silly question about pedals

[bunnydodger]

Kie, there’s absolutely no shame in having flat pedals. I have clipless pedals on my road bike, but I am not especially fond of them. I find them great for long rides with little interruption, but not so nice for crowded bike baths. Too many hazards to watch out for and being clipped in scares me to death too!

My mountain bike has the spiky, flat BMX pedals for better gripping and my commuter bike has the plain ole’ flat pedals. The freedom I feel (from stress) when I ride these bikes is amazing and I don’t have any more difficulty climbing or descending on the hills than with my clipless pedals.

Find your comfort zone and have fun riding!

[NbyNW]

I'm in the process of turning my mountain bike back into a mountain bike, and thinking to switch to BMX pedals. It's had cages since I bought it in 1998, which have worked fine, but now that I'm used to Speedplay Frogs on my road bike, I actually forgot I was using the cages and nearly got stuck in them when coming to a stop -- almost tipped over when I was out & about in the neighborhood!

I love my Frogs, but I don't think they're the right pedal for every situation. My commuting bike just has regular flat pedals.

Do what makes you feel comfortable.

[rij73]

Before I got brave enough to try clipless, I used PowerGrips. They are these wonderful straps that hold your foot to the pedal pretty securely, but not so much that you can't pull your foot out FAST. I highly recommend them!

That said, there is also the possibility of pedals that are a platform on one side and SPD on the other. You can wear mountain bike shoes with a very small cleat and use either side. Even one foot clipped in and one out.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Before I got brave enough to try clipless, I used PowerGrips. They are these wonderful straps that hold your foot to the pedal pretty securely, but not so much that you can't pull your foot out FAST. I highly recommend them!

I'm a big PowerGrip strap fan, use them on both my road bikes.