| Re: Dakota Ridge black diamond rated trail - Clips or no Clips?
MILO wrote:
> I also like them for crossing logs. You just wheelie the front end
> over, let the sprocket catch, put your front pedal on the log, and
> power through with your back leg. The result is the whole bike lifts
> up off the ground and over the log. This just can't be done on flats.
This just can't be done by YOU on flats. Just because YOU suck, it
doesn't mean everyone else sucks.
> Clips keep you in the pedals for larger jumps as well. Before I had
> them, I would often find myself flying at a diffent rate than the bike
> beneath me, Either it would drop out under me, or I would fly past the
> bike, making a rude landing on the crossbar rather than the seat.
Again, that's because you obviously have very limited bike handling
skills. How do you explain dirt jumper/bmx/dh types who have no
problems whatsoever with airing it out on flat pedals? Just because
YOU need a crutch, it doesn't mean everyone does.
> I would agree what some of you had to say about toe clips, at least for
> urban riding, but on the trail, they don't release when you are
> falling
What an idiotic and uninformed statement. Just because they don't
release when YOU are falling, it doesn't mean that that happens to
everyone, especially those with decent bike handling skills.
I bet you wouldn't pull away from the pack that I run with.
JD
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