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Extremely useful article as I have been pondering how on earth people ride
flats. I am really amazed and respect the folks that can do what they do on
flats. I've ridden all of the above but starting out on flats coming off of
horrible toe clips I was extremely 'green' as a beginner and didn't really
feel like getting clipped in. Once clipped in I feel 'connected' to the bike.
To each their own I guess. I can see pros and cons on each side.
I guess it depends on your style of riding and where you live. I live in CO
where you have to go up and up and up then bomb down. I like climbing so I
appreciate being clipped in to ride techy stuff up hill. And now that I think
about it. I clip out quite a bit on some turns depending on the terrain and
angleā¦
April 8, 2015, 9:29 p.m. - litespeed74
#!markdown Extremely useful article as I have been pondering how on earth people ride flats. I am really amazed and respect the folks that can do what they do on flats. I've ridden all of the above but starting out on flats coming off of horrible toe clips I was extremely 'green' as a beginner and didn't really feel like getting clipped in. Once clipped in I feel 'connected' to the bike. To each their own I guess. I can see pros and cons on each side. I guess it depends on your style of riding and where you live. I live in CO where you have to go up and up and up then bomb down. I like climbing so I appreciate being clipped in to ride techy stuff up hill. And now that I think about it. I clip out quite a bit on some turns depending on the terrain and angleā¦