How long does it take to get used to single-side clipless pedals? Is it worth it?
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Ugly on a nice race bike.0
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It will be a road bike then.0
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For me about 2 or 3 rides if that.
I started with clipless pedals so never had anything else. If you don't get in first time you can pedal without clipping in to keep your momentum up.0 -
lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
Er no. A race bike is a bike that is designed for racing. SImples.
https://road.cc/content/buyers-guide/19 ... -race-bike
https://www.merlincycles.com/blog/road- ... explained/
Is this supposed to be a cycling enthusiast forum or not?0 -
Dannbodge wrote:For me about 2 or 3 rides if that.
I started with clipless pedals so never had anything else. If you don't get in first time you can pedal without clipping in to keep your momentum up.
But I have to clip in fairly sharpish so that I can accelerate away quickly.0 -
When you are clipped in no one can see the pedals. "Ugly" is only for those gear freaks wandering round finding fault with everyone else!Bungle73 wrote:Ugly on a nice race bike.0 -
Franco di Banco wrote:
When you are clipped in no one can see the pedals. "Ugly" is only for those gear freaks wandering round finding fault with everyone else!Bungle73 wrote:Ugly on a nice race bike.
Come off it. Everyone wants their bike to look nice. That style of pedal is not for me anyway.0 -
If you don't race bungle it's not a race bike.0
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So, a racing car is not a racing car if it's not racing? That's what you're saying is it?0
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But I guess you don’t as given the wheels you struggling to get the freewheel off, were clearly wheels that no one would ever race on.Bungle73 wrote:Webboo wrote:It will be a road bike then.
"Road bike" is a generic term. "Race bike" is a specific kind of road bike. You did know that.....right?0 -
Webboo wrote:
What's that got to do with the price of fish? It's a completely different bike..............0 -
Why have just robbed someone or something.Bungle73 wrote:Dannbodge wrote:For me about 2 or 3 rides if that.
I started with clipless pedals so never had anything else. If you don't get in first time you can pedal without clipping in to keep your momentum up.
But I have to clip in fairly sharpish so that I can accelerate away quickly.0 -
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Webboo wrote:
Why have just robbed someone or something.Bungle73 wrote:Dannbodge wrote:For me about 2 or 3 rides if that.
I started with clipless pedals so never had anything else. If you don't get in first time you can pedal without clipping in to keep your momentum up.
But I have to clip in fairly sharpish so that I can accelerate away quickly.
Er because I don't to be holding up people behind me.0 -
Same bikes are under road bikes bungle. What is this race bike anyway ?0
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cougie wrote:Same bikes are under road bikes bungle. What is this race bike anyway ?
An Allez Sprint. A bike specifically designed to be raced in crits. But, apparently, a bike's whose sole purpose on the design board was to compete in races is not a race bike, according to people here.
Why is it, on the internet, people insist on keep arguing the same point, even when presented with incontrovertible proof that they are just wrong? How many sources do I need to present before you people accept it?0 -
Traffic light racing is it.Bungle73 wrote:Webboo wrote:
Why have just robbed someone or something.Bungle73 wrote:Dannbodge wrote:For me about 2 or 3 rides if that.
I started with clipless pedals so never had anything else. If you don't get in first time you can pedal without clipping in to keep your momentum up.
But I have to clip in fairly sharpish so that I can accelerate away quickly.
Er because I don't to be holding up people behind me.
Commuter Grand Prix.0 -
Webboo wrote:
Traffic light racing is it.Bungle73 wrote:Webboo wrote:
Why have just robbed someone or something.Bungle73 wrote:Dannbodge wrote:For me about 2 or 3 rides if that.
I started with clipless pedals so never had anything else. If you don't get in first time you can pedal without clipping in to keep your momentum up.
But I have to clip in fairly sharpish so that I can accelerate away quickly.
Er because I don't to be holding up people behind me.
Commuter Grand Prix.
Not quite. But when I'm pulling away from a junction or lights the last thing I want to be doing is holding up someone in a car behind, and I like to get up to speed asap. And my route involves spending a very short time on a narrowish A road, and exiting and entering its side roads.0 -
Maybe you are getting anxious about getting it in first time, which might mean you are too tense.
Try to relax and not worry about getting it first go, also try doing it when you don’t have a car up your backside.
Find a piece of road and just practice setting off.0 -
I bought a pair of M520 when I got my Specialized Alez Elite 2 years ago. The reason was because they are white like the bike and I didn’t know there were more than 1 type of pedal.
When I got my Boardman Air 9.6 I had a spare set of the same pedals that came off my daughters Boardman Comp Hybrid.
I commute a lot on both bikes so like to to get my shoes in quickly and due to the double sided nature of the SPD it always works. I’m used to them now so I can’t see the point in changing.
My and my bro in law did the London Nightrider in June, he has SPD SL on his bike and had a lot of trouble at all the stops.0 -
Back in 1971 I had a 5 speed racer. That's what kids called bikes with drop handlebars back then. Think we were still calling them racers when I got a 10 speed bike in 1974.
These days a bike with drop bars is far more likely to be dubbed road, sportive, endurance, adventure, touring, fitness, leisure, gravel etc etc. CX, track and TT bikes often don't use the term race despite the fact that's what they are for.
I'd probably only use the term race bike for one that's specifically designed to be raced or is actually raced0 -
So, are those m520 "racing" pedals for your racing bike?0
