I am very definitely not among the ultra fit, but even I like retention of some sort when riding fixed, for fear of losing the pedal at some critical moment; I daresay one could get used to riding fixed without retention, though.
But: one *other *little advantage to retention, at least I find this to be so: you *can to* (at least briefly) pull back and up on pedals when using clips/straps or clipless, and I find this useful when I want a bit of extra power to negotiate a rise, or to accelerate, or when I'm climbing a very steep hill. (In fact, when climbing very steep hills in a relatively high gear -- standing and grunting at =< 30 rpm -- even clips/straps require cleats and tight straps, at least I find that so; I used to either pull my shoes out of the straps or my feet out of the shoes -- slip ons -- when so climbing with straps but no cleats.) Now, I'm either riding fixed, or I'm riding a multispeed with my preferred high torque, low cadence pedaling style, so if you tend to sit and twiddle, these benefits are, at least, much attenuated. On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Lungimsam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Perhaps only the ultra-fit can benefit from [such things as retention on > pedals]. > > -- -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
