Hey Team -
After 20y on clipless I'm back to flats b/c I'm pushing myself on more aggressive terrain.
I'm riding 10-pin Forte Converts with Five One Freeriders (the original ones, they have sort of a honeycomb sole, see link).
Problem: I miss the free float I had with clipless. In my new setup, with weight on the pedal the Five-Tens are completely locked with absolutely no hope of rotation or fore-aft movement. When I get a little misaligned, how do I re-position without waiting for the next turn when you can bring that foot back up to the top and take the weight off?
In one case, I came off a drop, and my foot ended mostly on my heel with the toe hanging out. Then immediately after caught that toe on a root (narrow trail), comedy ensued, and I took a dive to prevent my knee from being completely bent back.
Should I:
A) Remove some pins? If so, which? I was thinking keep the whole front row and a couple in the back row
B) Go with a different sole? Like a freerider XVI?
C) Suck it up and get used to it and figure out how to quickly reposition all the time or just don't unweight it so it can get misaligned
After 20y on clipless I'm back to flats b/c I'm pushing myself on more aggressive terrain.
I'm riding 10-pin Forte Converts with Five One Freeriders (the original ones, they have sort of a honeycomb sole, see link).
Problem: I miss the free float I had with clipless. In my new setup, with weight on the pedal the Five-Tens are completely locked with absolutely no hope of rotation or fore-aft movement. When I get a little misaligned, how do I re-position without waiting for the next turn when you can bring that foot back up to the top and take the weight off?
In one case, I came off a drop, and my foot ended mostly on my heel with the toe hanging out. Then immediately after caught that toe on a root (narrow trail), comedy ensued, and I took a dive to prevent my knee from being completely bent back.
Should I:
A) Remove some pins? If so, which? I was thinking keep the whole front row and a couple in the back row
B) Go with a different sole? Like a freerider XVI?
C) Suck it up and get used to it and figure out how to quickly reposition all the time or just don't unweight it so it can get misaligned