these dam pedals

[sidevalve]

Just use what you feel happy with - but beware of the pedal police. The number of times I've been stopped for not having the correct pedals is unbelievable.

 

[paddypete]

Beat me to it, those are pretty much the words I was going to write, keep smiling.

 

[paddypete]

done a forty yesterday,with my flats and toe clips without the straps,i felt safer especialy on the road rout back,i think spd's are better if you can handle them,i may try them again later in the year

 

[Licramite]

yes I had a clipless moment on my last ride (out of practice) stopped behind a parked van to let on-coming traffic past, put my foot on my right peddle and it clipped in, so found myself slowly toppling into the road as a tractor was coming, managed to curl/crumple the other way so avoided falling under tractor wheels.

 

[paddypete]

yes I had a clipless moment on my last ride (out of practice) stopped behind a parked van to let on-coming traffic past, put my foot on my right peddle and it clipped in, so found myself slowly toppling into the road as a tractor was coming, managed to curl/crumple the other way so avoided falling under tractor wheels.

yes thats what i mean,i think the are good,but dodgy in the unexpected situation

 

[screenman]

As I said before, the problem is not with the pedals.

 

[paddypete]

As I said before, the problem is not with the pedals.

i would rather get home safe and enjoy my bike,rather than have some pedals,im not sure about,you do see my point,dont you

 

[screenman]

i would rather get home safe and enjoy my bike,rather than have some pedals,im not sure about,you do see my point,dont you

Yes I see your point, by it is not the pedals fault. I encourage everybody to ride what they are comfortable with.

My worry is that somebody who could benefit from being clipped in will be put off by posts like these, just trying to bring some balance.

I am sure when we all first rode bike we could not get on with brakes.

 

[screenman]

that cool,but dont slag people off for thier spelling,you might put people off posting,it not school,

I have never to my knowledge mentioned somebody's spelling.

 

[paddypete]

I have never to my knowledge mentioned somebody's spelling.

sorry,i it was somebody,talking about somebody els,i thought it was me they were talking about,but it wasn't,if that make any sence

 

[screenman]

No worries.

 

[Licramite]

Yes I see your point, by it is not the pedals fault. I encourage everybody to ride what they are comfortable with.

My worry is that somebody who could benefit from being clipped in will be put off by posts like these, just trying to bring some balance.

I am sure when we all first rode bike we could not get on with brakes.

You had brakes on your first bike - luxury!
I picked routes with hedges at the end. - to crash into.

you can't blame the clips - after all they are just hunks of metal with no evil will of their own (although sometimes I do wonder)

I've had lots of clipless moments since I put them on, they do call for a degree of riding ability (which I don't always have) and certainly clipless awareness. - and I think people should be very aware of this before committing to it.
They do give you more pull/push - I find they help on hills, but if I was cycling in traffic were you have to react quickly I wouldn,t use them.

 

[screenman]

My first bike snapped in half when i bumped down the curb the first time on it, but that is another story.

 

[paddypete]

i like to keep thing simple,yes like me,who needs all this fancy kit anyway,its all just hype,a bike is the only thing you need to enjoy cycling,yours faithfully pete

 

[Nytsom]

Shimano XT Treking pedals >
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=CNSD3qSE6cMCFVDHtAodaG8AFQ&gclsrc=aw.ds