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What are your thoughts on clipless? (self.mtb)

submitted 1 year ago by htmono to c/mtb

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My trusty flat Five Tens are at the end of their life and I'm in need of new shoes. I ride SPD with my gravel bike and think my current clipless shoes for that are amazing.

That gets me to think maybe I should just ditch my flat pedals on mtb and get clipless. But I'm a little hesitant because of added risk of falling.

If you ride clipless on mtb or especially if you ride it both gravel and mtb, do you have any tips or thoughts to share?

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[–] negativeyoda 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been riding flats for the past year but I'm probably going to go back to clips. That said, I'll probably get something with platforms as well as clips

I hate clips for technical climbs. If you take your foot off the pedal, getting clipped back in while trying to get going immediately is a PITA. That said, spinning up non tech climbs with flats just feels inefficient. I also have crap jumping technique so having my feet separate from my pedals mid air freaks me out.

I've never crashed and remained clipped in for what it's worth

[–] htmono 2 points 1 year ago

That is very good point about the climbs, didn't even think about that.

I never do jumps so thankfully that has been a non-issue :)