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So... I've gotten into some longer type trail rides recently, and decided to get some clipless pedals (wellgo / sette shoe combo off pricepoint). These seemed really fun for a bit on Desert Classic and stuff that I can ride 100 % of the time without worry, I had one minor fall at a standstill with nothing too bad coming out of it. I ended up getting some canal miles in and the clipless seemed reall good. I really enjoyed the power I got on clipless which I have a hard time replicating with the platform / shoe combo I was using before (Nike 6.0 and atomic lab bmx pedals)
So, yesterday going up a switch back / stair at t100 I tipped over and landed on a rock that looked like a razor blade. Sliced my shin down to the bone, and now I am totally sketch on clipping anything technical and even down hill now. With flats I can ride on the edge much easier and bail out into a situation where I can land half the time..
I know this probably isn't the forum for it, but I pose most my questions in the AZ forum as not everyone knows about the riding here.
One major problem I have with my current platform / bmx pedals would have to be their bulkiness. I am constantly scraping them on rocks from underneath the pedals and on the sides. Right now I am leaning towards finding a lower profile pedal with better grip than the one I have now.
I have also read a lot about the 5.10s and was wondering just how much better they are than the nike 6.0 shoes.
Thanks ahead of time for reading if you got this far lol
So, yesterday going up a switch back / stair at t100 I tipped over and landed on a rock that looked like a razor blade. Sliced my shin down to the bone, and now I am totally sketch on clipping anything technical and even down hill now. With flats I can ride on the edge much easier and bail out into a situation where I can land half the time..
I know this probably isn't the forum for it, but I pose most my questions in the AZ forum as not everyone knows about the riding here.
One major problem I have with my current platform / bmx pedals would have to be their bulkiness. I am constantly scraping them on rocks from underneath the pedals and on the sides. Right now I am leaning towards finding a lower profile pedal with better grip than the one I have now.
I have also read a lot about the 5.10s and was wondering just how much better they are than the nike 6.0 shoes.
Thanks ahead of time for reading if you got this far lol