Why do road bikes have clip ons?

[noggythenog]

that is all


Im a man of few words

[youngsterbiker]

by clip ons do you mean the pedals?
If so you can get clip in pedals for all bikes. for road bikes the clip helps on the up stroke of each rotation. Not sure if that makes sense?
Basicly makes it easier to pedal. They can also be used on mountain bikes, I find when riding trails having my feet attached makes moving the bike around much easier than not.
But then each to their own.

[mtread]

Because otherwise they'd have strap ons .......  :eek

[noggythenog]

by clip ons do you mean the pedals?
If so you can get clip in pedals for all bikes. for road bikes the clip helps on the up stroke of each rotation. Not sure if that makes sense?
Basicly makes it easier to pedal. They can also be used on mountain bikes, I find when riding trails having my feet attached makes moving the bike around much easier than not.
But then each to their own.

Sorry pal im on about clip on handlebars on road going motorbikes


Good answer though :b




You're spoiling my venture of few words now :lol

[noggythenog]

Because otherwise they'd have strap ons .......  :eek

:lol


That was a simillar thread i had saved up, are strap ons comfy while riding then are they Mtread???

[youngsterbiker]

[quote author=youngsterbiker link=topic=15799.msg181207#msg181207 date=1422122125]
by clip ons do you mean the pedals?
If so you can get clip in pedals for all bikes. for road bikes the clip helps on the up stroke of each rotation. Not sure if that makes sense?
Basicly makes it easier to pedal. They can also be used on mountain bikes, I find when riding trails having my feet attached makes moving the bike around much easier than not.
But then each to their own.

Sorry pal im on about clip on handlebars on road going motorbikes


Good answer though :b




You're spoiling my venture of few words now :lol
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Well now i feel embarrassed.  :o 
never heard of clip on handlebars though?

[nick crisp]

Man of few words!? Who are you?! What have you done with the real Noggy?! Imposter!

[Exupnut]

[quote author=mtread link=topic=15799.msg181209#msg181209 date=1422122651]
Because otherwise they'd have strap ons .......  :eek

:lol


That was a simillar thread i had saved up, are strap ons comfy while riding then are they Mtread???
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Thought u would know about strapon's Nogster...



Even Red98 is laffin at u :-))

[mtread]

ecause otherwise they'd have strap ons ....... 

If it works, who am I to judge 

[noggythenog]

Man of few words!? Who are you?! What have you done with the real Noggy?! Imposter!

No

[noggythenog]

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[quote author=mtread link=topic=15799.msg181209#msg181209 date=1422122651]
Because otherwise they'd have strap ons .......  :eek

:lol


That was a simillar thread i had saved up, are strap ons comfy while riding then are they Mtread???
[/quote]

Thought u would know about strapon's Nogster...



Even Red98 is laffin at u :-))
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Hi Betty

[noggythenog]

[quote author=noggythenog link=topic=15799.msg181210#msg181210 date=1422122706]
[quote author=youngsterbiker link=topic=15799.msg181207#msg181207 date=1422122125]
by clip ons do you mean the pedals?
If so you can get clip in pedals for all bikes. for road bikes the clip helps on the up stroke of each rotation. Not sure if that makes sense?
Basicly makes it easier to pedal. They can also be used on mountain bikes, I find when riding trails having my feet attached makes moving the bike around much easier than not.
But then each to their own.

Sorry pal im on about clip on handlebars on road going motorbikes


Good answer though :b




You're spoiling my venture of few words now :lol
[/quote]
Well now i feel embarrassed.  :o 
never heard of clip on handlebars though?
[/quote]


Ha ha no worries, im green too, thats why i ask the bike maestros

[noggythenog]

It is a serious question though

[noggythenog]

Talking to someone that sat on a gsxr1000 K5 with it's strap ons removed it was actually really comfy




So why fit them


Are they just for track

[nick crisp]

The idea is to get you tucked in with your weight forward over the front wheel. Mostly for track and sports applications.

[red98]

Clip ons, ace bars, do the same thing really, as nick has said.......you know that mr nog.......

[red98]

Red98 laugh at the nogster....never........well not much ...

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[Exupnut]

Lol..... U can either ride the bike or not....no amount of addons will compensate for your inability .....bling is one thing....riding is another.....

[noggythenog]

Ah cool that explains it, it's just something ive never actually known for sure. Only ridden one bike with clip ons, my mates gsxr600 & it was weird, i was crouched up like a sleeping hedgehog on that thing it was painful.I had guessed a small part was aerodynamics.I thought that the narrow bars would be quicker to turn, like a sports car with a tiny lock to lock, so more precise.But im sure ive heard that this smaller lever mixed with the correct frequency of road speed and tarmac can cause tank slappers......& once clip ons start tank thrashing you cant stop them.I hadnt realised that weight over the front would come into it, makes sense now.I jus wonder why most road riders have them considering the perceived pitfalls & as the Tuono & Mt09 show you can have a sports bike with wide bars on the roads & go quick & i see that lots of guys install the top yoke with wide bars conversion to their sports bikes.But if weight on the front wheel comes into it so much then surely installing the wide bars and risers would stop you putting down the weight & make the bike set up totally useless.

[limax2]

Clip-ons were first used on race bikes in the early 50's when telescopic forks became the thing to have. Naturally they soon became fashionable with the cafe racer set. I fitted some to my 650c.c.  B.S.A. Gold Flash in the early 60's before I progressed to a 500c.c. Gold Star which came with them as a standard option and was sold as a clubman racer. Both great bikes at the time. 
History lesson over.