shoes
alynponty
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hi guys looking for some recommendations on shoes, had another word with my manager in work and he said he will try and put the cycle to work through for me, looking at halfords range but dont want clip in shoes, as i will mainly be off roading and dont like the idea of being stuck in pedals when i crash. cant find any plain shoes on halfords, so am i better off buying cheap pair of dap style shoe form sports direct or are clip in pedals ok for mtn use, bear in mind not ridden in 15 years so im assuming the designs are better nowadays
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Many many people ride mountain bike on clip less pedals, SPD or Crank Bros.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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I would buy clipless and proper shoes. Not everyone will agree but they certainly aren't impossible to get your feet out of in a crash.0
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I would buy clipless and proper shoes. Not everyone will agree but they certainly aren't impossible to get your feet out of in a crash.
I agree. Set them loose and it makes absolutely no difference in a crash. Unclipping for foot out cornering is no problem (although bad technique)Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350 -
cheers guys will go in and have good look at both0
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Unless you're paranoid about every last ounce of efficiency, go for flats.All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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Shimano am41 flats . Love them.GIANT XTC 2.5
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Shimano am41 flats . Love them.
Pretty sure halfords do them too.'14 Whyte T129s-*DEAD*
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I've been switching between flats and SPDs for the last 2 years. Flats are easy to ride with but you do lose a lot of power. Id recommend Superstar Nano pedals with Five10 skate style shoes (Freerider). SPD are much more efficient but it is obviously harder to remove your feet if you stall on a climb. I highly recommend SH56 multi release cleats over SH51 single release cleats. SH56 are so much easier to get your feet out as it allows an upward movement to release. Your feet never self release incidentally.Giant Anthem X3 2010.0
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Unless you're paranoid about every last ounce of efficiency, go for flats.
SPDs have nothing to do with efficiency Angus.
It's being connected. Foot in the same place each time. No thinking. I'm literally at one with it. Zero brain power needed, it's all in the inner like riding.0 -
Unless you're paranoid about every last ounce of efficiency, go for flats.
Good one. So why do so many of the world's top downhillers used clipless pedals then? DH is hardly the place where you need "every last ounce of efficiency"!Trail fun - Transition Bandit
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Unless you're paranoid about every last ounce of efficiency, go for flats.
Good one. So why do so many of the world's top downhillers used clipless pedals then? DH is hardly the place where you need "every last ounce of efficiency"!
So if there's no advantage then why not flats?All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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Unless you're paranoid about every last ounce of efficiency, go for flats.
SPDs have nothing to do with efficiency Angus.
It's being connected. Foot in the same place each time. No thinking. I'm literally at one with it. Zero brain power needed, it's all in the inner like riding.
So you're saying they're more efficient...
All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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He said nothing of the sort, stop being daft, try reading what he wrote.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Unless you're paranoid about every last ounce of efficiency, go for flats.
Good one. So why do so many of the world's top downhillers used clipless pedals then? DH is hardly the place where you need "every last ounce of efficiency"!
So if there's no advantage then why not flats?
In DH to be fast you need to be able to sprint fast but also sprint over rough ground. SPD's allow you to pedal in places where you're struggling just to keep your feet on the pedals with flats.
It's not just about efficiency in DH it's more about keeping feet connected to the pedals.
I wouldn't go back to flats for DH. The difference is huge.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350 -
Unless you're paranoid about every last ounce of efficiency, go for flats.
Good one. So why do so many of the world's top downhillers used clipless pedals then? DH is hardly the place where you need "every last ounce of efficiency"!
So if there's no advantage then why not flats?
In DH to be fast you need to be able to sprint fast but also sprint over rough ground. SPD's allow you to pedal in places where you're struggling just to keep your feet on the pedals with flats.
It's not just about efficiency in DH it's more about keeping feet connected to the pedals.
I wouldn't go back to flats for DH. The difference is huge.
And my point is, for most of us that difference doesn't matter. Plus the OP hasn't ridden for 15 years so there's enough to be getting on with without having to learn to unclip in moments of crisis, of which there will be many.All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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Don't judge other people's ability by your own?!
Far better off learning better riding technique and, more importantly, how to read a trail rather than just rush headlong into everything and keep having to dab!Trail fun - Transition Bandit
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Don't judge other people's ability by your own?!
Far better off learning better riding technique and, more importantly, how to read a trail rather than just rush headlong into everything and keep having to dab!
Right. Because nobody who rides flats ever learnt good technique? Oh, hold on, isn't it a common refrain that people who ride clipped in are prone to learning lots of bad habits?All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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Angus - what on earth are you wittering on about.
Ride what you want. If you ride flats and want to ride clips go for it. If you don't, don't.0 -
Angus - what on earth are you wittering on about.
Ride what you want. If you ride flats and want to ride clips go for it. If you don't, don't.
Quite.Trail fun - Transition Bandit
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Angus - what on earth are you wittering on about.
The suggestion was that flats were the way to bad technique. Yet it seems to be the majority opinion that it's easy to pick up bad habits/technique when you're clipped in.Ride what you want. If you ride flats and want to ride clips go for it. If you don't, don't.
All threads would be pretty short if that were the standard answer. All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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