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Anon starts asking questions (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Tell me you've never cycled seriously without telling me you've never cycled seriously.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

I commute 14km to work every other day and can confirm there is no difference.

Although placebos have been confirmed to help even though you know you are using a placebo so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There's a huge difference, because I occasionally ride other bikes without them. My feet slip off the pedals without the cleats. I wouldn't ride seriously without them.

[–] grandkaiser 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've been riding for 20+ years and never had this issue. I've tried cleats. Tried it for a year before I eventually switched back to a good set of pedals + a good set of shoes. Admittedly about half of my riding is mountain biking though, so that might be part of my bias.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I don't do much mountain biking, but I have clipless pedals on my old hardtail, too. When I ride without clipless, I have to constantly remember not to push too hard and be careful, lest my foot slip off. With clipless, I clip in and no longer have to think about it.

I don't really care what other people use. I'll stick with clipless, you can stick with flats or whatever you use, it's fine with me. I use electronic shifting on my road and gravel bikes, and disc brakes on the gravel bike, and I know some people hate both of those things, too. Personally I really like both, but if others still want to use cable shifters and rim brakes, that's fine with me.

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