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So I finally went to a regular cycling training session. It was great but I was left well behind, I think I might try to go to a few more sessions but I think I need some proper equipment. Which is bad because I am on a budget...
I have a road bike, fairly new, but allthough I am cycling for about 4 years now (not training rides, just cycling around basically) I have never used clipless pedals. I have also seen some horrible crashes on the tube with people not uncliping fast enough and landing on their sides.
Are there any serious clipless pedals that are also easy to unclip? Is the force that needs to be applied to clipless pedals in order to detach adjustable? I had a look at some pedals from Look which seemed pretty good and some from a Japanese company that I dont remember how its called now but that makes only pedals. Allthough the Japanese ones seemed very good in quality their design doestn look that modern, but they are made entirely of metal. The Look ones are made from plastic.
Basically whats good to look for clipless pedals? Materials? I guess that all the clipless pedals have cro-mo axles with good bearings so its probably just a matter of materials on the pedal and the clipping mechanism right?
I also need some cycling clothing. Thing is that I am bit shy cycling around with very cycling dedicated stuff so I am just gonna use those for training rides.
If I get an underlayer, does this mean that I dont need a long sleeve Jersey?
If I get some leg warmers does this mean that I dont need longer cycling pants?
What should I look for in terms of padding for the shorts? I also get very uncomfortable sometimes when I push harder. I have changed the saddle on the bike with an old saddle that I had on a previous bike that I was very used to and that helped a bit, but still. I am currently using some cycling underwear with some padding that I wear under long track pants.
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So I finally went to a regular cycling training session. It was great but I was left well behind, I think I might try to go to a few more sessions but I think I need some proper equipment. Which is bad because I am on a budget...
I have a road bike, fairly new, but allthough I am cycling for about 4 years now (not training rides, just cycling around basically) I have never used clipless pedals. I have also seen some horrible crashes on the tube with people not uncliping fast enough and landing on their sides.
Are there any serious clipless pedals that are also easy to unclip? Is the force that needs to be applied to clipless pedals in order to detach adjustable? I had a look at some pedals from Look which seemed pretty good and some from a Japanese company that I dont remember how its called now but that makes only pedals. Allthough the Japanese ones seemed very good in quality their design doestn look that modern, but they are made entirely of metal. The Look ones are made from plastic.
Basically whats good to look for clipless pedals? Materials? I guess that all the clipless pedals have cro-mo axles with good bearings so its probably just a matter of materials on the pedal and the clipping mechanism right?
I also need some cycling clothing. Thing is that I am bit shy cycling around with very cycling dedicated stuff so I am just gonna use those for training rides.
If I get an underlayer, does this mean that I dont need a long sleeve Jersey?
If I get some leg warmers does this mean that I dont need longer cycling pants?
What should I look for in terms of padding for the shorts? I also get very uncomfortable sometimes when I push harder. I have changed the saddle on the bike with an old saddle that I had on a previous bike that I was very used to and that helped a bit, but still. I am currently using some cycling underwear with some padding that I wear under long track pants.
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