My trusty flat Five Tens are at the end of their life and I’m in need of new shoes. I ride SPD with my gravel bike and think my current clipless shoes for that are amazing.
That gets me to think maybe I should just ditch my flat pedals on mtb and get clipless. But I’m a little hesitant because of added risk of falling.
If you ride clipless on mtb or especially if you ride it both gravel and mtb, do you have any tips or thoughts to share?
Like a ski binding, you can adjust the resistance on your clipless pedals. It takes a few days of pract, but you can basically pop right out on demand if you lead with your heel.
I’ve run clipless on gravel and snowy trails and city streets (Boston) for a decade now and have never had a problem with an emergency “dismount”.
Like you eluded, the shows for clipless are way more versatile, mine have a sole around the cleat that allow me to walk around like a street shoe.
+1 for Giro vr70