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  • Flat tips for a clipped-in rider?
  • mattjg
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    I usually ride SPDs but went out on flats yesterday due to a foot injury (weak rotation, can’t unclip).

    I found it a little disconcerting to have my foot hover a couple of mm above the pedal coming off rollovers, mini jumps etc. Is that a technique issue, or just how it is? I was wearing trainers.

    Any other tips for a habitual clipped-in rider? The use case is XC/ST/light trail, nowt awesome. Ta.

    Posted 10 years ago
    psling
    Free Member

    Make riding flats a toe-curling experience 🙂

    Posted 10 years ago
    thepurist
    Full Member

    Foot further forward, heels down.

    Posted 10 years ago
    bartimaeus
    Free Member

    … ‘eels low – and possibly grippier shoes?

    Posted 10 years ago
    VanHalen
    Full Member

    be more loose/relaxed. actually moving your knees helps too.

    Posted 10 years ago
    makecoldplayhistory
    Free Member

    how long before you can clip in again?

    Posted 10 years ago
    mattjg
    Free Member

    two or three weeks maybe, tho I have been flat-curious for a while.

    ta for tips folks.

    Posted 10 years ago
    chiefgrooveguru
    Full Member

    I found it a little disconcerting to have my foot hover a couple of mm above the pedal coming off rollovers, mini jumps etc. Is that a technique issue[?]

    Yes, 100% technique. Focus your weight into your feet, not your hands/seat. Relax and move!

    Posted 10 years ago
    mattjg
    Free Member

    Relax and move!

    Recipe for life that.

    Posted 10 years ago
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