I have experience like Cam. I started riding MTB with “straps”. When spd came around I moved in that direction for 10 years. But an ugly fall off a high skinny sent me to flats. Vans with crappy pedals until I got Cullies. Then five ten happened. Impact low! Heavy as shit but no more pedal slip. Heaven.
I tried to go back to spd around 5 years ago and hated it. I am slow going up anyway so don’t see much benefit of spd there. For downs I like the heel down and ejectability of flats.
I am on 5:10 impact with one up and Scarab pedals ( diff bikes). I have a pedal re-adjust move where if I roll over a steep bump I lean a touch forward which allows me feet to un weight enough to move my feet over the pedals. I seem to get the feet back in the perfect place with this move. But even if they are not in the right place, I know my feet will work because of the great grip. I can’t see going to anything else.
Feb. 17, 2021, 4:29 a.m. - jason
I have experience like Cam. I started riding MTB with “straps”. When spd came around I moved in that direction for 10 years. But an ugly fall off a high skinny sent me to flats. Vans with crappy pedals until I got Cullies. Then five ten happened. Impact low! Heavy as shit but no more pedal slip. Heaven. I tried to go back to spd around 5 years ago and hated it. I am slow going up anyway so don’t see much benefit of spd there. For downs I like the heel down and ejectability of flats. I am on 5:10 impact with one up and Scarab pedals ( diff bikes). I have a pedal re-adjust move where if I roll over a steep bump I lean a touch forward which allows me feet to un weight enough to move my feet over the pedals. I seem to get the feet back in the perfect place with this move. But even if they are not in the right place, I know my feet will work because of the great grip. I can’t see going to anything else.