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I ride flats on all my bikes right now. I always have. Usually, mtb rides are under 40 miles and my feet don't get too numb or anything. When I got my cross bike fit, I found out alot of the discomfort I've been having on longer rides (4+hr) is because one of my legs is a good bit longer than the other. With cleat position, a fitter can cut down on the effect by making one foot forward of center and the other a little back of center.
I like everything about flats. I like moving my feet around, I like putting a foot out. I want to know what combo of clipless shoes and pedals feels the most like flats. I want to run them on my cross bike for a consistent foot position to aid in fitting, and transition as seamlessly as possible to my mtb with flats on it. I want to be able to adjust my feet, mount the cleat far back so the foot position is similar, and set the release real low so I can blow a foot out without having to really learn a new technique. I switch between bikes all the time.
I'm thinking VP VX adventure with Giro chambers.
Thoughts? Again, I don't care much about efficiency, I pedal fine with flats, I just want more comfort on long multi hour rides, and its easier to fit my leg issue with clipless pedals on the cross bike.
Thanks all,
h.
I ride flats on all my bikes right now. I always have. Usually, mtb rides are under 40 miles and my feet don't get too numb or anything. When I got my cross bike fit, I found out alot of the discomfort I've been having on longer rides (4+hr) is because one of my legs is a good bit longer than the other. With cleat position, a fitter can cut down on the effect by making one foot forward of center and the other a little back of center.
I like everything about flats. I like moving my feet around, I like putting a foot out. I want to know what combo of clipless shoes and pedals feels the most like flats. I want to run them on my cross bike for a consistent foot position to aid in fitting, and transition as seamlessly as possible to my mtb with flats on it. I want to be able to adjust my feet, mount the cleat far back so the foot position is similar, and set the release real low so I can blow a foot out without having to really learn a new technique. I switch between bikes all the time.
I'm thinking VP VX adventure with Giro chambers.
Thoughts? Again, I don't care much about efficiency, I pedal fine with flats, I just want more comfort on long multi hour rides, and its easier to fit my leg issue with clipless pedals on the cross bike.
Thanks all,
h.