can of worms *pops off lid*

supersonic

gaz047 wrote:

op = if you want to give them a try, give them a try. if you don't get on with them you can always flog em on here.
theres pro's and con's with each and the only way you'll know what works for you, is to try different setups

Couldn't have said it better myself.

rhyko7

get a full sus lol

p.s spd's were invented by the devil himself haha :twisted:

Doombrain

i'm on SPDs after years of flats.... nearly killed me a few times.

Anonymous

I'm leaning towards the 5:10s route, even though I'm smashing up my shins bad at the present with pedal dents , but I just feel SPDs are asking for more trouble at my current stage. Also I don't want to aggravate a knee injury I picked up from skiing and feel that the way the leg is locked in might do so. Don't know really.

Anyway, what pedals with 5:10s though?

cgarossi

Doing the Twrch trail at CwmCarn this sunday highlighted the need for SPDs. I took a foot out for a moment while I was going along the trail and found that I couldnt get over the bumpy stuff (going uphill) because my feet would bounce all over the pedals, causing me to stop.

stubs

deadkenny wrote:

I'm leaning towards the 5:10s route, even though I'm smashing up my shins bad at the present with pedal dents , but I just feel SPDs are asking for more trouble at my current stage. Also I don't want to aggravate a knee injury I picked up from skiing and feel that the way the leg is locked in might do so. Don't know really.

Anyway, what pedals with 5:10s though?

I can only ride any distance using SPD pedals (well Time ATACS but the principles the same) the bit of side to side float you get with well set up clipless pedals is easier on my knee. I pedal with my heel out at the top of the stroke and heel in at the bottom. Its not a concious thing its just the way I pedal.

If I ride on my flats my foot is locked in place on the pins and my knee and heel cant waggle away. After about 5 miles I can feel my right knee starting to ache and the last time I did a long ride on the flats I could barely walk the next day.

As for being locked onto the pedals I know some people have crashed and not unclipped but I have never had any problem coming out of the pedals and I have crashed a lot recently.

As for pedals for 5:10s I have been using a set of Gusset Slim Jims for a couple of years and they are great a bit thinner than DMR and Wellgos and once I had replaced the pins at the front for some slightly longer DMR ones I have never slipped off them though my shins are getting a bit ragged from missing the pedal.

joshtp

cgarossi wrote:

Doing the Twrch trail at CwmCarn this sunday highlighted the need for SPDs. I took a foot out for a moment while I was going along the trail and found that I couldnt get over the bumpy stuff (going uphill) because my feet would bounce all over the pedals, causing me to stop.

EXACTLY the reason why im on the look out for some shoes to go with my lovely new peds that are on their way, (and the skanky old ones someone found for me, red dx ones from 5 years ago)
anyone have some size 7.5-8.5 shoes they want to sell sub £20?

_Ferret_

Can't be bothered to read all the posts in here but I'll chip in with my opinion anyway.

You're in the lucky instance now that SPDs are becoming fashionable again. DH riders are using them and stating the advantages, the shoes are looking cool (finally!) and there are now more hybrids with a large outer cage for extra stability.

I'm completely biased for SPDs but then I've been using them since they came on the market and see them as one of the great leaps in bike tech. Yes, they do take time to learn but I find the extra control is unparalelled. I've also converted several mates to SPDs and they are all from the freeride crowd.

Give it a go, but don't be disheartened if you fall off a lot. Nothing worth doing comes easily...

cgarossi

joshtp/mbukman wrote:

cgarossi wrote:

Doing the Twrch trail at CwmCarn this sunday highlighted the need for SPDs. I took a foot out for a moment while I was going along the trail and found that I couldnt get over the bumpy stuff (going uphill) because my feet would bounce all over the pedals, causing me to stop.

EXACTLY the reason why im on the look out for some shoes to go with my lovely new peds that are on their way, (and the skanky old ones someone found for me, red dx ones from 5 years ago)
anyone have some size 7.5-8.5 shoes they want to sell sub £20?

Posting on thursday mate Getting the peds off my mate at football practice tomorrow. So by friday you should have some peds