|   Toe Clips for MTB Pedals | MikeLaw71
Apr 25, 2002 11:55 AM | | I have a Specialized Hardrock and am considering puting toe cradels (?) on the pedals for better foot-to-pedal control. I am not ready for clipless. Does anyone have any suggestions/comments before I spend the moeny? |
| Clipless is much... | shiggy
Apr 25, 2002 12:02 PM | | ...easier to use than toe clips. And I think it easier to go from flat pedals to clipless than from toe clips and straps to clipless.
It is cheaper to use toe clips and straps and you can use most any shoe. With clipless you need to buy the pedals and new shoes. |
| all the same | split
Apr 25, 2002 12:12 PM | | Toe-clips are all the same. It doesn't matter what you get. |
| re: Toe Clips for MTB Pedals | MongooseMan
Apr 25, 2002 12:40 PM | | I used toe clips when I first started biking.
I always found them more a hinderance than any help.
They just get in the way.
Don't sell yourself short. Clipless pedals are easy to get used to, and will improve your riding skills dramatically.
If you have the money, get a set of clipless pedals.
I got Speedplay Frogs 6 years ago and have never looked back. |
| re: Toe Clips for MTB Pedals | drsam
Apr 25, 2002 1:12 PM | | You can get a cheap pair of clipless pedals from Jensonusa.com. They have the wellgo 813 for $19.00.
I got these when I wanted to try clipless (had been using toe clips for several years) and I like them a lot.
They are cheap enough that if you don't like them, you aren't out much and you can probably sell them on e.bay for what you paid.
The big expense here would be the shoes. I got a pair of specialized mtb comps from their online store pretty cheap and like them a lot. |
| re: Toe Clips for MTB Pedals | BH
Apr 25, 2002 3:09 PM | | I catch a lot of flak for liking them but I actually prefer clips and straps over clipless for technical dirt riding. I use clipless exclusively for roads and smooth trails that don't require putting a foot down very often.
My right foot is very pigeon toed and I have a hard time getting it un clipped quickly enough. I've also been using them for 20 years and yanking back is second nature. I have a bad habit of only using my right foot to put down so most of my falls are to the left.
I also like clips and straps because I can wear any shoes when I ride and use my bike to ride down to the store. The clips and straps never need to be greased and never squeak. The straps don't allow as much pull back as cleats but they do allow much more circular pedaling than simple flat pedals with no clips and straps. The best part about them is when the ride gets very technical, I flip them over and tighen the straps (so the clips don't catch anything) and use them as flat pedals.
Of my 4 bikes, my roadie and my hardtail are both set up with Time ATACs, my F/S and old rigid clunker MTB with clips and straps.
One of these days I'll work on my clipless skills enough to keep from bloodying my knees. Until them I'll just go retro old school. I'll have to, its getting difficult to find quality flat pedals that accept clips and straps.
My suggestion, go with the cleats and skip the retro old school ribbing. |
| Yeah, go clipless... | MM
Apr 25, 2002 3:09 PM | | I switched to clipless last week, and I had to use toe clips again today, and it was awful. After only exactly one week, the toe clps don't even compare. Your bunny hops will be out of this world compared to what you could do before. cambriabike.com has shoes as low as $40. |
| you'll die using toe clips off road. | dan
Apr 25, 2002 4:03 PM | | |
| you'll die using toe clips off road. | FUEL4U
Apr 25, 2002 4:36 PM | | wrong......different strokes for different folks....I prefer the option of being able to just hop on my rig and go for a ride in whatever doggone shoe I happen to be wearing - don't wanna be pigeon-holed into using a dedicated shoe just to go for a ride....been using clips/straps since my roadie days (early '70's) and probably will continue until they stop makin' them :) |
| Wrong | shiggy
Apr 25, 2002 4:50 PM | | I prefer clipless but I rode off road with clips and straps and cleated shoes for 7-8 years before I when to clipless. You get use to it. I like clips and straps better than flats but not as much as clipless |
| Sorry, but that's nonsense ... | Philber
Apr 26, 2002 5:40 AM | | You can ride off road using any pedals. Haven't you seen the variety of bikes and pedals that people are riding? Toe clips, clipless, platforms - they'll all work just fine. Granted, they're all very different, and some folks will have a strong preference for one over the others. But before clipless pedals were common off road, we all rode with toe clips and I don't remember dying. |
| Agree | El Jester
Apr 26, 2002 6:36 AM | | I rode for years with toe clips and I'm not dead. Back in the day you didn't have a choice, there were no "clipless" pedals and with a little practice one could be very efficient with toe clips.
Having said that, I do prefer the clipless pedals and catch flack from my DH buddies about using them for DH and Slalomn and not running flats. |
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