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?
Started with clips on the trails and never really had an issue with falling but I rode easy trails and I rode conservatively.
Switched to flats to get better at jumping and never switched back. I was really surprised how well the shoes grip the flats to the point where I didn’t feel much loss of efficiency.
Now I ride a lot more aggressively and while I rarely need to bail… I think flats are just superior.