Pfft! you must have your SPD's way too loose then
ATACs are awesome, use them on all my bikes so much smoother than spd ;D
Same, have had ATACs on both my bikes for years. Never had a "clipless moment"
Mountain bike SPD pedals
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Same, have had ATACs on both my bikes for years. Never had a "clipless moment"
Soldato
Are your bikes not both road bikes though?
Road cleats can be run really tight because you always know when you'll need to take your feet out.
Get down to your LBS and try as many as you can, if you are buying on the day then go down with your bike and they'll help you set it up.
Soldato
I've never run spds on my MTB. Today was a prime example, slipping all over the place in the snow, so I need to take my feet off straight away.
Same for when I ride trails too.
If you're just doing normal XC stuff, with nothing too adventurous then I'd run spds.
Same for when I ride trails too.
If you're just doing normal XC stuff, with nothing too adventurous then I'd run spds.
Soldato
Obviously you've not cycled around Central London
Agreed, you dont always get a lot of warning, but i was meaning in situations like Shadowness described, where you need to get a foot down instantly.
Once you get used to them, it becomes instinctive and you can get out of mtb cleats very quickly - usually quick enough to dab a foot down when needed.
Soldato
I'm very used to them, one of my road bikes has the normal SPDs, my other roadie has the bigger SLs, which are much harder to get out of.
I would still be really nervous riding with the SPDs though.
I would still be really nervous riding with the SPDs though.
Soldato
Yeah, you'd never get SPD-SL (or any other road cleat) out in a hurry.
I use crank brothers pedals on my MTB rather than SPDs, so maybe they work differently, but i can unclip by sliding my foot to the side (dont really need to twist my heels out at all) so i find i can get my foot down very quickly.
I use crank brothers pedals on my MTB rather than SPDs, so maybe they work differently, but i can unclip by sliding my foot to the side (dont really need to twist my heels out at all) so i find i can get my foot down very quickly.