Who else uses flat pedals?

[mickle]

Useful post, mickle. Not.

Yah. Thanks Christopher. Frankly, it's the less than useful answer that such a stupid question deserves TBF. Why would someone post a question on a thread (which has all the information one could possibly need on the subject) without first reading the thread?

 

[mickle]

Useful post, mickle. Not.

Jaggers, it depends if your off-road is going to be very muddy, but I would recommend some form of MTB pedal with stiff shoes, like Specialised MTB shoes and Shimano M520 pedals - I use that combination on- and off-road and it works great. However, if you are going to do muddy off-road then it might be worth looking at Eggbeater pedals or Time MTB pedals as they both have a repuatation for not easily clogging with mud, but are also more expensive than the 520's. The 520's are excellent pedals but do have a tendancy to clog in mud - that's only a factor if you do muddy off road though.

And your post, Mr Clever, didn't answer the question - which was 'Do I need clipless pedals and if so should I use a road or off-road system'.

To which the answer is, obviously, no. But if you do - an off-road set up is more versatile and easier to live with.

And anyway, it's illegal to wear road pedals and shoes in combination with flat bars.

 

[Christopher]

Mickle, the bit I was replying to was in judder's post: "My question is - for a cx bike, which is on the road as much as in the woods, what kind of clipless would i go for?" rather than the OP by lulubel. In any case I at least tried to answer the question rather than just posting an obscure remark. We should be encourtaging peeps to cycle, not sniping.

 

[MontyVeda]

i use flat pedals, and i wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[wilko]

Cheers for that.
So I would have to buy the cleats and a pair of shoes and the cleats go on the shoe like you would put studs on a rugby boot?

Most shoes come with cleats. You would have to make sure your shoes/cleats are compatible with your pedals. The cleats just screw into the soles of your shoes.

 

[MacB]

as part of making your choice you should head on over and read Gregs thread about how many falls people have had in the last year or so. Apart from the usual stuff we all face on the roads there are two that stand out:-

1. persisting in cycling on normal tyres when there's ice around
2. failure to unclip or unclip correctly

 

[youngoldbloke]

Most shoes pedals come with cleats. You would have to make sure your shoes/cleats are compatible with your pedals/cleats. The cleats just screw into the soles of your shoes, as long as they are compatible with them

ftfy

 

[wilko]

Ah, well I got that arse about face didn't I!!....ftfy?

 

[mickle]

Most shoes come with cleats. You would have to make sure your shoes/cleats are compatible with your pedals. The cleats just screw into the soles of your shoes.

Noope. The cleats come with the pedals (or may be purchased separately), they do not come with the shoes.

 

[wilko]

Noope. The cleats come with the pedals (or may be purchased separately), they do not come with the shoes.

See my post above!

 

[mickle]

See my post above!

Damn!

:-)

 

[youngoldbloke]

See my post above!

- and mine!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I have just started using clipless (I had clips) I am faster, though there are other factors involved there, weight and fitness, tyres, tyre pressure, gearing.
I struggled getting into them initially, and whilst still not first time its getting better, never had a problem unclipping (again I think due to using clips) the one thing I have notice and this goes back to being more connected to the bike, is you can feel any transmission faults ect. through the pedals, I built my own cassette from two different ones, and you can tell the difference between the gears.

 

[flatflr]

I have flat on the MTB as I like to be able to put my feet down without thinking, and A530 single sided on the road bike as I have quite a few junctions and traffic lights in town before I get to some open roads, and will clip in one foot and keep the other on the flat side until I'm clear of town. Plan is that when I'm more used to cleats I'll swap the A530s over to the MTB and go fully clipless on the road bike.

 

[Nomadski]

I seriously cant decide. One day I'm sure I'm going to go for SPD's, the next I'm looking for Gore Tex trainers for my V12 pedals... I have so many reservations about SPD's yet everyone I speak to says they tried them and would go without now.

How much is this just a myth being perpetuated? I know there are various articles out there claiming all performance increases to be a placebo effect, but so many cyclists cant be wrong, can they?

What worries me the most is getting the angle wrong and doing my knees in. I stand naturally with my toes pointing slightly outwards, but paying close attention to my feet position on my pedals today as I rode I found my feet to be almost completely straight forward? Is it normal for your riding position to be different to your standing position regarding feet angle?

Also, Im eventually going to be upping my mileage to take part in a charity 100 mile ride, are SPD's (and their shoes) going to offer me more comfort and performance than my V12s?