I switched back and forth.
I found a good set of flats and a pair of vans would make you stick very well to the pedals.
I switched back and forth.
I found a good set of flats and a pair of vans would make you stick very well to the pedals.
You have so much more control of the bike with clipless pedals. My 29er is more tossable than a Miata with eggbeaters installed.
2002maniac wrote: You have so much more control of the bike with clipless pedals. My 29er is more tossable than a Miata with eggbeaters installed.
Follow me down a ski hill and you might change your mind.
Shawn
longhorndude wrote: times all they way on the mountain bike, eggbeaters on the road, yes i know those are for mountain bikes too...
Time ATAC ftw, they're really easy to get out of and they allow a lot of float. I've been on them since '97 or so. i even use them on my road bike, although on long rides i sometimes wish for a wider pressure distribution.
Trans_Maro wrote: Follow me down a ski hill and you might change your mind.Shawn
Have you ever been to Lake Placid? That first headwall looks to be the most terrifying thing I'll soon attempt on on a bike based on helmet cam video. A good friend and I are going up this fall - his last visit resulted in the other guy with him having a compound fracture in his wrist. I'll be hoping for a less spectacular result.
Trans_Maro wrote: Follow me down a ski hill and you might change your mind.Shawn
To be honest, the whole "one is better than the other" arguement is effing b.s.
Depends on the mtn/terrain... when I raced DH, I'd use clips or platforms depending on what felt better on that hill... or what side of the bed I got up on that day... When racing, I usually ran clips unless it was super-muddy... when free-riding I usually run platforms since we would often session a feature a few times and it's easier to push the bike back up the hill with non-clipless shoes.
I came from BMX but spend most of my life these days on the road, so I can switch between them without thinking about it.
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