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jwillia852 posted 13 weeks ago.
What is your opposition to getting actual clip on shoes and pedals?
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JAPRYSE posted 13 weeks ago.
Mine is the fear of not being able to get my feet out in time.
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Triguy98 posted 13 weeks ago.
Just get the clipless shoe/ pedal combo. You'll figure it out pretty quick, and be amazed how much more the bike feels like a part of you. You arent going to hurt yourself turtling over, besides some minor scrapes. I imagine the slick soled modern bike shoes on a plastic pedal wouldnt go together well at all. You can pick up some Shimano 105 level pedals off ebay pretty cheap, and they will last a long time.
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Warrior posted 13 weeks ago.
Ok well I am debutant on the bike, furthest I have been in a day is about 50km and that was a split, furthest in one ride about 36K. I live on a 7% grade hill. So yeah I am nervous about clipping in and out and falling over etc;. The other issue I have is my bike is a form bike, it's a hybrid between a road bike a racer. I got it in case I didn't take to the cycling lark it wouldn't have been a huge waste of money. Not certain I want to spend on pedals that in a year might be worth more than the bike.
Just a note, my pedal is metal is just the toe cage is formed plastic.
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Triguy98 posted 13 weeks ago.
Don't worry, you'll spend more on the shoes than the pedals. You can just switch the pedals over when you get a new bike, they dont come with pedals.
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I love my Shimano tri shoes, but they are pricey. I also like the Specialized tri shoes, but they arent cheap, either. But buying a cheap cycling shoes is just throwing away money, because you are going to want better ones soon. They last a long while, too. I have had mine for 4 years. Theyre a little grungy, but structurally sound.
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RunMDC posted 13 weeks ago.
JAPRYSE wrote:
Mine is the fear of not being able to get my feet out in time.
I found that everytime I fall the jolt of hitting the ground knocks my feet out of the pedals pretty easy. Plus you want your legs and knees to hit the ground first so that the beautiful carbon frame does not take the brunt of the damage.
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TonisTri posted 13 weeks ago.
JAPRYSE wrote:
Mine is the fear of not being able to get my feet out in time.
Yeah, everybody worries about this at first. I had my lbs loosen the connection a bit so it is incredibly easy to clip out. Now that I am used to them (and I love them) I will tighten them up a bit. Now it feels weird to ride without them!
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TriWahoo posted 13 weeks ago.
As soon as I bought my first bike I had them put the clip ins on. The guy at the lbs told me in response to my concern of falling over that with the toe cages your foot can get stuck and you won't be able to get out, but with the clip ins, you can always get out (you just have to remember how to).
Get the clip ins and practice in a parking lot...I found that starting to pedal with clip ins was harder then stopping with them :)
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gfd posted 13 weeks ago.
Anxiety over being clipped in is normal. It will be gone a week after you first ride with them and the benefits are more than worth the stress. Wait until you climb that hill you live on while being clipped in. You'll kill it!
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I don't have clip in pedals, I have a sort of cage with out bars, its a bit of moulded plastic comes up off the pedal over the shoe but acts like a cage.
However I have tried cycling with different shoes and end up with either toe or arch pain. The toe pain comes from the gap in the plastic cage I reckon.
I am wondering is it sensible to get clip on shoes, that are hard soles, without actually having clip in pedals?
Any advice appreciated.
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