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Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:21 pm
by Big_Red
Of course if you want to burn through the downhills at 50kph+ being clipped in makes this a lot easier to do. I hit 55kph on the road bike today coming home, which is an absolute hoot, but my all time fastest was actually on my mtb at 68kph. Once I got SPD's on both road & mtb there was no looking back. Personally, the lack of trackstanding ability is a non issue for me, as clipping in and out at the lights is no problem & now second nature.
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:32 pm
by Xplora
lt wrote:Right on, dude.
Wow. I suddenly understand
@u kthxyarly
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:35 pm
by mateyboi
nassy wrote:Hi all,
So I've currently moved to a new building at work that provides good bike facilities. Also, i live about 10 kms from work, so cycling is definitely an option of travel.
Now riding to work on a roadie would be great because of the extra speed, but i find that riding into the city is a pain because of the number of times i need to unclip ( traffic, pedestrians, traffic lights, etc)
So now the question is, should i stick to riding my roadie and learn to unclip? (I'm new to cycling)
OR should I buy a cheap MTB with flat pedals?
Im leaning towards the MTB decision because of ease of use and less chance of tyre punctures...
Please help!
Thanks, Danny.
Get a Roadie or hybrid, you'll get to work faster.
Unless you a planing to go on the trails, a mountain bike it is definitely overkill for a commuting and it is slow and heavy.
You might end up liking road riding and instead of just riding to work you do social rides with mates!
Riding with clipless will make you pedal more efficiency and believe me once you get use to it, it will be second nature to unclip and clipin. Just practice on a flat piece of road unclipping and clipping in 20 times.
Just get beefer tyres and won't have an issue with flats like conti gator skins.
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:01 pm
by Mugglechops
Xplora wrote:It's a pretty simple process. The pedals go up and down, round and round. If you are able to use force through the whole stroke, you are being more efficient.
The whole pro peleton rides flat pedals so your argument is wrong.
Oh hang on
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:38 pm
by Xplora
Mugglechops wrote:Oh hang on
LOL
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:24 pm
by AndrewBurns
I guess track sprinters have completely ruined knees because they need clipless pedals and double foot straps to keep their feet from ripping off the pedals on the up-stroke!
I don't actively think "pull up" when pedaling but I do pull hard when laying down the power to the point where I've pulled my feet out of low-tension pedals, when I'm pedaling at higher cadences it's more of a scooping motion but I still notice my feet lifting off when I ride flat pedals.
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:59 am
by high_tea
Track sprinters care not for efficiency. More power, however inefficiently it's produced, is the requirement. The relevance to commuting is zero.
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:32 pm
by Muchomint
Back on topic. I ride SPD's to work, but have been riding them for years. I bought single sided PD-A530's for my Honky Inc. Great touring pedals, but cause a few problems on busy roads. I want to clip first time every time without looking down - there is just too much going on to look down and not get away properly. Now and again they present themselves the wrong way up.
So, they came off 2 weeks ago and I got something similar (cant remember the model no) but dual sided. Much much happier. I'd certainly keep this in mind when looking for commuting pedals if you ride on busy roads.
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:48 pm
by HLC
Fixed gear with 25 or 28c's and learn to track stand
Re: Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:12 pm
by newbikeorupgrade
I personally would choose a hybrid if only going 10k.
I ride in a tight urban environment and I would use flat pedals.
I find it much easier to jump of the bike in case of accidents and kick cars that don't know your there and cut into your lane trying to kill you in the process.
Wider tyres better in the wet to.
The other option is buy two bikes...
ahaha
Roadie or MTB, clip less or flat pedals?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:00 pm
by The Walrus
I've just got a road bike and have made the scary jump to clip-ins. Bloody rain has limited my riding since but it's not been as bad as I'd feared.
My intention was to add clip-ins to the MTB that I use purely for commuting and for fun, but I'm rethinking that and might stay with flats for now.