Clipless pedals are the best investment you will ever make. That is no small statement!

Using clipless pedals or SPD’s helps increase the efficiency of your pedalling as well as increasing the amount of control you have over your bike. By being attached to the bike, you can lift and jump smaller objects that flat pedalled riders would simply slam into. You can transfer power to your back wheel in a full 360 degree motion (i.e. you can lift as well as push) – and this gives you massive advantage when out on the trail.

Back in the early days of Mountain Biking, everyone was mucking around with toe straps, borrowed from their days road bikes, and once you were strapped in, you were in for the ride. Shimano develoepd the first sets of SPD’s in the early 90′s and we haven’t looked back.