• @[email protected]
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    27 months ago

    seems a little bit scary being clipped into the contraption. maybe not as bad if scuba is involved. but what if the mechanism fails or gets snagged while you’re clipped to it?

        • FartsWithAnAccentM
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          137 months ago

          Clipping into pedals is pretty common actually (which is actually called clipless despite having clips), at least with road bikes and racing. The idea is clipping your shoe to the pedal makes your pedaling more efficient.

          Personally, I prefer flats in case I need to hop off quickly, like if I’m about to get hit by some dipshit in an SUV.

          • teft
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            37 months ago

            Mountain biking too.

            I prefer flats too but most pro downhill and enduro riders use clipless.

          • @[email protected]
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            27 months ago

            That’s why I asked, I’ve never seen anyone do it before. Pretty much for exactly that reason.

            • @[email protected]
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              27 months ago

              I rode clipless pedals for mountain bike racing (cross country). It is so much more efficient and they have shoes with thicker soles and deep treads which makes them more comfortable to walk in.

              They also make jumping over small obstacles and rocks easier and safer.

              • @[email protected]
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                27 months ago

                Yep. I just use the clips with the smallest degree of pop out…works great and I never noticed being “delayed” to get my foot out and onto the ground if I need it. Even in some VERY time sensitive situations

            • Hanrahan
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              27 months ago

              I would never ride without being clipped in, maybe 100 yards to the shop and back but other then that clipless is much much better. Used then for about 20 yeaes now. Took about 2 weeks to get used to from memory.

              • @[email protected]
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                07 months ago

                i hadn’t seen the seat, just the clipped-in feet.

                when its underway i guess the “seat” lets you steer (with your thighs) a bit and gives a point of leverage for the unclipping (especially when its the singleton clip/unclip).

                not sure why, but it all seems a bit inelegant. but if it multiplies effort anywhere near what a bike can do, that’s a big achievement.

    • Glifted
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      77 months ago

      There’s a clip of a swimmer doing it without shoes/clips so maybe they’re optional.