Clipless pedals

The Rookie

Not that I'm aware of!

I ride clipless as I can use the 'pull up' muscle groups when I'm on my uphills to keep my speed up without tiring my normal 'push down' muscle groups as much as I otherwise would do - it also makes bunny hopping the speed bump easier!

Simon

bails87

It looks like some people are :?

chilling wrote:

[one of the benefits of clips is] Your feet don't get shaken off the pedal by a patch of rough road.

I was thinking along the lines of recommending some half decent pedals. There's something seriously wrong if you need toeclips/SPDs to keep your feet on the pedals on the road.

jonny_trousers

When getting back on the bike after my first off I decided to go for flats over my SPDs as I wondered if the outcome of the accident might have been different if I was not clipped in. I quickly discovered how much I use the upward pull, however, when accelerating from a stop to find my feet flying into the air.

Despite my thinking above, I am committed to clipless again, but I'm not sure I'd want to be in toe-clips if I was involved in another accident.

supertwisted

The sole benefit (no pun intended) I've found with clipless is that I fidget less on the pedal. On flats I'm constantly shifting my foot this way and that, in clipless I just clip in and can forget about how my feet are positioned.

As far as power delivery or efficiency are concerned, I can't say I've noticed any difference between any pedal I've ever used. As long as they are attached to the cranks it's a safe bet I can push them round.

But then I am crap, so anything I have to say is best regarded as such.

anton1r

Slightly off topic but not by much... Pedal float.

I had a pair of Crank Bros pedals(eggbeater style) I was using for commuting and I really liked that clipped in feeling, (though i'm not convinced it was necessary or even good for my knees) however, they went back to CRC as they fell to bits and CRC have given me vouchers in their place.

Now I had the pedals set up for maximum float (around 15degrees iirc) as I've crazy duck feet. Does anyone know of affordable pedals with a decent amount of float, i'm thinking I need/want more than 15degrees. Suggestions??

(TL:DR I Want affordable pedals with lots of float, suggestions please.)

CrackFox

anton1r wrote:

Now I had the pedals set up for maximum float (around 15degrees iirc) as I've crazy duck feet. Does anyone know of affordable pedals with a decent amount of float, i'm thinking I need/want more than 15degrees. Suggestions??

(TL:DR I Want affordable pedals with lots of float, suggestions please.)

Speedplay?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/speedplay-zero-chrome-moly-pedals/

joelsim

anton1r wrote:

Slightly off topic but not by much... Pedal float.

I had a pair of Crank Bros pedals(eggbeater style) I was using for commuting and I really liked that clipped in feeling, (though i'm not convinced it was necessary or even good for my knees) however, they went back to CRC as they fell to bits and CRC have given me vouchers in their place.

Now I had the pedals set up for maximum float (around 15degrees iirc) as I've crazy duck feet. Does anyone know of affordable pedals with a decent amount of float, i'm thinking I need/want more than 15degrees. Suggestions??

(TL:DR I Want affordable pedals with lots of float, suggestions please.)

Wii?

HamishD

CrackFox wrote:

anton1r wrote:

Now I had the pedals set up for maximum float (around 15degrees iirc) as I've crazy duck feet. Does anyone know of affordable pedals with a decent amount of float, i'm thinking I need/want more than 15degrees. Suggestions??

(TL:DR I Want affordable pedals with lots of float, suggestions please.)

Speedplay?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/speedplay-zero-chrome-moly-pedals/

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/07/ ... our_128526

Not cheap, but I won't use anything else now . . .

anton1r

Cheers guys. I had stumbled along speedplays before but wasn't sure about their reputation. Also they're abit pricey...

Speedplays have the most float in general though huh?

walkingbootweather

Anton. A bit of float is a good thing for the recreational cyclist, but you can get too much of a good thing - you don't want your feet moving about too much on the pedals. It should be possible to adjust your cleats to line up with your prefered position.

anton1r

walkingbootweather wrote:

Anton. A bit of float is a good thing for the recreational cyclist, but you can get too much of a good thing - you don't want your feet moving about too much on the pedals. It should be possible to adjust your cleats to line up with your prefered position.

Yeah cheers walkingboot, its just that my feet were right at the brink of unclipping in the crank bros at 15degree float so I'm wondering what if anything offers more is all... I never found it annoying that i could move my feet a bit but they didn't move much on their own anyway.

joelsim

Well I've finally taken the plunge. Shimano PDM540 pedals and dhb M1 shoes

Initialised

Same here. Finally succumb to the urge. MT42 and 520s. No comedy moment and after a day and a half it's become second nature.

chilling

after a day and a half it's become second nature.

Hold that thought....

It does become natural after a bit of time but I'm sure you'll have a comedy moment at some point, everyone does. Nowadays i find it feels weird when I have to use flats.