It took me about 3-4 rides to get to the point of not having my feet lift off my pedals. Once there things really improved. The confidence of tackling difficult terrain ramped up. I also find it great to move my feet around a bit so that I don't get repetitive use injuries around my knees. As soon as I feel a bit of a twinge, I just adjust with a slight change in foot position and I'm good to go.
The only downside I've found to flats is the occasional pop off on tech climbs. But I'll gladly make that tradeoff for the tech climb crashes.
Sept. 15, 2021, 8:40 a.m. - rolly
It took me about 3-4 rides to get to the point of not having my feet lift off my pedals. Once there things really improved. The confidence of tackling difficult terrain ramped up. I also find it great to move my feet around a bit so that I don't get repetitive use injuries around my knees. As soon as I feel a bit of a twinge, I just adjust with a slight change in foot position and I'm good to go. The only downside I've found to flats is the occasional pop off on tech climbs. But I'll gladly make that tradeoff for the tech climb crashes.