Hello Everyone!
My name is Jake and I have been downhill mountain biking a few times, so I am still somewhat of a noobee to the sport. I started off biking with clip-in Shimano spd xc pedals because I thought I was going to do more cross country biking and I always wanted to try clip-in. Turns out, in my opinion doing cross country is not nearly as extreme and mind blowingly fun as downhill(not that I have anything against cross country biking; I still do rides with my friends and we have a blast), and I am addicted to clip-in now that I totally feel one with the bike! I am beginning to notice that tons of downhill riders use platform pedals over clipless. I understand that when times get ugly its good that you can bail. I actually recently switched back to platform, but ended up hurting myself more than I did with clip-in haha. I guess thats pretty normal since I haven't rode with platforms in years. Anyways, I wondering is it better to train myself to ride platform better, or stick with something that I feel more comfortable and confident riding like clip-in? As for clip-in I was thinking about getting myself a pair of the Shimano DX spd pedals, but I wanted some advice on this before I do so.
Thanks!
My name is Jake and I have been downhill mountain biking a few times, so I am still somewhat of a noobee to the sport. I started off biking with clip-in Shimano spd xc pedals because I thought I was going to do more cross country biking and I always wanted to try clip-in. Turns out, in my opinion doing cross country is not nearly as extreme and mind blowingly fun as downhill(not that I have anything against cross country biking; I still do rides with my friends and we have a blast), and I am addicted to clip-in now that I totally feel one with the bike! I am beginning to notice that tons of downhill riders use platform pedals over clipless. I understand that when times get ugly its good that you can bail. I actually recently switched back to platform, but ended up hurting myself more than I did with clip-in haha. I guess thats pretty normal since I haven't rode with platforms in years. Anyways, I wondering is it better to train myself to ride platform better, or stick with something that I feel more comfortable and confident riding like clip-in? As for clip-in I was thinking about getting myself a pair of the Shimano DX spd pedals, but I wanted some advice on this before I do so.
Thanks!