I haven't tried clipping in again even on my commuter. There are a few reasons I switched to mountain biking exclusively in flat pedals (after a couple decades of exclusively clipping in) and none of those have changed.
At this point, I think I'd have to modify shoes again as even my Bontrager's don't have a cleat channel that goes back nearly as much as I'd need to ride arch-over-axle. Do clip-in pedals even work well with an arch-over-axle position? It may be there's a reason no shoe has a cleat position that is that rearward.
As my strength and flexibility increase, if I start gravitating back to a little more ball-over-axle foot position I could consider it.
Aug. 31, 2022, 9:14 a.m. - Andrew Major
I haven't tried clipping in again even on my commuter. There are a few reasons I switched to mountain biking exclusively in flat pedals (after a couple decades of exclusively clipping in) and none of those have changed. At this point, I think I'd have to modify shoes again as even my Bontrager's don't have a cleat channel that goes back nearly as much as I'd need to ride arch-over-axle. Do clip-in pedals even work well with an arch-over-axle position? It may be there's a reason no shoe has a cleat position that is that rearward. As my strength and flexibility increase, if I start gravitating back to a little more ball-over-axle foot position I could consider it.