This is probably the general consensus, but I've managed to have more/worse crashes/injuries due to flats compared to clipless, and I only rode flats for two years š¤£
Clipless or Nah?
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This is probably the general consensus, but I've managed to have more/worse crashes/injuries due to flats compared to clipless, and I only rode flats for two years š¤£
one piece crank
1pc Cranky
In over 40 years I only have 3-months on the 1st gen SPDās. So you could say any/all my crashes were on flats. š
Paul H
Fearless OOS Poser
I think I was on flats for 2yrs? Then switched to clips... but I still suck lol
serviceguy
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Iāve had horrible crashes on flats, now trying to reach new highs on clipless. Oh the possibilitiesā¦Iāve already fallen in a creek, which I also did on flats, so itās pretty much the same!
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stilluf
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Half serious. I know the history, but "clipless" is such a misnomer when you clip in and clip out of the pedals.
rick81721
Lothar
Ian F
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Pedal strikes are one reason I do run clipless. I tend to set up my bikes low, so I get a lot of pedal strikes - I'm just used to it. And having ridden both quite a bit in recent years, being attached definitely helps with being able to ride through it.
Ian F
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It's the cleats. I don't want to have one set of shoes with an different cleat type. So unless the Garmin SPD pedals can use Crank Bros cleats, then it doesn't help.
As mentioned, I don't really get pedal attrition. I'm still running pedals many years old. I understand a lot of folks have had Crank Bros pedals break, but despite the amount of abuse I give them with the aforementioned pedal strikes, they have held up for me.
if your going to get a different pair for the road bike anyway(to get power), at least the garmin offers you a way forward to convert the bikes back to all being the same. Just a thought.
Ian F
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I'm ok with different cleats for the road bike, since I would then go with dedicated road shoes again. Not so much on the mtn bikes. Plus, I may say F-it... and get crank-based power meters.
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teabagger11
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Look at these relics can't believe I still have them
knobbyhead
Next off the Island.
Onzos? I think?
teabagger11
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mwlikesbikes
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They were my first clipless too. I personally had a real love/hate relationship with them. I eventually graduated to 747s so I missed the earlier spds and have been on shimano mtb pedals ever since.
Look pedals for the road though.
JDurk
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Ian F
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Those Onza pictures are almost giving me PTSD...
I went through pretty much every type of clipless pedal back then, starting with the "no-float" Shimano (636?), then those gawd awful Onzas, then first gen Time ATAC, then Shimano 747, then finally Crank Bros Egg Beaters. Been running CB pedals ever since.
I went through pretty much every type of clipless pedal back then, starting with the "no-float" Shimano (636?), then those gawd awful Onzas, then first gen Time ATAC, then Shimano 747, then finally Crank Bros Egg Beaters. Been running CB pedals ever since.
SmooveP
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Clipless here. I tried flats half a dozen times and didn't like them. Surprised nobody's mentioned it yet, but adjustable release is great while learning or wanting easier exit based on terrain. SPDs have been super reliable for me, and because they're popular, it makes it easier to borrow/test ride your friends' bikes.