Cycling with cleats: Everything you need to know | Cyclingnews

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Explaining the fundamentals of cycling with cleats and how to tailor them specifically to your needs When we first start riding a bike, we ride with flat pedals, the typically plastic platforms that attach to the end of each crank arm, that we push on in order to ride. Flat pedals are perfect for beginners because you don’t have to think about them. You can put your foot in just about any position on top of the platform, so long as you have enough grip to push down and keep the wheel moving. For keen cyclists, cleats and clipless pedals are the next step. These are pedals that use a cleat and pedal body that easily attach to one another, instead of just the floating feeling you get from riding on flat pedals. There are a wide variety of clipless pedals and different cleats, that are built for different purposes, terrain, and type of rider, so the best road bike pedals very rarely cros

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Cycling with cleats: Everything you need to know | Cyclingnews

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