who rides clipless?
04-05-07, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by queerpunk
i don't think they're quite as awesome for when i want to hang out and ride around more casually, and they are the supersuckiest option for bike polo.
04-05-07, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by kcham16
anyone ride clipless? i'm finally building my fg and i'm thinking of throwing clipless pedals on... any reason not to? i've been riding them for years, so i can't see using straps and cages... thoughts? advice?
Straps and cages are the spawn of satan. Clipless is the only way to go....rock on.
04-05-07, 09:01 AM
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Nothing says cool kid like walking in with bike shoes.
04-05-07, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by octopus magic
Nothing says cool kid like walking in with bike shoes.
04-05-07, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by celephaiz
Unless the black ones are somehow black all the way through, this is bs. I dont know what color my original cleats were new, but they were silver when i got them. I clipped out three times unintentionally (though the first two were largely the result of being new to clipless and the last was due to cleat wear after a little over a year of riding). THen i changed cleats to a black set. THey are now silver (after the black paint comes off) and last week i unclipped while skipping down a hill. Just sayin, you always gotta be prepared for an inadvertant release. I'm sure i did something wrong in my skip but I'm just as sure that there isn't a real difference between black and silver spd cleats, unless it's just about how new the cleat is.
My Shimano M520 service manual in my mitts here says the SH51 (black) cleats are the ones with only one direction of release, and the SH56 (gold) cleats are an optional accessory with multiple directions. "If the cleats release by accident, you may fall off the bicycle and serious injury may result".
If your cleats say SH51 you're good. Not to be flippant but if they are releasing while you skip your release may be too loose or you may be turning your feet.
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04-05-07, 09:19 AM
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I've ridden both and clipless wins out in every way. I always found that I couldn't get the perfect tension on my clips and straps. They were always either too loose to be efficient or too tight and I couldn't get my foot out quick enough in a jam. I find skidding, sprinting and hopping off and on the bike so much easier with a clipless system. FYI I ride Eggbeaters and Shimano MA80 MTB shoes.
04-05-07, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by mander
If your cleats say SH51 you're good.
What does that make me?!!
(for the record, they're made by Wellgo, and stick in my Shimano pedals like effing glue)
04-05-07, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by npoak
Nothing says "fashion-wh0re" better than caring about walking in bike shoes.
04-05-07, 09:53 AM
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I rode both and like both for different reasons. A lot of times it really depends on my mood and destination.
04-05-07, 09:55 AM
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Yeah I'm chalking my unclippings up to rider error. My cleats were different colors, same shape and different brands (the silvers were wellgo and the blacks were shimano). I dont worry about unclipping too much, it's happened thrice. It's scary for a second and then i'm happy that i have the brake. My only point is that the color of the spd cleat isn't necessarily what you should be looking at to determine the appropriate one.
04-05-07, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by celephaiz
(the silvers were wellgo and the blacks were shimano).
My only point is that the color of the spd cleat isn't necessarily what you should be looking at to determine the appropriate one.
My only point is that the color of the spd cleat isn't necessarily what you should be looking at to determine the appropriate one.
04-05-07, 10:27 AM
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it's a pain in the ass because you're like "oh man, tile floors" and you slip slide on them.
04-05-07, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by celephaiz
While you do a good job of asking a stupid question,
i would counter with, is there another way they could differentiate between the types of release?
04-05-07, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by octopus magic
it's a pain in the ass because you're like "oh man, tile floors" and you slip slide on them.
(I like Sidi mountain shoes and eggbeater cleats....)
04-05-07, 11:40 AM
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i gotta disagree with dutret about the time aliums... maybe you just got a bad pair? i have as set on one of my bikes and another set of the atac carbons on my "nice" bike.
i can't tell the difference in release between them. and both work ever so slightly beter than the spd's i use to commute on my other two rigs.
also, my girlfriend will only use atacs now after feeling how much easier they are to get in and out of then her old spd's.
spd's definitely win the durability war though, especially the cleats.
i can't tell the difference in release between them. and both work ever so slightly beter than the spd's i use to commute on my other two rigs.
also, my girlfriend will only use atacs now after feeling how much easier they are to get in and out of then her old spd's.
spd's definitely win the durability war though, especially the cleats.
04-05-07, 04:01 PM
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sweet. i was pretty much of the mindset that i wouldn't even bother with straps (plus, i can't really fit into women's jeans, so i would only look 1/2 dressed up!), thanks for shoring this up for me. by the way, ALL of your clipless problems would be solved if you just bought the older Ritchey Logic 2's. they rule, and you can pick 'em up on EBay for like $5. that's right... they rule
04-05-07, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmy_jazz
MTB shoes FTW
Shimano MTB shoes and second-hand icon pedals get the job done. Great power transfer when riding/skidding, not to bad to walk around with.
Clipless is a nobrainer for bikes that I take on longer rides, but my hack bike keeps the good 'ol bmx platforms.
04-05-07, 06:38 PM
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I started with Shimano MTB shoes, but the lace up ones with an actual sole that look like normal shoes, save for a strap of velcro. They work perfectly for walking around school and work (especially at the bike shop), but walking more than a mile gets tough because the sole is stiff.
I started on Time Atacs, and if you don't mind the look, I really recommend them. Solid, easy pedals. I now have Eggbeaters for the weight/aesthetic benefits, and aside from these, they are worse in every regard. Okay, maybe better bearings, but I dunno.
I started on Time Atacs, and if you don't mind the look, I really recommend them. Solid, easy pedals. I now have Eggbeaters for the weight/aesthetic benefits, and aside from these, they are worse in every regard. Okay, maybe better bearings, but I dunno.
04-05-07, 07:26 PM
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I'm thinking of going clipless on my conversion. Can anyone recommend a not too expensive, double sided pedal? How effortless is clipping out (2 years of riding fixed, and I have yet to master trackstanding)?
04-05-07, 07:30 PM
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I enjoy the wholesome track goodness of Speedplay Zero Track pedals on my track bike.
For my other bikes, Time ATACs.
For my other bikes, Time ATACs.
04-05-07, 08:12 PM
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Clipless all the way. I remember the collective sigh of relief in the mid-to-late eighties when Look came out with thier pedals and we could all finally escape from the deathtraps that were toe clips and straps with cleated cycling shoes (Sean Kelly, of course, would wait an additional five or so years, and even then begrudgingly so).
Thankfully, there is a whole range of styles of clipless pedals to choose from nowadays, and I use the same clipless pedals on in SS that I use on my CX bike.
Thankfully, there is a whole range of styles of clipless pedals to choose from nowadays, and I use the same clipless pedals on in SS that I use on my CX bike.
04-05-07, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by polara426sh
I absolutely love my Speedplay's, unless I have to walk more than fifty feet.
