I never thought it would happen......

[Gerry Attrick]

But it has........Mrs A has finally gone clipless! First ride out this pm. Clipping in and out like a mad thing. Not yet fell off though, so I have warned her this will happen.

Not that I will laugh however...it is more than my dinner's worth.

 

[ComedyPilot]

But it has........Mrs A has finally gone clipless! First ride out this pm. Clipping in and out like a mad thing. Not yet fell off though, so I have warned her this will happen.

Not that I will laugh however...it is more than my dinner's worth.

Well done to Mrs A

 

[Brains]

Why are clipless called clipless, they have clips, so it should be flat pedals that are called clipless.

My cycling shoes have always been refered to as 'clippies' (this may be something to do with the noise on bare boards in the morning)

 

[beanzontoast]

Doh! Reading the title of this thread, I was expecting -

With me and the girl from Clapham

- as the next line!

[Memories of Squeeze, 1979 - 'Up the Junction']

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Why are clipless called clipless, they have clips, so it should be flat pedals that are called clipless.

My cycling shoes have always been refered to as 'clippies' (this may be something to do with the noise on bare boards in the morning)

You are giving away your age.

Once upon a time, cyclists had a choice of flat pedals, or pedals with clips, or straps with which to locate ones foot upon said pedal. Along came the Japanese who, stealing the idea from the world of ski-ing, introduced the pedal which without the aid of clips or straps, located the cyclist's foot firmly and securely, and at the same time opened up the market to multiple types of clipless systems with which they could milk the cyclists of their hard-earned dough.

Or am I cynical?

 

[Randochap]

Why are clipless called clipless, they have clips, so it should be flat pedals that are called clipless.

No, they don't have toe-clips; therefore, they are "clipless."

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Doh! Reading the title of this thread, I was expecting -

With me and the girl from Clapham

- as the next line!

[Memories of Squeeze, 1979 - 'Up the Junction']

Sorry to disappoint BoT

 

[fossyant]

Thought Bernie and LOOK beat everyone to the clipless battle ?

 

[Randochap]

Y Along came the Japanese who, stealing the idea from the world of ski-ing, introduced the pedal which without the aid of clips or straps, located the cyclist's foot firmly and securely, and at the same time opened up the market to multiple types of clipless systems with which they could milk the cyclists of their hard-earned dough.

Or am I cynical?

Cynical. The advent of "clipless" systems was the single best advance of bicycle technology since ... well, toe clips. Better even than indexed gears, IMO.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Cynical. The advent of "clipless" systems was the single best advance of bicycle technology since ... well, toe clips. Better even than indexed gears, IMO.

Fully agree Randochap. But the hundred different systems seems a little OTP!

 

[marooncat]

But it has........Mrs A has finally gone clipless! First ride out this pm. Clipping in and out like a mad thing. Not yet fell off though, so I have warned her this will happen.

Well done to Mrs A, I have got as far as buying a set of pedals and they are sitting in the garage. I might be brave to fit them this weekend but depends if I can get out to try them as I do not feel like using them for the first time on my commute to work.

 

[Dave5N]

Without a doubt clipless pedals helped the peleton. The advent of oxygen-carrying performance enhancers such as epo etc around the same time may have been behind the mythology...