As per the title really. I keep wondering about switching to SPDs.
I've always ridden with flat pedals, for various reasons. My partner uses SPDs and the other people we ride with tend to use flats.
I understand pedalling would be more efficient and perhaps I would go faster with SPDs, but I am very, very slow, not much of a bike handler, and my bike is steel and fairly heavy, so I don't know if it would make a meaningful difference for me.
Then there's the inconvenience of having to wear bike shoes all evening when you're touring - they seem so heavy and clunky and sweaty (apart from SPD sandals which seem like a bold move).
Plus the fear of having to learn to ride clipless. I do not want to fall over and scratch or dent my frame or myself, and it seems inevitable.
Would love to hear from people with experience of either for bike touring,. specifically (bit of a long shot on here, I know). Thanks!
I've always ridden with flat pedals, for various reasons. My partner uses SPDs and the other people we ride with tend to use flats.
I understand pedalling would be more efficient and perhaps I would go faster with SPDs, but I am very, very slow, not much of a bike handler, and my bike is steel and fairly heavy, so I don't know if it would make a meaningful difference for me.
Then there's the inconvenience of having to wear bike shoes all evening when you're touring - they seem so heavy and clunky and sweaty (apart from SPD sandals which seem like a bold move).
Plus the fear of having to learn to ride clipless. I do not want to fall over and scratch or dent my frame or myself, and it seems inevitable.
Would love to hear from people with experience of either for bike touring,. specifically (bit of a long shot on here, I know). Thanks!