My trusty flat Five Tens are at the end of their life and I’m in need of new shoes. I ride SPD with my gravel bike and think my current clipless shoes for that are amazing.
That gets me to think maybe I should just ditch my flat pedals on mtb and get clipless. But I’m a little hesitant because of added risk of falling.
If you ride clipless on mtb or especially if you ride it both gravel and mtb, do you have any tips or thoughts to share?
I started with flats, ended up with a ton of shin scrapes because I kept slipping pedals even with good shoes and good pedals. I rode clipless for 2 months and it wasn’t for me so I switched back to flats. Now I can keep my feet on the pedals much easier because I was forced into the right position.
Ultimately it’s all personal choice, I like what Jeff Kendall-Weed said about reducing the consequences of mistakes by switching to flats.