Ditched my clips

[Nigel-YZ1]

I'm getting tempted to try the Eggbeaters again now. Get out of my head! :-/

 

[Cubist]

I'm getting tempted to try the Eggbeaters again now. Get out of my head! :-/

 

[Radchenister]

Don't blame me, I'm only on this thread whilst killing time waiting to see if the rain will stop before biting the bullet and getting out - I thought why not get involved in a retro style debate, takes me right back to when SPDs first came out and reminds me of my long lost youth !

When the time comes soon with my 10 year old lad, I''ll stop mid ride and have 'the conversation' with him ... you know, that important one ... 'to clip or not to clip?' ... I will of course also need to remind him that one day he too will have this discussion with his own son .

 

[02GF74]

Are you sure, here is a picture of his bike.

yeah but does he have the cleats on his shoes? one without the other does not count.

 

[screenman]

Here is a quote from him.
"Me as a rider, coming through from racing clips on BMX from about the age of 10, is obvious that I am going to ride clips… I have tried flats on the downhill bike but I seriously cant get away with it…

 

[mickle]

Shame, out of all the people i know in cycling none have ever gone back.

Me. I abandoned clip-in pedals.

 

[screenman]

Mickle, I do not know you, at least I do not think I do.

I may see a time when poodling slowly up to the shops with my wee basket on the front I might not use a clip-in system, but that is years ahead yet only 56 so still young.

 

[Mo1959]

Me. I abandoned clip-in pedals.

Me too. Hated them. Perfectly happy with a grippy pedal and rubber soled shoes. Currently using either DMR V8 or 12,s and feet feel like they are stuck to the pedals.

 

[mickle]

..... only 56 so still young.

'50 - the youth of old age'. I heard this said the other day and it made me cringe!

 

[gaz]

Clips make tail whips easier.

 

[mickle]

Clips make tail whips easier.

You obviously have no idea what a tail whip is then.

 

[gaz]

You obviously have no idea what a tail whip is then.

 

[Cubist]

'50 - the youth of old age'. I heard this said the other day and it made me cringe![/quote
Ouch

 

[Cubist]

Ga

Clips make tail whips easier.[/quote

Do me a favour and post a video of you doing a tailwhip whilst clipped in. I'm intrigued to say the least.

 

[gaz]

Do me a favour and post a video of you doing a tailwhip whilst clipped in. I'm intrigued to say the least.

I never said anything about being clipped in, or that I could do a tail whip.