Squiggs Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Clipless moments. Everyone has them. You soon learn not to have them. Then, way down the line, you forget not to have one and remind yourself all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 don't leave it till the last minute before disengaging. The point at which you are at a standstill and trying to balance is too late. Get your feet unclipped as you are approaching a junction, while keeping the foot still rested on the pedal. As you stop, you just lower that foot to the floor. And learn to have one dominant foot with which to unclip and stand and one that is always attached to power off on. That way it is all likely to become more second nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gym_rat Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 oh dear god - I fell over so slowly the woman crossing the road in front of me had time to catch me and set back upright. I`ve not been out on the bike since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Why not just use normal pedals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Why not just use normal pedals? They allow you to pedal faster in a lower gear which puts less pressure on your knees than travelling at the same speed using a higher gear whilst pedalling more slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 They allow you to pedal faster in a lower gear which puts less pressure on your knees than travelling at the same speed using a higher gear whilst pedalling more slowly. They keep the ball of the foot on the pedal this promotes a better pedaling action known as ankling,i fitted toe clips on my bike does the same job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gym_rat Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 They allow you to pedal faster in a lower gear which puts less pressure on your knees than travelling at the same speed using a higher gear whilst pedalling more slowly. allow you to peddle faster? sorry but LOL what are you on about - talk about broscience. to the person asking, they allow you to "pull" on the upstroke - thus doubling the effort and they make sure each peddle stroke is as efficient as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 allow you to peddle faster? sorry but LOL what are you on about - talk about broscience. to the person asking, they allow you to "pull" on the upstroke - thus doubling the effort and they make sure each peddle stroke is as efficient as possible The leg would not produce the same power on a pull as on a push so the doubling of power theory goes out the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gym_rat Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 The leg would not produce the same power on a pull as on a push so the doubling of power theory goes out the window it`s near enough to explain the idea to a non cyclist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Can you find the cleat? Some can't! A rather dull example of the way you re-cycle (no pun intended) the same sexual joke on different sites. Not good on a family forum, especially from a mod. Do us a favour and get some help for your unhealthy obsession with female body parts. ---------- Post added 08-02-2013 at 22:44 ---------- They allow you to pedal faster in a lower gear which puts less pressure on your knees than travelling at the same speed using a higher gear whilst pedalling more slowly. This is perhaps the clearest explanation. They definitely make cycling more efficient. OP, sorry you came off (sounds really painful), but once you get used to them, trying to ride without them will feel very clumsy and wasteful of your energy. Persevere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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