Commuting with Clipless Pedals.

thescouselander

It won't take long for clipping in and out to become second nature and before long you won't even need to think about it. Just a little tip from my experiance - make sure you keep the clip mechanism on the pedals lubed or it can go stiff making it difficult to unclip. I just give mine a quick spray with GT85 occasionally. Also make sure the bolts for the cleat on your shoes are nice and tight. If these get loose you might find you can't unclip at all and I find they do tend to get a bit loose as the cleat beds into the shoe.

Marco_Panettone

Oh, and only idiots ride with worn cleats. The one you clip in/out the most (whichever foot you put down at lights) will wear out a lot faster until you struggle to either clip in properly, or out properly.

One of these will probably have you hitting the deck, probably in front of traffic.

stevemcol

Weird_Nev wrote: »

It's a vital skill! I'm not even joking, it's a really important skill to be able to bring a bike to a halt and balance for a short time without putting a foot down.

Not disputing it's a vital skill but it still looks ridiculous at traffic lights (unless done perfectly and I've never seen that), not 'cool'.

Tish_P

A friend of mine broke his leg spectacularly on his first ride with cleats. I've never dared try them.

custardy

Tish_P wrote: »

A friend of mine broke his leg spectacularly on his first ride with cleats. I've never dared try them.

must have had the tension screws in tight

Strider590

I've used SPDs for over 10 years, I now struggle to ride without them.

armyknife

Tish_P wrote: »

A friend of mine broke his leg spectacularly on his first ride with cleats. I've never dared try them.

I too am capable of similar spectacular clumsiness, hence I would use them.

Redvee

A friend who's ridden flat pedals on various bikes over the years bought himself a fairly decent bike and went clipless and asked my advice as I've been riding SPDs for 20 years. The first words I told him were prepare to fall over whilst clipped in, I did it within 5 minutes of starting out on clipless pedals. It took a week for me to witness him topple over

[Deleted User]

Dont even dream about using them to commute, you are in enough danger without needlessly adding another one. I ve done some hilarious looking and painful falls with my clipless and would only use them on a non stop 30 miler on the country roads. In constant stop start traffic they are not a good idea and not designed for that sort of use. Its not as if they add much to the pedaling action, you are not in the Tour de France, keep it simple with flat pedals

custardy

sacsquacco wrote: »

Dont even dream about using them to commute, you are in enough danger without needlessly adding another one. I ve done some hilarious looking and painful falls with my clipless and would only use them on a non stop 30 miler on the country roads. In constant stop start traffic they are not a good idea and not designed for that sort of use. Its not as if they add much to the pedaling action, you are not in the Tour de France, keep it simple with flat pedals

Use them all the time
no issues(well with the pedals)