I know this question has been discussed in other threads, but somebody help me out, here. I'm still one of those nerds who uses toe straps on a MTB, primarily due to the fact that right now I cannot afford anything else. But, in a way that's not relevant to my question.
How in the heck can someone ride cross country, or even just be a mountain "trail" rider, on a bike with platforms?
I took the straps off my bike today to do some "jumping" (ha ha, very low level jumping) around the house. This was in an effort to see why these guys think platforms are so great.
I'm still confused. I didn't slip and bust a shin, but neither did I try any serious bunny hopping or any thing crazy. I hear these "jumpers" say that they would never try jumping in clipless.
Somebody explain all this to me. Am I just such an anti-athlete that I could never bunnyhop higher than 1/2 inch without straps or clipless, or is there something about this "airing it out" that stupid here doesn't understand???? I honestly think that if I tried a serious jump without being attached to the pedals that I would become a free-flying object with no control over the rear end of the bike.
And.... HOW THE HECK DO THEY KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE PEDALS SO EASILY????
How in the heck can someone ride cross country, or even just be a mountain "trail" rider, on a bike with platforms?
I took the straps off my bike today to do some "jumping" (ha ha, very low level jumping) around the house. This was in an effort to see why these guys think platforms are so great.
I'm still confused. I didn't slip and bust a shin, but neither did I try any serious bunny hopping or any thing crazy. I hear these "jumpers" say that they would never try jumping in clipless.
Somebody explain all this to me. Am I just such an anti-athlete that I could never bunnyhop higher than 1/2 inch without straps or clipless, or is there something about this "airing it out" that stupid here doesn't understand???? I honestly think that if I tried a serious jump without being attached to the pedals that I would become a free-flying object with no control over the rear end of the bike.
And.... HOW THE HECK DO THEY KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE PEDALS SO EASILY????