Can of Worms !!!!!!!!

[Peter J]

I know this is a very delicate subject but I'll ask it anyway...........

If you race at regional Level can you use Clipped pedals in the cruiser class?

If you race at national level can you use Clipped pedals in the cruiser class?

I've not raced since 1984 and looking to start in January aged 34.........

[64 SPLITVAN]

YES YOU CAN USE CLIPS THATS IF YOU DONT WANT ANYONE TO TALK TO YOU

 ???YOU HAVE STARTED SOMETHING NOW

[Peter J]

I know the word "Clips" is a dirty dirty word........but I've used Clips on my mountain bike for a couple of years now and reading various posts on this site and others I understand it’s a mind field of debate 

[RATTY]

people who use clips are asking for abuse!!!
Devil pedals etc..

Tbh it just aint bmx

[Zippy]

I'm going to use my clipless pedals next year on my old school bike.

[billstup]

Use whatever you want, just remember that if you crash its usually a lot worse if you clip in though 

[Mattdub]

Use whatever you want, just remember that if you crash its usually a lot worse if you clip in though 

Ankles & Knees = OUCH ! 

[darkersomeday]

people who use clips are asking for abuse!!!
Devil pedals etc..

Tbh it just aint bmx

i agree tbh rarry,
personally theyre not for me, not BMX
i actually cant use them at all, even on my mtb, i just cant shift my weight around the bike aswell,

its a tough decision to make as a racer though,if everyone else is running them then you're kind of forced to to keep up,
if our top pro's want to be competetive in the 08 limpicks will they have to run them?

i think its down to personal choice and i wouldnt look down on the high end racers using them,

what does appall me though is seeing nippers using them, dads holding them up on the gate etc,
they wont learn the bike skills that they would without clipping in,
the injuries are worse for them too which seems unfair.

i know for a fact that clips are the sole (no pun) reason racing isnt included in ridebmxmag.

[Peter J]

If using Clipped pedals is such a no no in the BMX world then why do the top pro's use them ?

[darkersomeday]

If using Clipped pedals is such a no no in the BMX world then why do the top pro's use them ?

[/quote]its a tough decision to make as a racer though,if everyone else is running them then you're kind of forced to to keep up,
if our top pro's want to be competetive in the 08 limpicks will they have to run them?[/quote]

 

[RATTY]

I just dont see how its BMX anymore with the inclusion of clips, to me the top races are just sprints over rough terrain. What happened to sliding into a corner full pelt with your foot out? TBH I miss seeing that side of the sport, for that extra couple of seconds you have sacraficed the excitement of BMX. A bit like watching the Gooners play football, almost as bad as watching paint dry

[Dingobmxer]

I'm going to use my clipless pedals next year on my old school bike.

Not in any OS race that I organise your bloody not 


Clips are wrong and should be banned for the better of the sport

  DINGO

[Zippy]

I'm going to use my clipless pedals next year on my old school bike.

Not in any OS race that I organise your bloody not 


Clips are wrong and should be banned for the better of the sport

  DINGO

   I was joking Mark. 

[reilley1]

Anyone knows who makes 1/2 clipless for my Rick's Bike Shop Special? 

[RATTY]

That would destroy it for me, to see them bloody things on any old school ride, specially you Reilly


 

[Humps00]

That would destroy it for me, to see them bloody things on any old school ride, specially you Reilly

Damn, I'll have to give James back his Mallet C's.  I was hoping that as he rides better clipped in I'd get the same advantage on the up-stroke as he does!!    Humps

[priv]

for someone starting out bmx racing i'd got with flat pedals to get used to the feel of the bike/terrain etc. but if you feel comfier clipped in go for it.

did anyone see the crash at the velodrome this week?'that'd put me off been clipped in.


priv

[alfie]

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1614243/

look at what clips can do for you

[darkersomeday]

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1614243/

look at what clips can do for you

mmmm tasty,

a bhaji and a couple of naans with that for me please!

[selfpreservation]

id shit myself if i was clipped in on a bmx race , but id also shit myself if i was in a bmx race unclipped, if the idea is to get round a track as fast as possible then clips are probably the way, if youve got good cycling technique then technically you will be able to transfer more power to the pedals, though the limited gearing used by bmx has a limit  , this doesnt allow for sheer guts and determination , which in my experience is what counts in competitive sports , there should be a level playing field either clipped or not or both in different races , i dont see why it matters why not take all comers ?

[MartyC]

I think clips came about as a result of watching what the roadies were doing with Look pedals in the 80's (and they got those from Skiing), the thing with BMX is that there is a much higher chance of getting a race/ride ending injury with them.  I used to run them on my MTB but swtiched to flatties as I found them too restrictive on the downhill and technical bits.  I run them on my Road bike but I've only ever come off that as a result of other road users!!!

For me clips are not BMX and should not be used, but that is just my opinion   

[scooterboy]

Throwing my two pence in the ring here, used clips on my mtb for a while but switched back about 5 years ago when I started to get real bad joint pains in my knees and ankles. Now run flats on my mtb and bmx, joints much happier The last two dh mtb world champs have both been won on flats,don't do it keep away from those "devil pedals"


Scoot

[oldmankev]

 
 
       CLIPS
 
 

Just my opinion each to their own though.

[Peter J]

If we have technological advances like carbon fibre forks, stronger cranks, lighter wheels and frames then why are these not seen as the devils work?

I can understand the "not using them in OS races because you are keeping true to the era of the bikes/races.

But surly there’s a place for them in modern racing ?

Why do we embrace some advantages but not others ?

[ZippyDixon]

If we have technological advances like carbon fibre forks, stronger cranks, lighter wheels and frames then why are these not seen as the devils work?

I can understand the "not using them in OS races because you are keeping true to the era of the bikes/races.

But surly there’s a place for them in modern racing ?

Why do we embrace some advantages but not others ?

  some guys do moan about the carbon forks beleive me,I had carbon forks on my race bike but recently started to do some small trails,so switched back to chromo,as for the pedals,not for me at all.....but can appreciate anyone who wants to be competetive using them....one thing that does concern me though is that TOO many kids are using them without the essential riding skills to start with!!!!

    Stu