So I just got back from my first ride clipped in! I loved it. Being locked in felt natural to me. I didn't hit any crazy trails just a gravel track to get warmed up to the idea and practiced getting in and out of them. Can't wait to go back out on Wednesday for my 2nd clip less trip!
I just purchased my first set of clipless after riding for over 30 years with toe clips. I ride mostly streets, gravel or asphalt trails. I love them I have the Shimano Click'R PD-T421 and they are so easy to get in and off. I might upgrade to PD-M520 at a later time. I tried Look pedals in the 1990's and never felt comfortable or safe. The SPD system is so much easier and you can actually walk in these shoes.
I am digging my magnetic Avery REMtech Pedals from Hustle Bike Labs. A bit heavy but I can clip in or ride flats without swapping out pedals. They are very strong magnets. I even put a pair on my road bike.
I challenged myself to ride clipless for 6months. I found the biggest issue I had was getting clipped in after stopping at the top of a knarly decent or something rough say. Went back to flat.
Just gone back to flats, in the winter I’ll go back to clips for more xc riding but now working on gnarly trail riding on my hardtail to build confidence.
I've been using flat pedals for years. When I first started mountain biking, I was using "rat traps"; this was the late 90s. I bought my current Kona flat pedals in 20010👍👍
I use clipless for all my road and gravel riding. However, fracturing my ankle rather badly when I was 21 led to later years ankle joint complications eventually requiring a replacement ankle joint. For every day day life the ankle is fine but for mountain biking even with years of using clips my injured ankle is slower/stiffer causing a momentary delay to unclip, resulting in topple overs when i've needed to quickly dab a foot down...so for mountain biking it's now the new model Hope flats that do grip & work very well & solve my 'slow' ankle problem.
As I use my bike for riding on bike paths/commute as well as some single track and am not too worried about speed clipping in, I use half and half SPD/flat.
@@Retlom true, but you have to be as fast as a pro. Like out in a fraction of a second, on instinct. The pros can do it. Took me a while to realise they are clipped in when starting watching DH, they are so fast. And even then, I've seen some fails when even the pros were wiggling like a fish trying to get out in the air and such.
Yeah, in a crash, the ground hits you on one side...then, your bike hits you on the other. My orthopedic dr says it's happened! I don't like to be restricted. I have flats on my road bike and am happy w/that.
Clips on my road bike only, flats on mountain bikes. I tried clips years ago and didnt feel safe in the slightest, i hated it, feels like thiers more chance of crashing and breaking bones, I'll stick with flats on MTB thanks.
Hi, I'm just stsrting out in mountain biking and am finding all these videos very useful. Random question though, what brand are the low profile mudguards i keep seeing fitted to your bikes?
Just brought a new bike and tried clipless for the first time. Xtrs came with my top fuel 9.8. I had a few close calls tipping over! Definitely lost confidence over slow bridges 😕. I almost walked across one with water. LoL
As annoying as it is first time you ride clipless spend most of your time clipping in and out of pedals. One thing that doesn't seem to get mention as much about clipless is that with it your ground clearance can be night and day with the right setup.
