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Smashing the Banana
A few days ago someone in one of my biking communities wrote asking just what, exactly, was up with clipless pedals, should he get some, and how does he keep from crashing after he does? The blizzard of responses was quite informative, the experience even moreso.
Glossary: LBS: Local Bike Shop. Clipless pedals: devices that allow you to mechanically attach your foot to the pedal of the bike. Toe clips: baskets integrated into regular pedals that allow you to pull up and push down.
I went biking with my friend Joshua last weekend with him on my old Cypress. I think it was the first time he'd ever ridden with toe clips, and it took him so long to pull out of them at stops I just knew he was going down once or twice. I kept thinking, "boy, you'd be something to watch in a set of clipless!"
Which is why I'm trying to find some cheap ones right now. Evil? Me?!?
I'm not worried. I'm so agile I can wait until the last minute to pop'em out and be fine. Maybe.
Posted by: Joshua on August 4, 2005 09:15 AM"Maybes" are that which makes up a large part of a potentially amusing "horizontal bike stand" incident. :)
Posted by: Scott on August 4, 2005 10:12 AMJoshua, ask Scott about his experience with roller blades!
Posted by: Pat on August 4, 2005 01:15 PMOh I have hear the roller blade stories.
I'm sorry I couldn't show you how good I can be with your tap shows Scott, but my feet can't squeeze into your lil' shoes ;)
Posted by: Joshua on August 4, 2005 01:58 PMNot my fault you can go water skiing without the skis!
Rollerblade story is here:
http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/001610.html
Posted by: Scott on August 4, 2005 02:53 PMNot my fault you can go water skiing without the skis!
HAHA. That was a good one. Score one Scott.
wait just a second here - off all of us "pseudo-riders" out there, I think only one of us has done a horizontal track stand, and I don't think it's Joshua...
Posted by: ronaprhys on August 4, 2005 08:21 PM