Looks always release when I need them to, and are rock solid when sprinting. (Unless you're using cleats that are missing pieces, but that's another story.) Of course, the SPDs have always released, too, but I've had a few scares with the Wellgo clones on one of my bikes.

It's nice to be able to walk normally. That's why I have three bikes with SPD, and one with Look.

(I must admit that the only time I've fallen over because of clipless pedals was with the Looks, in the garage, into a large cardboard box. My wife laughed pretty hard.)

p.s. The left pedal unscrews clockwise, right? (Is that right?) Sometimes pedals are a bear to get off.

Yeah I know about the left pedal. I was looking at the threads of the new pedals to make sure I was turning the wrench the correct way. I am sure my wife is going to laugh at me while I practice getting in and out of them in the parking lot outside our house.

You might think about finding a park with grass to practice on for the first time :)

After a while clipping in and out becomes second nature and you'll do it without a second thought. But if you are like most of us when we first started with clipless, you'll fall over a couple of times in the most embarassing situations. Just get over it and keep at it!

Success this morning with getting the pedal off. I got one of my co-workers to give me a hand this morning. Having someone help holding the bike steady while one of us worked on the pedal was the trick.

I now have my new pedals installed (greased them first)!!!!

So a grass park, good idea, I don't want to cause any damage to myself if I fall.