T’missus had ridden a bike since she was a kid and now wants to get a bit better offroad ( she is quite content pootling around GT Blue) so I have booked her a training day.
The issue is pedals – her bike has mainly been used as a commuter and so she could wear her work shoes it had toeclips (remember them?) Obviously no good for offroad tho. She is used to spds on the back of the tandem – but obviously clipping in and out is not critical as she remains clipped in when we stop.
I put the spds on her bike and she has had a couple of spins on it – she was having trouble clipping in and out with confidence.
She ain’t ridden without being fastened to the bike for decades.
Should she go for proper flats for the training? Bearing in mind that would be something new to learn as well? If so shinpads would be a must I guess? Or persevere with the spds? I don’t see her riding on flats long term
Ta
TJ ( who don’t know jackshit about this one 🙂 )
Sorry for the ramble but I really am unsure what to do for the best