So..... cycling

LeperousDust · 14-05-2012, 01:53

Yeah I mean Jonny is right, as i said reallllly in actual reality it doesnt matter! I have dual sided pedals, and i'll find myself using my north face hedgehogs (approach/walking shoes) more often than my clipless beasts on my bike. Purely because most of the cycling i'm doing involves much more than cycling at both ends! If i was to bash out a big ride purely recreationally and knew I wasn't really going to be stopping or getting off i'll throw on my clipless shoes.

Back in the day i used to ride my (rigid!

) Spec HardRock (and I still have the very same bike from 2003 just monumentally upgraded) over the pentlands with my asics'

Although I will say that things are very different now days (and absolutely for the better of course really).

But its a big thing weighing up wasting money vs actual gain on all the stuff associated! Same with running, swimming, and really as I said any sport.

The biggest irony you see EVERY time riding round trail centres are guys with £million bikes, the best of the best to save weight and go faster/stronger/better whatever. Yet they themselves are fat. In reality they've spent a few £k shaving maybe a kg or two off the whole bike, where as it would be cheaper and way way more effective to lose the extra 10 they've got sitting around them

But fools will be fools in most sports, there aren't many sports now days that aren't money spinners or well sponsored!

14-05-2012, 01:53	#11
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Yeah I mean Jonny is right, as i said reallllly in actual reality it doesnt matter! I have dual sided pedals, and i'll find myself using my north face hedgehogs (approach/walking shoes) more often than my clipless beasts on my bike. Purely because most of the cycling i'm doing involves much more than cycling at both ends! If i was to bash out a big ride purely recreationally and knew I wasn't really going to be stopping or getting off i'll throw on my clipless shoes. Back in the day i used to ride my (rigid! ) Spec HardRock (and I still have the very same bike from 2003 just monumentally upgraded) over the pentlands with my asics' Although I will say that things are very different now days (and absolutely for the better of course really). But its a big thing weighing up wasting money vs actual gain on all the stuff associated! Same with running, swimming, and really as I said any sport. The biggest irony you see EVERY time riding round trail centres are guys with £million bikes, the best of the best to save weight and go faster/stronger/better whatever. Yet they themselves are fat. In reality they've spent a few £k shaving maybe a kg or two off the whole bike, where as it would be cheaper and way way more effective to lose the extra 10 they've got sitting around them But fools will be fools in most sports, there aren't many sports now days that aren't money spinners or well sponsored! __________________