FYI: Tonight is my first short-track mountain bike race. I am racing a singlespeed bike. Pedal of choice is a Crank Bros. 5050XX (sealed bearings), every hole loaded with a traction pin. (That's ten pins per side.) No shin guards. (They're cumbersome, and any core sample I might take from my shin is pretty tiny.) (In a concession to the terrain I DO wear some PI X-Alp Seek mountain bike shoes, with the cleat holes covered. The stiffer sole seems to help.) When I line up with the other women they all stare at my pedals in fear; someone always tries not to line up right next to me. I have been scolded on two occasions for not using clipless pedals, each time the racer insisting that my pedals posed a safety problem for HER. (And each time I've told the racer not to worry, as she would eventually wind up lapping me on the course anyway.)
Just another resounding vote for flat pedals. Beth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
