clipless or flat pedals

Hi everyone. using m520 on my Giant Talon 0 29er at the mo. Riding to work/ Canal rides/disused railway paths etc. After the initial sideways tumbles I have got used to unclipping. but now thinking of going for a weekend cycle on the Monsal way peak district trail and surrounding area. Because I carrying my overnight gear do you think it best to switch to Flats. Wont be going on too rougher trail but with the extra weight and bulk may feel a little unsecure locked in. Was thinking of taking both pedals and shoes but want to keep weight to minimum. Been looking at Nukeproof Electron Flat Pedals and some Five Ten Freerider VXi Shoes. Any advice ?? Martin
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Thanks Initialised may buy some and give them a trial run.
For me, on any sort of trails, use decent flats all day long, never looked back. Superstar Nano Techs for me
That.
Except that I use clipless (CB Mallets).
Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
Allround - Cotic Solaris
Thats because your a bit of a jess, but thats ok we loves you anyways,
Just choose which ever gives you the confidence to concentrate on enjoying the riding.
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I reckon half of them moisturise!
Gee smashed it out on borrowed flats and 5,10s last time too :P
Since I changed to spd for downhill I can't imagine going back, so much easier to pedal through rough stuff and never get bounced off a pedal.
I use spds for everything from r**d to downhill.
I don't understand the argument that flats are better for technical riding.
also its really easy to wind SPD riders up...
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and when I started back on the bike I thought flats would save me buying spd shoes.... and promptly spent a ton on 5:10s :oops: :oops:
i dont notice any issues with riding tbh, modern flats and shoes are grippy as anything.
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To the OP, use flats, if you were confident with SPD's you wouldn't have asked the question.
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just unscrew the clamp from one side and you have a decent double sided platform pedal.
Probably takes less time to swap pedals (two screws?) than remove the clips, and unless you removed all of them, you'd still have a gamble as to what you'd be getting.
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Agreed, the pins on those look censored , pedals like those are always a compromise in my opinion.
I use Neutrons with Five Ten shoes and it's grippy as censored .
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Plus, wind the tension down and dont worry that you wont unclip - its easy and foolproof.