It is because the old straps they used to use were called clips. So now the

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Mar 20, 2019
11:33:24am

Fallball 3rd String

It is because the old straps they used to use were called clips. So now the

system where you actually clip in is called clipless (or in other words strapless)

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Fallball

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Just got clipless cycling shoes. Should I be pulling up at all during my stroke?

bricej13

3/20/19 10:31am

Yeah

Croweater

3/20/19 10:34am

Should you pull up during your stroke? Always.

Vincent's Picks

3/20/19 10:34am

Focus on spinning the crank, not pushing and pulling.

Byron McNertney

3/20/19 10:36am

What am I reading?

Belboz

3/20/19 10:53am

i like to focus on the pull up, not the push down

BlueFrog

3/20/19 10:36am

Definitely, it's awkward at first, but pays big dividends on long rides.

neboutefan

3/20/19 10:37am

Yeah the times I've tried it it feels like I can't make as much power as just

bricej13

3/20/19 10:42am

I try and apply force at every part of the stroke.

Joe Banks

3/20/19 10:37am

read this:

WhirleyPop

3/20/19 10:40am

This says the opposite of what everyone else is saying

bricej13

3/20/19 10:46am

Yep - they are wrong.

WhirleyPop

3/20/19 10:49am

I would argue the physics of that claim

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:01am

I thinbk you are overclaiming this.

Creekster

3/20/19 11:52am

here's a good video

LEHI cougar

3/20/19 10:40am

The anticipation is killing me!

bricej13

3/20/19 10:44am

What a tease!

Croweater

3/20/19 10:46am

Not really.

Mtbcoug

3/20/19 10:44am

FWIW, my best times on short hill sprints are entirely standing and pulling

Joe Banks

3/20/19 10:52am

No need to pull up. But from the 3 o'clock position to the 7-8 o'clock position

Fallball

3/20/19 10:53am

I'd suggest forgetting about your pedal stroke entirely and do what

delux_247

3/20/19 10:53am

It’s part of the cycle

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:00am

Let’s clarify: by clipless do you mean you clip in or

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:06am

I clip in

bricej13

3/20/19 11:16am

I wouldn’t call that clip-less then

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:18am

Weird since that's what they're called.

Byron McNertney

3/20/19 11:25am

Yeah, it doesn't make any sense

bricej13

3/20/19 11:32am

It is because the old straps they used to use were called clips. So now the

Fallball

3/20/19 11:33am

I always try to pedal round and not square

Creekster

3/20/19 11:10am

For a good time, try reading this thread without knowing what the OP was about.

Bluedarts

3/20/19 11:15am

When I got mine

I'mBatman

3/20/19 2:21pm

🙉🙉🙉

bricej13

3/20/19 4:51pm

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