So I spent years riding with clipless pedals on my MTB and old Canondale Super-V 700. To be fair this bike did not see much trail time and ended gather dust in my garage for many years. About 5 years back I got my first modern mountain bike and started to re-discover my love of trail riding and ultimately switched to flats, OneUp components to be exact. While I love the feel of these pedals and how they grip my shoes I have had a couple cuts from these pedals over the years as their spikes are razor sharp. This week while riding outside Bend, I got a particular nasty slice from these pedals on lower shin - nothing that will slow me down, but also not the most fun. This has me thinking about going back to clipless specifically planning to try out a pair of Crankbrothers Mallet 11 DH pedals. These seemed like a happy compromise between my old school shimano clipless pedals and my OneUp Components.
Would love to hear folks thoughts on riding trails (cross country, single track and flow) on clipless vs flats. Also if anyone has the Crankbrothers Mallet 11 DH pedals I would love to hear your thoughts on them especially as they compare to flats. Anyhow sun is rising and time to hit the trails before it gets too warm.
Would love to hear folks thoughts on riding trails (cross country, single track and flow) on clipless vs flats. Also if anyone has the Crankbrothers Mallet 11 DH pedals I would love to hear your thoughts on them especially as they compare to flats. Anyhow sun is rising and time to hit the trails before it gets too warm.