Clipless Pedals

[withm]

No worse than driving a stick-shift car in traffic.

[KnottedYet]

Just depends on what you feel like.

Like Catrin said, you don't have to ride clipless to be a "big girl" or a "real" cyclist.

I rode with toe clips for decades, then took a bike skills class AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS to remove my toe clips. The wild things we did in class made it very clear to me that my beloved toe clips had some limitations.

Later I got Speedplay Frogs (IMHO the easiest and most foolproof of all the clipless systems, which is why I bought them). Loved them.

Rode a bike with BMX pedals (the huge flat things with pins sticking up all over them like hedgehogs). Fell in love with them, and now have BMX pedals on all my bikes.

Platforms, BMX, clipless, toe clips - doesn't matter. The most important thing is that you have a pedal wrench and know how to use it!

Have a wardrobe of pedals just like you have a wardrobe of clothes, and change whenever you feel like it! THAT'S where all the fun is!

Every woman should have her own pedal wrench and her own vibrator, and know how to use both.

[alice]

Just depends on what you feel like.
Platforms, BMX, clipless, toe clips - doesn't matter. The most important thing is that you have a pedal wrench and know how to use it!

I concur! It really doesn't take more than 3-5 minutes to change pedals. I have friends who ride platforms during the week and clipless on the weekends.

[westtexas]

I concur! It really doesn't take more than 3-5 minutes to change pedals. I have friends who ride platforms during the week and clipless on the weekends.

Well, maybe not your first time doing it! I think it took me like 15 minutes the first time and my hands got FILTHY.

For me... when I started riding my road bike, it came with clipless. I rode it that way for a long time. I only switched them out once for regular flat pedals so I could ride with my (very slow) friend because I had to keep stopping. But I went back when she moved on to running instead of riding. I LOVE them. Can't imagine it being any other way. It's just one less thing to think about while you are zipping along.

[jennyrc]

I was worried about clipless when I started too...However, you can adjust your pedals to how "easy" it is to clip out of. So my shoes clip out with not much of a turn in my foot, and that makes me feel better about the whole clipless thing. Also, after pedaling up your first hill with clipless you might just be convinced they are worth it...I was
Also, there are some discount websites that people on this forum have turned me onto...the one I've been impressed with is bikenashbar
So, if you decide you want to go clipless (and can go to your lbs to find what size you need in a specific brand), you can probably get a basic shoe/clip setup for around $100

[Jen12]

Just depends on what you feel like.

Platforms, BMX, clipless, toe clips - doesn't matter. The most important thing is that you have a pedal wrench and know how to use it!

Have a wardrobe of pedals just like you have a wardrobe of clothes, and change whenever you feel like it! THAT'S where all the fun is!

Every woman should have her own pedal wrench and her own vibrator, and know how to use both.

LOL..pedals as accessories. Love it!

[Catrin]

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Platforms, BMX, clipless, toe clips - doesn't matter. The most important thing is that you have a pedal wrench and know how to use it!

Have a wardrobe of pedals just like you have a wardrobe of clothes, and change whenever you feel like it! THAT'S where all the fun is!

Every woman should have her own pedal wrench and her own vibrator, and know how to use both.

Seems to cover it all, especially that last line