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I get that, though I have never seen any kind of promotion for Strava. The thing is, you can use Stava anyway you want. We have established that there are over zealous folks using it, but conversely I know a whole group of riders who are not competitive, that don't ride all that fast, and they just use it for fun and to share what we are up to.

I very much understand the disdain for the overly gung-ho outdoor enthusiasts though. That kind of things has always been around. The same stuff was going on in early climbing gyms and climbing hotspots, as well as the Moab and Marin mountain bike scenes close to 25 years ago (and probably every place else). I have always just avoided those folks no matter where it was.
 
Still getting used to clip-on shoes and well yesterday I forgot I was clipped in. Came to stop at a red light and fear struck in my heart when my feet were not coming out of the pedal. I'm sure I made the people behind me laugh haha. Everyone falls at least once...right??
 
deadpixel said:
Still getting used to clip-on shoes and well yesterday I forgot I was clipped in. Came to stop at a red light and fear struck in my heart when my feet were not coming out of the pedal. I'm sure I made the people behind me laugh haha. Everyone falls at least once...right??
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Haven't done that...exactly. I have un-clipped my right foot as the bike was slowly leaning over to the left. Slow motion panic ensued.
 
SteveC said:
Haven't done that...exactly. I have un-clipped my right foot as the bike was slowly leaning over to the left. Slow motion panic ensued.
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Haha I can clearly picture that. I managed to un-clip my left side as I was coming down but that did not stop the fall!
 
deadpixel said:
Still getting used to clip-on shoes and well yesterday I forgot I was clipped in. Came to stop at a red light and fear struck in my heart when my feet were not coming out of the pedal. I'm sure I made the people behind me laugh haha. Everyone falls at least once...right??
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It has happened to me. Sometimes reducing the tension setting for the pedal makes it easier to get your foot unclipped.
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
It has happened to me. Sometimes reducing the tension setting for the pedal makes it easier to get your foot unclipped.
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This.

I loosened up the cleats, and then held the bike steady while my wife learned how to clip in and out 50 or 60 times. Also went on a couple of rides, and said "clip in" and "clip out" out loud each time to reinforce the action.

Once she got used to it, we tighten them back up. It was far better for her to learn this way, instead of the way I learned, which was to forget about being clipped in a couple of times and fall over.
 
killbilly said:
This.

I loosened up the cleats, and then held the bike steady while my wife learned how to clip in and out 50 or 60 times. Also went on a couple of rides, and said "clip in" and "clip out" out loud each time to reinforce the action.

Once she got used to it, we tighten them back up. It was far better for her to learn this way, instead of the way I learned, which was to forget about being clipped in a couple of times and fall over.
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yeah I was going to say, don't forget to tighten them back up for a serious ride or knee meet mr handlebar.
 
Not a bad idea^ I was in the beginning saying you're clipped in..you're clipped in. I guess I forgot to say it a couple of days ago!
 
Good thought. I have a new bike being built up for my wife and this will be her first ride with clipless pedals. Will try the Killbilly spouse training system and report back.
 
Acadia said:
Good thought. I have a new bike being built up for my wife and this will be her first ride with clipless pedals. Will try the Killbilly spouse training system and report back.
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I wish I could claim credit for that, but it was actually suggested by the guy we bought the bike from. DC has a number of excellent bike shops, and the support that we have found from a couple of them has been fantastic.
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
yeah I was going to say, don't forget to tighten them back up for a serious ride or knee meet mr handlebar.
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I keep my pedals pretty loose (M520's). What's the risk of having them loose? I don't think I could come out of these pedals unless I wanted to even on the loosest setting.

Or is it more a problem with crank brothers cleats?
 
jtrain609 said:
I keep my pedals pretty loose (M520's). What's the risk of having them loose? I don't think I could come out of these pedals unless I wanted to even on the loosest setting.

Or is it more a problem with crank brothers cleats?
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The less tension the more likely a foot could come out of the cleat when you least expect it.
 
Probably lucky and kept your cleats in good shape. Usually most of the problems I've seen was from cleats that were worn out.
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
Took 15th of 60 racers at the first ever chain less Flow Trail race. No chain just pumping and good bike handling to generate speed. I got a 2:51 a PR. The winner got a 2:35, he is the up and coming pro Dh racer, a student of Mark Weir.

http://www.bikemonkey.net/events/tamarancho/

Very rad to see so many top riders, racing the trail that I helped dream up and build.
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Congrats on the PR, that trail looks awesome!
 
jtrain609 said:
Maybe it's just the marketing, but I just can't get past the image that Strava is trying to sell. I mean...really?

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This is the thing I'm trying to distance myself from in the sports that I do, which is hard where I live. Everybody around my local area is already too hopped up on energy gels and roids, and when I run into other riders they want to turn a regular training ride into a race. Or the guys at the climbing gym (The Gun Show™) who brag about how awesome they are at climbing in the gym, but refuse to go climb outside, and then proceed to yell "STRONG!" at everyone around them.



So maybe what it boils down to is this: the best don't have to prove anything, they simply go out and perform. In fact the best riders I've ever run into want to hang out, maybe offer some help to anybody trying to improve their cycling, and then go grab a beer after the ride. I'm not interested in proving anything to anybody, I'm out there to ride my own ride, log it for training so I can keep track of where I am for the week, and then go play with my kid.



The image and community that Strava is trying to create is pretty much the antithesis of that. So even if Map My Ride has many of the same features, I don't get the impression that it's serving the same purpose.
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We should go for a recovery ride some time, I will sit on your wheel and yell STRONG! when I attack and drop you. Then I will poast my ride on Strava and make sure I mention how I crushed you in the ride title.
 
deadpixel said:
Still getting used to clip-on shoes and well yesterday I forgot I was clipped in. Came to stop at a red light and fear struck in my heart when my feet were not coming out of the pedal. I'm sure I made the people behind me laugh haha. Everyone falls at least once...right??
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Yes. I did the same thing when I first went clipless.
 
EDUC8-or said:
We should go for a recovery ride some time, I will sit on your wheel and yell STRONG! when I attack and drop you. Then I will poast my ride on Strava and make sure I mention how I crushed you in the ride title.
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When I get my new carbon water bottle holders, I will be able to drop you both...
 
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