Actually, I have a debilitating inability to read.

ProFail, can you please stop posting in 3rd person.

Speaking in 3rd person is the sign of a genius.

Unfortunately, such stereotypes are not always accurate.

It also makes other peoples heads hurt.

ProFail will smash your face.

i don't know. i have not yet tried to clog with them

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What was said about posting in 3rd person Junior.

I lol'd really hard on that one.

Good catch. ;)

"What was said about posting in 3rd person Junior."

It's not allowed. :(

No experience with Time, Frogs, eggbeaters et al but lots of riding on SPDs and I find I instinctually smash my cleat on my crank arm because a single grain of sand keep me from getting my cleat in.

Oh I changed my mind. Get Track pedals with straps and cleated shoes, since it seems to have turned into one of "those" threads ;).

I'd just do a set of spd's, they are adjustable, and fairly easy to get used to.

My first clipless was PD-M545's. I never fell once due to not clipping out. In fact the whole time i had clipless the only time i had a "Whoopsee I'm still clipped in" moment was when i hit a parked car flat out :|

I had great success in bad weather with my Shimano's.

Oh, we're on topic now. I agree with this. Also I've used the wellgo clones. They work fine, but better to just get the m520s.

As did junkyard.

I didn't know you could get bikes with training wheels and clipless pedals.

Apparently you're just not as hardcore as junkyard.

Bo knows hardcore, and junkyard is hardcore.

I like my eggbeater C's. I've had direct hits with it on rocks, logs, dropped my bike etc. No problems yet. I started on them and i've fallen quite a few times... but that's the only way to learn =P

I'm in the same boat. Going to go with the 540s. They go for ~50 on ebay.

Where I ride is only a mud fest after rain.. love that GA soil. if they get cloged I'll ride through the creek (thats fun!)
Thinking of the 520's or 540's

Now.... about shoes...

Won't work. Whenever it rains in Raleigh, the only place open is New Light. Muddy as hell, and from personal experience, dipping your bike in a body of water does nothing but make you cold.

Hey, It's still fun. My friend was to wuss to ride through the creek (or to smart... I havn't figured it out yet, lol)
I yelled back "you want to get wet?" hes like "uh... NO!"..... I said "to bad" as I passed the sign that says "creek bypass"

you have 2 choices;

1. time atacs

2. eggbeaters

that is all

You can usually find 520s on eBay for $10-20. Fantastic deal.

Just buy a decent pair of mountain shoes for $40-60 from Performance or Nashbar. By the time you are better than the shoes, they will have worn out. I suggest getting some with an aggressive tread.

Anything will be better then my Nike Shox.
eh, for some odd reason I'm not allowed to buy off ebay.
And for the people who take paypal, I dont have paypal.