Ryan Leech's flat pedal course specifies 12 rides as a minimum for getting used to them. It'd be at least that many going in the other direction - maybe even more since the clipped-in feeling can be sketchy and takes getting used to if you've never done it.
One argument that doesn't get brought up is that sometimes being clipped in adds to the continuity or flow that gets you through a section that might normally make you pause and dab. Conversely, if you can't get clipped in, it can hurt your flow until you get to the point where you just think f*ck it, I'm tired of getting dropped, and you start barreling down questionably steep sections with one feet clipped in and one perched somewhere on the cage, until you find relief in a flatter, smoother section so you can play go-fish with your cleats again.
Jan. 11, 2018, 10:33 a.m. - Pete Roggeman
Ryan Leech's flat pedal course specifies 12 rides as a minimum for getting used to them. It'd be at least that many going in the other direction - maybe even more since the clipped-in feeling can be sketchy and takes getting used to if you've never done it. One argument that doesn't get brought up is that sometimes being clipped in adds to the continuity or flow that gets you through a section that might normally make you pause and dab. Conversely, if you can't get clipped in, it can hurt your flow until you get to the point where you just think f*ck it, I'm tired of getting dropped, and you start barreling down questionably steep sections with one feet clipped in and one perched somewhere on the cage, until you find relief in a flatter, smoother section so you can play go-fish with your cleats again.