OK with clipless but new to MTB
nickbotfield
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I've been riding clipless pedals (Speedplays) on the road for a good couple of years now but I've only just acquired my first mountain bike at the age of 35! My question is do you think it's worth learning the sort of bike handling skills I'd need on a mountain bike using flats to start with, or should I go straight for clipless from the start?
My concern is that clipless on a road bike is fairly straightforward, just the ocassional unclip at lights and suchlike. I'd imagine off road riding might require a lot more putting my feet down to begin with, and given that I'm not experienced riding off road, would clipless be a step too far at the start?
What are your thoughts?
My concern is that clipless on a road bike is fairly straightforward, just the ocassional unclip at lights and suchlike. I'd imagine off road riding might require a lot more putting my feet down to begin with, and given that I'm not experienced riding off road, would clipless be a step too far at the start?
What are your thoughts?
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I ride exclusively flats but have tried clipless and didn't have any problems - it's easy enough to unclip if you have to.
Most silly falls seem to forgetting to unclip, so if you are comfortable with them go for it.
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You'll be fine riding clipless.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 -
I don't do much road riding anymore but always ride clippless
When I started mountain biking I rode clipless but converted to flats quite quickly (I was amazed how grippy good flats can be). I just don't like being clipped in, off road.
So try clipless and flats and see what works for you.0 -
rode clipless for 20 years never had an issue with clipping out off road or causing a crash.0
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nickbotfield wrote:I've been riding clipless pedals (Speedplays) on the road for a good couple of years now but I've only just acquired my first mountain bike at the age of 35! My question is do you think it's worth learning the sort of bike handling skills I'd need on a mountain bike using flats to start with, or should I go straight for clipless from the start?
My concern is that clipless on a road bike is fairly straightforward, just the ocassional unclip at lights and suchlike. I'd imagine off road riding might require a lot more putting my feet down to begin with, and given that I'm not experienced riding off road, would clipless be a step too far at the start?
What are your thoughts?
I'm in a similar mindset Nick re: the more frequent unclipping, and also ride Speedplay on the road - but I have just bought some Speedplay Frogs and they seem to be pretty easy to use so I'm going to start going for it on the MTB0 -
clip out when you stop just like a road bike.0
