Interesting post on flats vs. clipless
"Better is a relative term, especially when talking about artificial means of performance enhancement. The mistake people make is assuming that because something improves performance it must be better and therefore you want to use it all of the time. The fact is that equipment can either enhance good technique and fitness or cover up technique and fitness gaps and there is a huge difference between the two. The first will let you tap into your own abilities even more and the second will lead to plateaus and overuse injuries."
Full post here . . .
I realized early this season that I had poor pedal stroke when I was using most of my strength on the "upswing" instead of having "heavy feet." I've been working on retraining myself and it hasn't been easy. I think I am going to give this a try in the next season. I already put flats on my 26er for an AR, I think I'll just leave them on for awhile.
I was doing this: "The #1 lie is that you want to pull the foot and pedal up – you instead need to focus on pulling the thigh up at the hip. This technique will help you develop a smooth, consistent pedal stroke to flats or clipless pedals." From this post.
