anybody still rocking platform pedals?

I switched back and forth.

I found a good set of flats and a pair of vans would make you stick very well to the pedals.

You have so much more control of the bike with clipless pedals. My 29er is more tossable than a Miata with eggbeaters installed.

This thread just reminds me I need to fix my bike. Stupid bent wheel.

2002maniac wrote: You have so much more control of the bike with clipless pedals. My 29er is more tossable than a Miata with eggbeaters installed.

Follow me down a ski hill and you might change your mind.

Shawn

longhorndude wrote: times all they way on the mountain bike, eggbeaters on the road, yes i know those are for mountain bikes too...

Time ATAC ftw, they're really easy to get out of and they allow a lot of float. I've been on them since '97 or so. i even use them on my road bike, although on long rides i sometimes wish for a wider pressure distribution.

Trans_Maro wrote: Follow me down a ski hill and you might change your mind. Shawn

Have you ever been to Lake Placid? That first headwall looks to be the most terrifying thing I'll soon attempt on on a bike based on helmet cam video. A good friend and I are going up this fall - his last visit resulted in the other guy with him having a compound fracture in his wrist. I'll be hoping for a less spectacular result.

Trans_Maro wrote: Follow me down a ski hill and you might change your mind. Shawn

To be honest, the whole "one is better than the other" arguement is effing b.s.

Depends on the mtn/terrain... when I raced DH, I'd use clips or platforms depending on what felt better on that hill... or what side of the bed I got up on that day... When racing, I usually ran clips unless it was super-muddy... when free-riding I usually run platforms since we would often session a feature a few times and it's easier to push the bike back up the hill with non-clipless shoes.

I came from BMX but spend most of my life these days on the road, so I can switch between them without thinking about it.

I run the Eastern sealed bearing magnesium platform pedals. They use standard hex-head set screws for studs. I replaced most of them with 10mm ones, so there's about 6mm exposed. My feet do not come off the pedals. Should they ever, I will have no shins.