How To Set Up Clip In Pedals For Mountain Biking

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  • Mountain bike pedals, there are a lot of options out there, even after you’ve made the decision between flat and clipless. In this video Doddy explains how to correctly set up the two most popular types of MTB clip in pedals, and how important it is for proper performance and avoiding injuries.
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  • @christopherhday
    @christopherhday Před 5 lety +19

    Doddy,Thank you so much for doing this video. I have been riding with SPD pedals for over 20 years and I have never seen a video with such detailed and excellent explanation regarding this equipment. I try to learn something new everyday, and I have found that I learn something new with every video that you guys make. Ya'll do excellent work and I have greatly enjoyed watching your videos. Chris

  • @anhelytriana174
    @anhelytriana174 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much! I know this was posted a while ago but I just got into cycling and this was the only video that was educational and truly taught me why I would make a change and the impact it makes!

  • @damienmorinon6041
    @damienmorinon6041 Před 4 lety +5

    Great tip on the natural position of the foot, I did not know that one. Great video

  • @michaeldavid7959
    @michaeldavid7959 Před rokem

    Either I'm totally dense or I just didnt get the way many other guys' explained this process. For some reason you hit the nail on the head with your version of setting up Mtn bike cleats. Thank you for taking the time to explain this so even I can understand it. Count on me as a subscriber

  • @daliusjonaitis9906
    @daliusjonaitis9906 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this video! Very little information on spd cleat positioning on the internet.

  • @thomasmedeiros5722
    @thomasmedeiros5722 Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely great explanation. One of the few videos that actually explained the SH 56 M cleat multi release option for Shimano SPD. I been riding Shimano pedals for 30 years and I have worked in a ski / bike shop. The Shimano with SH 56 M is a great choice for first time recreational riding. Personally I run this cleat on my trail shoes for the extra release in rock gardens at my local trails. Yes occasionally I pre release but I am not racing or riding in a competitive situation so there’s not to lose. I do have flats for playing around and practicing but love the feeling of the Shimano SPD. I do run the SH 51 cleat on my road and gravel bikes because release is not an issue and they are included with the pedals.

  • @carolinacordero6616
    @carolinacordero6616 Před 3 lety

    This is by far the best video on the subject!!

  • @fpartidafpartida
    @fpartidafpartida Před 3 lety

    Absolutely brilliant advice with all the little differences the adjustments make. Cross country vs down hill. Using your calf muscles vs being able to disengage..etc 🤙

  • @stephengreen5859
    @stephengreen5859 Před 3 měsíci

    Such a great video on SPD pedal setup - thanks for such a comprehensive and clear explanation!

  • @stevenjayobrien8881
    @stevenjayobrien8881 Před 5 lety +4

    Good stuff! This has help me as a rookie on clips

  • @armanafshar6599
    @armanafshar6599 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent video - very helpful and thorough! Thanks mate!

  • @Spreadsheet1com
    @Spreadsheet1com Před 3 lety +1

    As a previous viewer alluded, I have been riding with Shimano SPD pedals & SM-SH51 cleats for about 25 years and I have never seen a video with such detailed explanation. I always use elbow protectors under my jersey, even for city rides, just in case the shoes don't get released timely. I think it has happened twice or so during my cycling 'career'. Elbow protection made the difference between going home or to ER!

  • @savoirfaire8979
    @savoirfaire8979 Před 2 lety +1

    Honestly, I had never really thought about cleats and pedals at this level of detail. Even after a good decade of on/off use, I was ignorant on a lot of important information.

  • @Ps51bx
    @Ps51bx Před 3 lety

    Thank you, great video for me. Extremely informative , exactly what I required.

  • @JERRYKEITHDADSON
    @JERRYKEITHDADSON Před rokem

    Very good. Best I have seen. Thank you.

  • @iainrossiter758
    @iainrossiter758 Před rokem

    As always Doddy, brilliant explanation of some very important advice.

  • @th_js
    @th_js Před 5 lety +1

    Great video Doddy!!!

  • @PeterEggenberger
    @PeterEggenberger Před 3 lety

    Wow! Great info! So much more than I expected! Thanks for providing it! :) :)

  • @nickwatkins5227
    @nickwatkins5227 Před 5 lety

    Great content Doddy

  • @Ooo-nh9rg
    @Ooo-nh9rg Před 5 lety +1

    Really helpful 👍

  • @tomek6481
    @tomek6481 Před 5 lety

    Perfect explanation good good and one more time good.

  • @Velopilgrim
    @Velopilgrim Před 2 lety

    That was a detailed video. Great job! 👍

  • @Dr4g0nW00d
    @Dr4g0nW00d Před 5 lety

    I'm an xc rider and I put my cleats back now I learned not to do it but put them more forward definitely going to try that this thnx

  • @Kev.in-Bike
    @Kev.in-Bike Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for this video

  • @JogBird
    @JogBird Před 5 lety +3

    spds are good for beginners, use the multi release cleat and lower the spring tension all the way down, move up as you get comfortable

  • @mitchb0986
    @mitchb0986 Před 3 lety

    this vid has honestly changed my clipped in setup

  • @FIGHTTHECABLE
    @FIGHTTHECABLE Před 5 lety

    I just learned a lot about clip pedals. I bought some Hellcat shoes and Crank Brothers Mallets. Rode them once on the trails, could not unclip, stopped riding for the season. That was a real down moment for me. I willl need to look into this again. Thanks

    • @Luca-ft1kv
      @Luca-ft1kv Před 5 lety +1

      I have the same combo and the key to gaining confidence really is bike time. Start up agaisnt a wall or something similar and use it to balance as u practise feeling for the cleat and actually clipping in. Normally most people prefer to start by looking down to help find where the cleat is, but start trying to look ahead and just feel for the clip with ur shoe. Once you start riding take it slow. Put on some knee and elbow pads and head out to your lawn, or any surface that is soft. Start by riding off with only one foot clipped in and then after a bit try clipping the other one in. Keep riding in circles at a steady pace and when your ready to stop, you need to think about were your going to stop before you do it. That way if u cant unclip before the chosen point , you still have speed and can just keep riding. To unclip i find it easiest to point your toes down, whilst the cranks are at the 12pm position, and push down and outwards at the same time. This forces your heel out and should unclip u straight away. Once youve gotten the hang of clipping in and out, confidence will come naturally, as u are no longer worried about rolling over cause u cant unclip. Unclipping when u slide in a turn is a little diffrenet, and since you cant really practise it, you can only hope that the countless times youve practised agaisnt a wall will have commited the "unclip" movement to muscle memory. Thats why i prefer to always unclip with cranks at 12pm position , cause ur supposed to drop ur outside foot.

  • @perusha4f
    @perusha4f Před 3 lety

    great video thanks

  • @undefined624
    @undefined624 Před 2 lety +1

    Thamks

  • @TheRHYSD
    @TheRHYSD Před 5 lety +55

    Finally the world has come to some sense calling them clip in instead of clipless

    • @zyoungson215
      @zyoungson215 Před 5 lety +6

      Radex 141 They will always be clipless

    • @TheRHYSD
      @TheRHYSD Před 5 lety +2

      Use a dictionary and look up clipless

    • @christopherhday
      @christopherhday Před 5 lety +16

      Back in the day, I used to ride with pedals that had "toe-clips", and yes they were popular thing (not very safe, but it is what we had). Shimano came along and developed SPD "clipless pedals" in the early 1990's. The term clipless, came from the plastic toe clip that extended from the metal portion of the pedal being removed and your shoe was held to the pedal by the cleat. I understand your point of why are we calling them "clipless pedals", but that is a basic run down of where the term originated.

    • @davidfranklinv2860
      @davidfranklinv2860 Před 3 lety

      @@christopherhday yup.

    • @tobylestrange4081
      @tobylestrange4081 Před 3 lety +1

      um theyre actually clipless

  • @chrisleech9340
    @chrisleech9340 Před 5 lety

    Great vid.

  • @badlarry172
    @badlarry172 Před 5 lety

    great stuff ta

  • @Accretion67
    @Accretion67 Před 5 lety +1

    Not mentioned in the vid, Crank Brothers sell metal shields that go onto your shoe before the cleat. Gives the clip-in a nice audible metallic click when you're in. Some might not like it though because it might make your shoes feel "icey" on the pedals. To each his own.

  • @outdoorlife...liveit3215

    TY TY TY TY I've had such a problem with corners I'm a newbie about a year.. I guess I'm a dumb ass. Never thought about getting off sadle in corners. Now since this video I'm flying around corners that would have sent me off trail... ty

  • @alexvavdinos
    @alexvavdinos Před 5 lety

    Awesome

  • @Jolinator
    @Jolinator Před 3 lety +1

    How do you know when purchasing shoes if they will be stiff enough to use with minimalist pedals?

  • @harrythedirtydog3903
    @harrythedirtydog3903 Před 5 lety

    @askgmbntech Hi Doddy is there different gasses for an air shock that might reduced fade say nitrogen or helium, thanks have been enjoying and learning heaps from your vids keep it up

  • @gavinsorenson461
    @gavinsorenson461 Před 5 lety

    Can you run a reduced offset fork on any bike? Or eill it mess with handling and cause the wheel to hit the down tube?

  • @Mclovinthedank
    @Mclovinthedank Před 4 lety

    Just took my first ride on clipless pedals around my court. it took me about 5 min to get both feet clipped in. and then when I came back to my porch I dead sailored. didn't think about grabbing on to anything and my feet did come out... These are going to need some practice before they go on any trails.

  • @justanotherjourney3818
    @justanotherjourney3818 Před 5 lety +7

    When your never going to have clip in pedals but still watch this video because GMBN is to good not to watch :)

  • @GlassWaxRecords
    @GlassWaxRecords Před 5 lety

    I have just broken my XTR pedals. I have some E-Mallet Crank Bros so I’ve put those on. Set them up for 15 degree release and installed the little raiser pad under the cleats. I’m finding them really difficult to get out of. Ive had 2 accidents in 3 days of riding, because I come to a stop and just can’t get my feet out. If I’m in a non dangerous situation, holding onto a tree for example, I can get out, but put me on a situation where I need to get out in a hurry, and I’ve got no chance. I love how the pedals feel while riding and they have a massive dedicated following, so they are obviously good pedals. Am I missing something? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

  • @sqlim85
    @sqlim85 Před 5 lety +2

    System most popular with people i know is TIME.

  • @deduckau1443
    @deduckau1443 Před rokem

    What was the red crankbrothers pedal in the video??

  • @KimSMTB
    @KimSMTB Před 11 měsíci

    Do u put some Grease, or Loctite into the Threads?

  • @hadifarhat9233
    @hadifarhat9233 Před 3 lety

    can I ride a DH clip pedal if im only on a trail as i do prefer the flat pedal but want to stay clipped in

  • @jasonvoss1984
    @jasonvoss1984 Před 3 lety

    Newbie question. Does anyone use those simple plastic pedal "basket" things instead? I used them as a kid. Seemed to work ok for me. I have never tried clipped pedals. Clipped seems more complicated and expensive but I guess they must perform better?

  • @WWNSX
    @WWNSX Před 4 lety +1

    06:51 with subtitles on..Hip hip music?

  • @arietcela3481
    @arietcela3481 Před 5 lety +8

    #flatsalltheway 🤘

  • @janisalo9011
    @janisalo9011 Před 3 lety

    Does clips help you climb steep hills better?

  • @mdtrx
    @mdtrx Před 5 lety

    Don't forget clip/flat pedals like Dual shot :D

  • @leolavost4204
    @leolavost4204 Před 5 lety +4

    13:10 why is there a pink star on the shoes??

  • @zyoungson215
    @zyoungson215 Před 5 lety +1

    Flats for life 🤙🏽🤙🏽

  • @roberttl2243
    @roberttl2243 Před 5 lety

    Hi can someone help me with a suspension problem please?
    I have a rockshox reba race 120mm travel and idk what hapend and the travel got so low like low then 100mm and idk what to do.To make it again to 120mm i got a fork pomp but its not helping
    Please someone can help me??

    • @roberttl2243
      @roberttl2243 Před 5 lety

      Should i pomp air on - button what is under the fork??
      Idk can i do that?

  • @jessehill3780
    @jessehill3780 Před 5 lety

    Any tips/tricks on how to fill in the detects left from the cleat. Running times they have 4 really aggressive fangs that dig into the sole and then if you need to alter position of the cleat it can be difficult as the cleat want to go back to the original location. Wondering if maybe some kind of p Tex (snowboard filler) might help. Also a tip for time and most likely crank brothers as they are also a two bars system, the bars will leave marks in the sole (if not using the shims on crank brothers I imagine) so after riding for a while you can see where your foot is naturally resting and then line the cleat angle with the marks left by the bars. I found I was not letting my feet be duck footed enough (especially my left) but with pedals like time and crank it isn’t as instantly noticeable as shimano as they have more float but it’s not quiet as free floating as shimano, so while it still lets your foot go to into natural position it is still putting some pressure on your knee.

  • @steffgofpv9681
    @steffgofpv9681 Před 5 lety +1

    Don't forget HT Components pedals... ridden by multiple downhill racers and slope style guys like Aaron Gwin, Amaury Pierron, Neko Mullay, Brett Rheeder and Martin Söderström just to make a few

  • @zygis337
    @zygis337 Před 5 lety

    Hey Doddy, I recently finished building my first bike from scratch used a NS Clash size Large frame, and decided to go 1x10 for it with a RD-M675 medium cage Shimano derailleur and a SunRace 11-40T cassette as expected I had to use a extension link for the derailleur to clear the cassette. But I have ran into a another problem that the largest sprocket is apparently to deep towards the wheel as the chain line is absolutely crap and the derailleur won't move enough towards the wheel to get the chain fully on the sprocket. Even though the cassette tightens nicely would I be able to sneak a ~2mm spacer before adding the cassette on the hub body? To address chain line and the sprocket distance. Or there normally wouldn't be enough space on the hub body to do that? any other ideas?
    #AskGMBNTech

  • @robertgraham3559
    @robertgraham3559 Před 9 měsíci

    I am still trying to figure out how it's a good idea to not be able to pull your foot straight up and out, no twisting. Isn't this just dangerous?

  • @ClydeHernandez-mf9nd
    @ClydeHernandez-mf9nd Před 10 měsíci

    It went together easily in less than an hour. czcams.com/users/postUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.

  • @cwsmith17
    @cwsmith17 Před 4 lety

    Clipless pedals are excellent. People that bash them probably don't ride much or haven't even tried them Lol!!

  • @robertkarlsson7238
    @robertkarlsson7238 Před 3 lety

    Impossible to get the cleat position 100% right😟😟

  • @christianrodriguez7478

    Should watch this videos few years ago😂🤣

  • @gabrielleute9911
    @gabrielleute9911 Před 4 lety

    Help! my golden cleats (brass) say L and R but have no dots which one is which

    • @mlee6050
      @mlee6050 Před 4 lety

      L is left and R is right 😜

    • @gabrielcarlothomas
      @gabrielcarlothomas Před 4 lety

      Switch them around if you want the 20° right on left and visa versa.

  • @423chriscampbell
    @423chriscampbell Před 5 lety

    Am I the only person who watches these just to watch Blake fall over like a fainting goat. (The clipless video list)

  • @Jabbatan
    @Jabbatan Před 5 lety +4

    You didn't say how to set up toe straps

    • @mentho101
      @mentho101 Před 5 lety +1

      It's only clipless😂

    • @th_js
      @th_js Před 5 lety +2

      😂😂😂😂 Who even uses them, it's 2019 - not 1980!

    • @Accretion67
      @Accretion67 Před 5 lety +3

      Easy. Take toe straps, find the nearest trash can and throw away. :D

    • @publicmichaelzmit
      @publicmichaelzmit Před 5 lety

      Riding off road with toe clips are a total drag. I once spend 20 minutes off a race trying to kick the foot of my strong leg in after a detour into a drench, but the long grass and other vegetation of the underforest kept hitting the toe clip and spinning the pedal around, whenever I let off the foot from tramping on the underside of the pedal. When I got home that day I removed the toe clips and straps, but kept the asymmetric pedals to keep better clearance when cornering. Rode "free float feet" until I got a pair of Look S-Track for my birthday - Best clipless pedals I have ever tried!.

  • @angelocordero5661
    @angelocordero5661 Před 5 lety +4

    Flats all day - Utah Rider

    • @ml.9746
      @ml.9746 Před 5 lety +2

      Clipless all the way in Moab

    • @alexkirby280
      @alexkirby280 Před 4 lety

      @@ml.9746 clips all the way as race Dh and enduro

  • @Duncan23
    @Duncan23 Před 5 lety

    *How To Set Up Flat Pedals* 1. Place pedal on bike, 2. Place shoe on foot, 3. Place person on bike

  • @22Jeffers
    @22Jeffers Před 5 lety +1

    Clip out or un-clip? 😝

  • @mentho101
    @mentho101 Před 5 lety +2

    Flat for ever!!!!

  • @retroonhisbikes
    @retroonhisbikes Před 5 lety +6

    Crank bros clipless are horrid, zero adjustment, and require ankle breaking force to unclip. So it’s shimano spd for me.

  • @beef5030
    @beef5030 Před rokem

    Didn't LOOK invent the clipless pedal first? Think shimano followed them.

  • @pat9861
    @pat9861 Před 5 lety +5

    Go flat pedals

  • @yorgios22
    @yorgios22 Před 5 lety +5

    flats are more easier...

    • @MarcAntoineBvl
      @MarcAntoineBvl Před 5 lety +1

      Easier?

    • @th_js
      @th_js Před 5 lety +1

      How are they easier other than setting the cleat position which is super easy?

    • @gavinsorenson461
      @gavinsorenson461 Před 5 lety

      @@th_js because they require you to do 1 thing, install them. I'm all for clips but flats are just easier period.

    • @th_js
      @th_js Před 5 lety

      @@gavinsorenson461 Yeah I guess, but you still need to adjust the pins and get the shoe - pedal combo right

  • @BicMichuM
    @BicMichuM Před 2 lety

    Why use clips on a mountain bike to begin with? Maybe its just me

    • @thomasmedeiros5722
      @thomasmedeiros5722 Před 2 lety

      Helps maintain the shoe to pedal control especially in very rough terrain when you bounce while you pedal. If you have ridden or raced road bikes with this system you also know the feeling of a clean circle you achieve with your pedal strokes. The fact that I skied downhill and was accustomed to stepping into a ski binding that connects me to the ski was a natural cross over skill. I also rode and raced road bike clipped in so it crossed over to mountain biking.