n this episode of Dan Escapes I learn to clip in for the very first time with the Adidas Velosamba Vegan cycling shoe and shimano’s XT M8120 pedal. Music: www.musicbed.com Social Platforms: / danescapes / danescapes / danescapes
So the big question. Are you going to clip in on the vitus sentier? I feel clipping in on the hardtail gives a great benefit as your feet can't be bounced off the pedals on rough descents. Also you have the ability to lift the bike over stuff and cheat at bunny hops. Personally I probably wouldn't clip in on a commute bike. But then again I wouldn't commute on a bike these days due to bad experience after lockdown with both cars and pedestrians. I've avoided roads as much as possible over the last 2 years.
I want to better understand this. Isn't there less freedom of movement when you're clipped on like that? What benefit is there to getting attached to your bike? How's walking with the cleat/hook underneath?
The benefits are you don’t slip the pedals (definitely a feature that is needed in mountain biking on rough terrain) especially in the wet also being able to pull up on a pedal when going up hill or when sprinting. You can also put down more power but that depends on the type of shoe you have, high performance ones will have a very stiff sole, these adidas ones have a flex to them making it easier to walk in.There’s definitely less freedom but you still have heel movement or float is the technical term used. These use a mountain bike clip in system which means it’s easier to walk in them as traditionally you’d have to hike with your bike in steeper climbs. Road cleats are plastic and hard to walk ok plus if you do walk on them they wear out quickly. Sorry if this doesn’t help and do let me know if you have anymore questions! Thanks for watching!
@@DanEscapes thanks Dan! Really appreciate it! Got to watch your other video, too! I suppose for a casual cyclist, having this won't make much sense haha, but yeah it does make sense.
@@DanEscapes Im used to sidi eagle 10's from 10 to 12years ago riding MTB and Crits on a fixed gear so... sambas arrives monday 24th , i'll tell you when I used them for a week or so!
