| Re: Dakota Ridge black diamond rated trail - Clips or no Clips?
JD wrote:
> 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
>
I finally get it! You're a
troll !! I apologize for being
so dense.
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