Clipless pedals question(s)

WHY ARE THEY CALLED CLIPLESS WHEN YOU ARE CLIPPED IN I AM SO CONFUSED

still need to get a pair of these, might go w/the ones j.o.n.a. plumped for as well

Because clips = toe clips.

- the main mechanism of which is A STRAP. not A CLIP. it's madness.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/oct/19/shimano-clipless-pedals
Noticed this yesterday while I was explaining to my girlfriend that nearly falling off 3 times isn't that dangerous really, then spent ages looking at the pedal museum pages. Cycling this morning I thought about the Cinelli ones mentioned in that post with levers, and decided I was actually doing alright. Loosening the tension on the pedal helped a lot this morning. It'd be so much easier if you could adjust the cleat position while your actually on the pedal though.

coz, they're less than £20 at SJS Cycles at the moment.

the clip is what the strap goes into, man

some people used to ride with clips, no straps

Even that's hardly a clip, in the sense of "a device that grips and holds tightly." It's more of a housing. A socket. A sheath. Well anyway "clipless" is still fucking stupid GOD IT MAKES ME ANGRY

are you still confused?

i was never confused. JUST ANGRY.

considering clips+straps for the lolpollo. hold off on clipless until get proper road bike, i reckon.

Fwiw, clipless is a lot easier to use than toeclips/straps, if that's a concern.

^ Yep. The only benefit to using toeclips and 'traditional' pedals is that you can still ride the bike without wearing cycling shoes.

I am going to dissent and say that they're both about equally easy to use, I'm not particularly troubled by either. I don't know why folks are insinuating that toeclips are that difficult?

the only thing fussy about clips and straps is actually cinching the strap once you're underway. actually flipping the pedal over is muscle memory thing that takes zero time to master

imo

btw has anyone used feetbelt style nu school straps that all those pesky hipster children are using? seem like a cheap alternative to GTX clipless boots in the winter

i never cinch the strap fwiw, it's kinda like shoes with laces that you just slip on/off.

be patient with the technical stuff on spds

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http://prollyisnotprobably.com/2009/07/hold_fast.php

http://prollyisnotprobably.com/3679826489_dbe8f778ee_b.jpg

is that a partial bashguard for trials type stuff?

i think it's for grinding rails and stuff, actually! it's partial, i assume, because fixie grinds are always gonna have their crank arms in the same position

i want lake winter boots so bad :(

I'm w shasta, never cinch the straps on my clips unless my shoes are a lot larger/smaller than the ones I wore last time. Set them once per ride, leave them alone.

^kind of how i'm imaging it - this is more so i don't have to don bike shoes just to go up the shops or to the pub or whatever! i have no problem with clipless for impending purchase of serious bike, tho.

yeah this^^^

for city/leisurely biking = clips
for RIDING = clipless

Lidl shoes mentioned upthread have finally given up, culminating in a frantic 'I'm turning my ankle, why aren't I unclipping oh shi-' moment. I have to cycle home later, and I won't have a chance to buy new shoes. Bike has these pedals http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=3759
Do I:
wear my work shoes and try not to slip off the pedals
take the cleats out of my SPD shoes, and try not to slip off the pedals/get the pedal stuck in the cleat-recess area
pretend what happened this morning didn't really happen
?

a). I had to ride home with normal shoes on my fixie with eggbeaters recently. One worrying moment at the beginning where my feet flew off the pedals at speed, but after i slowed down a bit it was easy enough.

Yeah, I'm not even riding fixed anymore, so it shouldn't be that much of a problem. I overthink things.