Going clipless...

[aly]

I'm just so happy to hear I'm not the only one! So far, I've done the leaning onto the clipped in side. I unclip right, but had just made a left turn. It happened while my neighbor was watching out his window, so I'm prettysure he got a good laugh. The second was while trying to clip in while starting up a steep hill. My boyfriend was there for both, Today he kept wanting to hold the bike for me to clip in if we were starting on a steep incline, it's actually very sweet. He told me off the bat that he wasn't going to fall- and he hasn't...yet.

I've found my falls pretty funny, but I realize they could be tragic if they happened in the wrong place or time, and that kind of scares me. The split second when you suddenly go into slow-motion and you know what's happening, but can't do anything is so strange. I'm hoping I've fallen enough to learn my lesson, but who knows.

[KnottedYet]

I've got Speedplay Frogs on my zoom bike. Very nice.

On my utility bike I want to put BMX pedals. (Kona Jacksh*ts, to be precise.) They are out of stock at the moment, but I love these HUGE platform pedals. One of my bike gurus at my LBS was waxing rhapsodic about the Kona pedals after I told him I wanted to put them on my Surly.

If you don't want to go clipless, the BMX style pedals really are sweet.

Edit: these are the Kona pedals, http://content.konaworld.com/webstor...category_id=22

[RoadRaven]

Actually, a lot of roadies do this, and most all mountain bike riders using clipless pedals do. Mountain bikers on technical terrain must be able to unclip out of either foot at moment's notice....they don't have a choice. If you mountain bike, this is automatically carried over when you're on your road bike. This is a good skill to have as roadies.....you will sometimes encounter situations where you have no choice but to click out of the 'other' foot.

Yeah... my partner can...but I just confuse myself.

I can absolutely see the necessity of doing it on a mountain bike - you would have to be prepared and able to unclip either foot at any moment - but I have never really mountain biked per se... just a bit around the farm and I don't have clips on those pedals!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

On my utility bike I want to put BMX pedals. (Kona Jacksh*ts, to be precise.) They are out of stock at the moment, but I love these HUGE platform pedals. One of my bike gurus at my LBS was waxing rhapsodic about the Kona pedals after I told him I wanted to put them on my Surly.
If you don't want to go clipless, the BMX style pedals really are sweet.
Edit: these are the Kona pedals, http://content.konaworld.com/webstor...category_id=22

Why are they so great??

[FH Cyclist]

Hi guys, I've been clipless for about a year and really like how much more power I get. I started out on my mountain bike and learned to do both as is suggested here.

One of the best pieces of advice I got was from a sales guy at REI. He suggested I bring my bike in the house and put the bike in an open doorway. Using your arms to keep you upright and balanced, he suggested practicing getting out of the clips - on either side. It was excellent advice because I could practice and figure out how tight I wanted my clips. I ended up with my clips being fairly loose on my mountain bike and a bit tighter on my road bike.

When I purchased my road bike the store owner also suggested that I practice pushing down and then out, instead of the out that I had been doing. That helps a lot as well. It comes out a lot quicker when you push down first.

Thanks for the advice on turning the wheel. I'm not sure I do that so I'll try that tomorrow.

One last piece of advice - get you, in your clips, on your bike fitted by a professional. I had my clips adjusted by the bike store owner where I bought my road bike and it was fabulous. I'm still trying to match how they feel - my left is great. My left foot and pedal seem to be wedded to each other and working completely in synch. I'm not quite there with my right yet. But it makes a huge difference!!! - at least it did for me.

[hellbells123]

hi every one im new to this site ..but already getting some great advice!

im assuming clipless means the pedals that you need to clip in and out of ?? im due to try mine out for the first time on saturday but havnt spent that much time practising at home..should i be doing more ?

im gonna be rereading this post several times to memorize all the tips..

helen

[bikermomma]

hi every one im new to this site ..but already getting some great advice!

im assuming clipless means the pedals that you need to clip in and out of ?? im due to try mine out for the first time on saturday but havnt spent that much time practising at home..should i be doing more ?

im gonna be rereading this post several times to memorize all the tips..

helen

I had my husband keep me upright while I practiced clipping in and out. SO then I went out and tried clipping in/out in my driveway. Then the road.