Why now riding a bicycle pedal lock more and more of it, but a lot of people was riding up, then felt a self-locking foot what is completely unnecessary, but there are many used clipless pedals would change back to the previous level pedal riding style, this is why? There are two simple terms:
1. Labor saving
This is the best function for aerobic exercise, which is very physical.In general, you can save 25% of your power, and you can easily get on the hillsides that you've worked hard to ride before by self - locking. Especially when riding for a long time, it will feel a lot easier. That's because when one foot goes down, the other foot can be lifted up. It seems that the force can be doubled.
Maybe you start will not adapt, you might think that with self-locking after miss the point, but the action is natural, sometimes you can do from a low riding action, looks very professional. The original is leaned forward, step on the foot front pull, car is a very wonderful feeling. Can ride soon again, not to tread forgot to mention, or forget to remember to ask about foot, it seems to be a period of time to adjust, this is just two feet together in the drive sprocket wheel to rotate an abnormal smooth feeling.
Two. Stability
People who used to tread on the bumpy stone road know that they must tread on their feet, do not let their feet loose, and have no idea to pedal. But if you use self locking, you will not have to consider the trouble of using feet to find feet. You can just tread on it. As long as you keep the handlebars, the problem of locking your feet has helped you.
If you don't use self lock, it will also bring danger to you. It may not be able to adapt quickly at the early stage of self lock. When parking time, people usually use the usual level foot to unlearn when they stop. But this habit so that beginners are often make a joke on the self-locking people to stop and pick off the pedal, due to need to turn the ankle to exit the self-locking condition, need a time, especially for beginners to pick foot is not skilled, by this time he couldn't pick a pedal, and lost to balance the backward side of the ground, if the side of a car if it is more dangerous. Therefore, it is suggested that a beginner should have a practice to get out of the car at the beginning of its use, and there should be a sense of picking foot before parking.
A good self - locking foot is not enough, a pair of good lock shoes is also essential, and the good or bad of the shoes directly affect the use of self locking. The sole hard, tight shoes fit well, but not uncomfortable, off the lock, do not feel the feet and shoes are what gap, so you can fully enjoy the fun of riding to your self.
To add some, self locking and anti bumping ability is strengthened, especially when high speed bumps require you to ride or go up and down in high speed. When the center of gravity is back, the XC system that is originally hard for the shockproof system will probably turn your feet off, so you are sure to fall.
In terms of performance, a strong jolt in general not self-locking system is to slow down on the pedal, because this time is likely to continue pedaling jolted off and fell, this time you can see someone hanging from your side to accelerate the hips legs crossed, you will be very depressed, and Banpo or end point before the sudden acceleration, self-locking people can be said to have the strength of the legs, a foot foot hard, it will make no self locking system soon legs feel soft, or weak acceleration.
Long distance riding self-locking benefits is needless to say, it can make the legs power allocation changes, a rear leg can also play a role in pulling, which makes riding more fatigue and high speed for a longer period of time.