>>1005010>just unclip and hop and hope for the best or try shifting and hope you don't mess something up?Shifting under load is not advisable (or easy). Better to unclip, brake and vault off to the side.
That's what I do anyway.
>>1005089>I will just get the M-540 pedals with all steel construction instead FUCK SHIMANO for putting plastic parts on their bullshit pedalsHaha, I bought the same pedals after losing the outer bolt because something broke inside the clickrs.
>>1005171>How big a deal are clipless pedals? I'm kind of interested in trying them outThey've very cool. Start off on ClickRs, they're the easiest way to get into clipless and recessed SPD cleats mean you can wear the shoes all day. Lots of good SPD shoes too including a lot of street and even some formal wear.
>>1005174>Platform on one side is fineI've tried them, I think they suck. Better to just have a platform shell around the SPD, like ClickR or some MTB SPDs have.
>>1005175>It's summer in Aus soonIf you live anywhere near Carlton, go to Velocycles on the morning of ride-to-work day (on the way to work obviously, they open early because they're on the bike path and serve commuters with bike repairs etc) and they'll have a sale on the bike-path out front. They usually sell a shoes+clickr set for about $100 or so. Good value and they'll fit it on the spot.
That's where I got my first set and haven't looked back.
>>1006052I've broken 90km/h on a long downhill that was partially shielded from wind but I probably had a tailwind anyway, I'm heavy and I was in a Sagan tuck. I pedalled at the start but pretty soon spun out in top gear.
It was a very open and clean road with a nice smooth surface, no real gravel or crap on the road. Still scary as hell to do. I live near mountains now but the roads aren't smooth enough, clean enough or long enough for me to try those sorts of speeds.
