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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:24 pm vernonrider90 All-City   Joined: May 28, 2006 Posts: 667 Location: Vernon thats like not wearing a seatbelt in a nascar race _________________ banned from diablow Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:30 pm peopleschamp2146 Burner   Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 271 Location: clifton nj vernonrider90 wrote: thats like not wearing a seatbelt in a nascar race i dont care what you have to say!! GO AWAY! i am looking for a response from someone that knows how to ride. Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:34 pm bv Tagger   Joined: Oct 12, 2006 Posts: 30 I've done it to see what its like when at the DJ's. It is nice because you can pull the bike up with your feet, but not worth the inconveniance. For park...no _________________ USB Molly Odyssey 41 Thermal Odyssey Jim C Pedal Macneil 28t Odyssey Hazard 12t FUNN rear rim Odyssey Evolver lever Fly brake Manitou Gold Label Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:55 pm peopleschamp2146 Burner   Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 271 Location: clifton nj i am not going to be pulling big tricks. i just want to start riding a hardtail so that i become more smoother on my dh bike. _________________ 2007 COMMENCAL DH SUPREME Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:02 pm alec123 Toy   Joined: Oct 31, 2006 Posts: 28 Location: ithaca definitely platform...perhaps some snafu concave? _________________ check out www.njdirt.com Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:14 pm peopleschamp2146 Burner   Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 271 Location: clifton nj nyc freeride glory holes are the only platforms i will use. they are the best out. _________________ 2007 COMMENCAL DH SUPREME Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:46 pm Huck_Banzai All-City   Joined: Sep 26, 2005 Posts: 1065 or trail/FR - clips are fine - nice even. If you are DJing or sessioning stunts switch back to your flats! _________________ Blah blah blah. . . . . Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:47 pm a13x NRJP   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 3466 Location: draggin my knee Park / DJ / Street - NO CLIPLESS Ride flats, you'll become a better rider for it all around and in the long run. Case in point: I find myself 'bunnyhopping' my motocross bike in certain situations on the track. Lifting the rear of the bike up the same way you do on a bicycle with flat pedals. _________________ Re: clipless or not Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:46 am fua Bomber   Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 53 Location: london flats for dj/street it always good to be able to throw the bike away when things go wrong, and they usually do at some point. Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:26 am Flying Squirrel Burner   Joined: Jan 28, 2003 Posts: 278 Location: Long Island, NY Flats all the way....I use to ride clip ins doin DJ's and stairgaps. It can certainly be done but wont help your skills. Depending on the clipins to yank the bike up is no good. There were so many times where i didnt lift directly upward and my foot would un clip...If you tighten it so they never un clip when you lift, then you have allot of trouble trin to bail when ya need to. There's nothing worse then nose casing a jump and havin your bike attached to you.... Flats will teach you how to keep the pedals to your feet by throttling the bars forward. Keep your feet llight once in the air and let the throttling level you off....there's more to it tho...get a pair and set up a bunnyhop bar. Get some basics down.... Just a thought... _________________ http://sparetyme.com/ Under Construction Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:13 am Huck_Banzai All-City   Joined: Sep 26, 2005 Posts: 1065 If you have proper technique, clips are definitely better than flats in alot of ways - the benefit of flats is bailabiliity. To build and maintain proper technique, riding flats is a good idea (even for those silly XC over sprung shock having, spandex goons!) EGADS - it is entirely possible to have good technique in clips; these are not mutually exclusive concepts. But as said - not the best solution for park/DJ/stunts -- unless you are really advanced or not pushing limits; but still adds to the ramifications of certain tyes of 'error'. But being that we are in the urban/park/dj forum - I would say the dafault is NO to clips, stick with flats. _________________ Blah blah blah. . . . . Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:23 pm antidis2000 All-City   Joined: Feb 23, 2005 Posts: 671 Location: ma there is never a situation in street/park where clipless are an advantage. we're not in the woods here huck _________________ woosh Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:11 am ihatemybike Burner   Joined: Apr 21, 2004 Posts: 436 Location: Elgin, IL Clipless for Street/Park/DJ = Death Odyssey JC Pedals are good stuff. _________________ HB Azonic Steelhead - No Gears, No Suspension GT Chucker 3.0 - Cheapest Freeride Made Gack Trail Mod 26" - In Limbo Huffy Tantrum - Don't know why it hasn't broke Haro Mirra 360 - 16" Honda 50 of bikes Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:05 pm Huck_Banzai All-City   Joined: Sep 26, 2005 Posts: 1065 antidis2000 wrote: there is never a situation in street/park where clipless are an advantage. we're not in the woods here huck Although I concede flats are better option for park, aside from crashing (which you are not supposed to do!!!!!!!) why not clips (another aside, except for no - no foot tricks, or foor plants etc.. lol) you could probably create some pretty tarded tricks! like clip intoa 16" and have the bike do a flip between your legs n stuff...... _________________ Blah blah blah. . . . . Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:06 pm Huck_Banzai All-City   Joined: Sep 26, 2005 Posts: 1065 Mind you I ride flats in the woods although I did just get a set of Shim. DX; havent clipped in since 2001. _________________ Blah blah blah. . . . . Re: clipless or not Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:16 pm Ga_Kush Toy   Joined: Oct 11, 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Middle Georgia Don't forget the shin guards! No clips can = slips. I got +1,700 miles on flat pedals this year. Dean <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:31 pm