I had a bad injury (hit & run on my commute home from the shop) a couple weeks shy of 5 years ago. With the resulting TBI, I used flat pedals to try and gain some confidence getting back on the bike.
I stayed on flats until last summer, when the frustration of not cleaning a couple of technical climbs hurt my ego enough to put some Time pedals on my bike.
A few weeks ago, I was teaching a beginner clinic and put platforms back on, and realized how nice it was to let go of that ego need.
My wife and I will be setting out for a year of living and working on the road, and I think I may leave the clipless pedals in storage…
Sept. 12, 2021, 9:52 p.m. - Carlos Matutes
I had a bad injury (hit & run on my commute home from the shop) a couple weeks shy of 5 years ago. With the resulting TBI, I used flat pedals to try and gain some confidence getting back on the bike. I stayed on flats until last summer, when the frustration of not cleaning a couple of technical climbs hurt my ego enough to put some Time pedals on my bike. A few weeks ago, I was teaching a beginner clinic and put platforms back on, and realized how nice it was to let go of that ego need. My wife and I will be setting out for a year of living and working on the road, and I think I may leave the clipless pedals in storage…