Spoon feed me on which mag pedal to get for the MTB :-)

[alia176]

I'm short on time and my GF's bday is approaching. She is vehemently opposed to clipping into her MTB so I'd like to get her a set of magpedals. Her shoes accept SPD cleats, which I believe is what one needs if they want to attach magnetic cleat things.

Thanks.

 

[clrussell]

Shows how much I know. I didn’t know these existed.

 

[on the rocks]

X2 LOL. Please report how they work if you find a set. I have been considering it but got a pair of five ten's a few years back and it's amazing how they stick to a good studded pair of flat pedals.... Kind of gave up and forgot about the mags.

 

[alia176]

Shows how much I know. I didn’t know these existed.

What? Where have you BEEN?

 

[nonstopbike]

how'd this go?

I'm surprised you didnt get more like @on the rocks ' long pin pedals with 5.10 shoes' as a response.

adjustable pin pedals, and some good shin protection, go a long way for bail-out piece of mind from riders of all experience levels.

 

[coleAK]

I don’t know. I have a few friends that have used them, none kept with them long term. I’m not sure where they fit especially since modern flat pedal shoes have such great grip.

My daughter (very accomplished racer) runs 5.10 free ride pro shoes with crank brothers stamp 7 smalls (she size 6.5). My wife runs the same shoe with OneUp composite flats. I was a CAT 2 road/criterium racer back in the day, switched exclusively to MTB in the mid 90’s so I haven’t run flat pedals probably since the early 80’s. I run XT trail SPD pedals and use Perl Izumi exposition pro shoes most of the time and X-Alp summit shoes for backcountry multi day it rides with a ton of hike-a-bike.

I think These days I think the only reason to run clips is if you race road or XC or if you are like me and have for 40 years.

I would lean toward some non-spd shoes and a good set of pedals with adjustable pins. The one up composites are pretty awesome bang for the buck.

 

[alia176]

Thanks for the replies! The GF in post #1 is no more but hoping to find another woman who likes to ride MTBs. Curious what kind of pedals they might be using

 

[jembourbe]

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I think These days I think the only reason to run clips is if you race road or XC or if you are like me and have for 40 years.

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Just like when you raced road, the reason to clip-in is efficiency. When clipped you use all of your leg muscles for pedaling rather than just your quads. Less fatigue. So longer rides and uphill rides: you want to be clipped-in. I suppose there's a lot less uphill pedaling these days, but for the non poozies, the clips are the way to go

And if your bunny hop skills are anything less than pro-level, being able to pull your bike into the air with your feet just might save you from a really bad day.

 

[jembourbe]

Thanks for the replies! The GF in post #1 is no more but hoping to find another woman who likes to ride MTBs. Curious what kind of pedals they might be using

I won't even consider a woman who doesn't use Time ATAC XC-12 Carbon/Ti pedals. You gotta have standards, friend

 

[nonstopbike]

Just like when you raced road, the reason to clip-in is efficiency. When clipped you use all of your leg muscles for pedaling rather than just your quads. Less fatigue. So longer rides and uphill rides: you want to be clipped-in. I suppose there's a lot less uphill pedaling these days, but for the non poozies, the clips are the way to go

And if your bunny hop skills are anything less than pro-level, being able to pull your bike into the air with your feet just might save you from a really bad day.

just to add to this too, saddle height plays alot into pedaling efficiency, so with droppers being the thing on most mtb bikes, these can allow you greater access to those hammys if adjusted well.

pedaling tip I learned many years back (clipless based but applies to flat too): pedal like you're scraping sh*t off your shoe. nice and flat through lower end of the pedalstroke, not stabbing down at 6 o clock' with no hope for help up to 12 o' clock.

 

[nonstopbike]

I won't even consider a woman who doesn't use Time ATAC XC-12 Carbon/Ti pedals. You gotta have standards, friend

But do she ride with her cleats swapped?

 

[jembourbe]

But do she ride with her cleats swapped?

Depends how committed you want her to be, right?