XCer

Hi All, I am 6ft tall and weigh 92 kg's, been doing some oneday races and long outrides. At the moment I am on a Silverback Phoenix hardtail which is killing me over the small bumps. I thought of waiting for the Silverback Moda 29er dual suspension for R19 500.00 and just wanted to find out what you all think of this bike or should I be looking at something else in this price range. Thanks .

Not at all. The secret is to get used to unclipping by twisting your ankle out. I can unclip as fast as I can put my foot down. Remember - twist ankle out as you unclip... It's a habit thing. Doing the CG / GN Provincial XCO Series - first race is at reitvlei this weekend.

Great! So it's 100% thumbs up for clipless pedals in technical races

- was just checking.

@ Jmaccelari - I have clippless pedals at the moment with cleats and MTB shoes. Have just seen to many guys come to a stop and not being able to put their feet down - and over they go. Guess the idea is to keep your momentum so you dont need to stop or put your feet down.

Thanks geoff.rich - I guess the idea is not to take your feet off the pedals in the first place. I remember those gouges in my shins from the BMX days when clip ins were not around - still have plenty of scars and used to curse those damn pedals. So the idea is to rather have your feet stuck to the pedals with clip ins when you fall than have the flat pedals gouging out your shins, should your feet slip off in the technical stuff... Hate those shin gouges

Thanks guys - I have clip ins at the moment and was thinking of going back to normal pedals for the race, but will rather stick to using the clip ins as that is what I am used to. Thanks for the advice

Hi Guys, Nice to be on the site. I am doing a XC Mtb race this weekend for the first time and was wondering if I should use Click in pedals or normal pedals. What is the norm for these kind of races. Dont want to get caught with my feet in the pedals and my face planted in the ground........ Thanks in advance for the info.