[math2014]

So last weekend we went for a NS/DH ride...

Having a bad experience from using spd shoes/spd pedals on the last dh ride a month ago, i said... ok this time i ll just wear casual basketball shoes with my time Z pedals.... so i had a combo of bball shoes, time z spd pedals and mud.

Guess what.... my ride was ruined. I felt so bloody crap, even a newbie with a Trek 3500 rigid was much faster than me on every possible section.

Should i just switch to bowling or golf? or the shoe/pedal idea was the worst ever i and i am not that crap?

Further problems that followed on the ride.... massive understeer on low speed muddy switch backs. Front wheel constantly stuck on mud, and also i couldnt take air on any of the small jumps on the course.... my front wheel just slammed down after the lip.... (low speed?).

Could all these boil down to having the idea of wearing bball shoes with spuds?

 

[OGRipper]

Well, um, yeah, that sounds like it would suck. You need to either ride flats with your b-ball kicks, or ride your time pedals with shoes that have time cleats.

The people who say you can ride platform-type clipless pedals with regular shoes work in the marketing department and don't ride.

 

[partsbara]

can i please have back the 30 seconds it took me to read that

 

[Kornphlake]

Further problems that followed on the ride.... massive understeer on low speed muddy switch backs. Front wheel constantly stuck on mud, and also i couldnt take air on any of the small jumps on the course.... my front wheel just slammed down after the lip.... (low speed?).

I think these problems are more related to technique, finesse, skill and confidance than the type of shoes you are wearing on what pedals. But yeah, spd's are for weiners.

 

[dfinn]

buy a good set of flats and some skate shoes.

 

[math2014]

Thanks guys... i guess not touching my mtb for 40days didnt help a lot either on the finesse and confidence department...