gater done!

Don't you mean

Git er' done...

<close jaw> whoah. now I need to get my wife to let me buy a dual squish so I can try that:D

OK, let's hear all your best hillbilly cracks ya'lllllll. :D Chris is a cool hillbilly, when he got back in this week he gave my son his world cup rider pass he used this year at the WC races. My sons been wearing it around the house all day.

I see your point. I had the same fears once I started riding too. Here's a suggestion... set the tension setting on the pedal real loose, so basically it doesn't take much twist to get your foot out. Try this for a bit and see how it goes. Talking yourself into the fact that you CAN get loose and you WONT fall is the psychological way of getting past your fears. I have downhill clipless pedals that have large platforms like regular pedals instead of the puny small ones. Those gave me a lot of confidence too. Try it. Do what works best for you. If you are uncomfortable with the clips, how fun is the ride going to be? And isn't that what matters anyway?

Wow thats a crazy jump

Clipless pedals take getting used to. I resisted for years and finally broke down and suffered through getting accustomed to them. Now I can't imagine riding without them. I even use them on my full-blown DH bike where I probably shouldn't, but I feel that I am much more capable in the really technical sections with them. It really comes down to preference...with or without you will develop your riding skills accordingly.

Clipless pedals are awesome. I first got some and I really got frustrated and had a hard time clipping in and out. Sure I still fall when going up tough hills, but it's sweet when you can make it up those. Now, I hate riding with out the clips and I even ride them to school. The ride feels so much more uniform with clipless pedals. Make sure to get the Eggbeaters by Crankbrothers. This is the best clipless pedal on the market. HANDS DOWN. They are a great company who even replaced one of my pedals for free when it was my own fault for damaging it. (I crushed one of the entry points going downhill at hmm 20mph or so. It hit a rock and got smashed.)

Crankbrothers rocks and they've earned my business forever.
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spd? bad?
 

I just dislocated my ankle mountain biking with spd pedals. The pedal did not release and my foot twisted 90 degrees out of socket. The is very painful. I am a very experienced rider, ride only steep advanced single track with full body pads. i am 190 lbs at 11 percent body fat. I now have a cast and screws in my leg so all the ligaments from my knee to my ankle can repair

Sorry if this comes across shallow, but did you need to bump this thread which was inactive for two years?

I guess he's just been using the search function. Isn't that encouraged?

Yeah, I've always found that to be one of the most entertaining ironies of bikeforums. People are frequently chastized for creating a thread that has "been done before," but are equally ridiculed for "bumping" old threads.

It's encouraged, but it's not encouraged to post in them if they are over a year old. If under a year, it's fine.

Clipped pedals on a trail? No way. I wanna be able to fall and not have my bike come with me. And I like being able to take my foot off the pedal. And I don't care about getting bashed in the shin, must of happened 50 times already in a couple years! So worth it =)

Have you ever tried them? Once you get used to it, it's second nature. I don't make mine uber-tight so it makes it a little easier too.

I've never tried them, I don't like the idea of being connected to my bike. Do they auto-detatch kinda like skiis when you fall?

No, you're pretty much connected to your ride.

yikes

Ok, ok... I have a stupid analogy. When I was 13, I didn't like the taste of beer. After careful consideration and a few days and nights of practice (falling down), I aquired a very fond taste. Of the guys I ride with, I probably fall down the best.

I've found clipless pedals are the biggest thing holding me back in developing as an MTB-er. I can never get in quick enough. As a result there are things I just cannot attempt cos I know I will not click into my pedals in time. I like them for the riding part but don't like them for the technical part. I tried having them really loose and easy to get into before which was an improvement but eventually the screws shook out as they were too lose and ruined my pedals. I'm going to trying opening them really loose then sticking the screws with glue or something, if this does not help I will buy a differeny type of pedals, after that, I may loose pedals altogether cos it's killing my confidence.

It'll be tough to ride without any pedals.

BadBreaks, what kind of pedals are you using? Some are easier than others to clip into. Obviously practice makes perfect, too.

I think they are just standard SPDs. I guy I ride with has these 3 sided things almost like a little mace or something, I found them a little nicer.

Yeah, I never found SPDs to be all that easy to clip into. I also don't think they shed mud as well as some pedals do. Personally I use Time ATACs on my MTBs and Crank Brothers Candies on my 'cross bike. Both are good; I like the Candies better as far as ease of engagement (consider that I'm jumping back onto the bike on the fly and slamming my cleats into the pedals several times every lap in a race). Both can be found for as little at $45-50 if you look around, I think- that's about what I got mine for, anyway.

****ty buzz, heal up, my cousin had a similar injury...DON'T AVOID REHAB...he did and is paying for it now.

Thanks truckin. I had a similar problem at cross training, I'd loose half a lap trying to clip in and everyone else had taken off...

There's definitely more skill involved in using clipless pedals on a mountain bike than it is on a road bike.

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