Which clipless pedals?

[GrasB]

Clip-in pedals, not clip-less if you please

Definitely (toe-)clipless.. as the cleat doesn't require you to be strapped into a toe clip to keep your foot in the right place

 

[montage]

Speedplays really are the pedals of kings. Love 'em!

apart from walking in them.....their major achilles heel. The covers help but for a short 10-20 metre walk I never bother

 

[GrasB]

I don't find walking with speedplay road cleats any more problematic than KEO cleats.

 

[mickle]

Definitely (toe-)clipless.. as the cleat doesn't require you to be strapped into a toe clip to keep your foot in the right place

If I remove the toe-clips from my pedals they become clip less.

 

[GrasB]

If I remove the toe-clips from my pedals they become clip less.

*sigh* I'll give you a little clue here - cleat

 

[mickle]

Like this yeah. Clipless. Without clips. I think I'm getting it.

 

[montage]

I agree with mickle, it's annoying that you can apparently clip into clipless pedals. How do that work?

 

[adscrim]

Is it really annoying? I'm in the clipless camp but I can't say it bother me one way or the other.

 

[mickle]

It's misleading. And confusing for newcomers to our ranks.

 

[adscrim]

it's not wrong though.

 

[colinr]

And confusing for newcomers to our ranks.

As soon as I took an interest in my bike beyond just riding it, everything was confusing, so clipless fits right in. My non-cycling friends just know them as "weird pedals".

 

[montage]

it's not wrong though.

How do you describe the motion of engaging your cleat with the pedal?

 

[adscrim]

I clip in - still doesn't make it wrong.

 

[Guiddy]

Before clip in pedals we used toe clips. I don't use toe clips anymore so my pedals are (toe)'clip less'

I quote Wikipedia:
"Clipless pedals (also clip-in or step-in) require a special cycling shoe with a cleat fitted to the sole, which locks into a mechanism in the pedal, holding the shoe firmly to the pedal. Most of today's clipless pedals lock to the cleats when stepped together firmly, and unlock with when the foot is twisted outward. Clipless refers to the lack of an external toe clip (cage), but not to be confused with platform pedals without toe clips."

Get it? They are not 'cleat less' pedals and I never refer to the bits under my shoes as clips but cleats, though I do agree they clip in, so all phrases are good for me!

Anyway, off topic or what!!!!

 

[GrasB]

Clipless is referring to the type of CLEAT used not the pedal. This little bit of abstraction appears to be way to much for simple minds

The reason the pedals are clipless is because they are for use with clipless cleats.