Old thread resurrected…
I’m still riding the hybrid “thing” I mentioned in this thread, with sections on the rough/steep trails I described:
I’ve been using some Crank Brothers Double Shot pedals that I had - clips on one side, flat on the other - but they’ve not been ideal for this usage. Being under-geared and under-tractioned on the bike, stall outs are not uncommon, and I suspect it’d be a lot easier/enjoyable/safer(!) if I could dab a foot down more quickly than having to rapidly unclip (& sometimes fail and tumble over…). Indeed, this “fear” of stall-outs and tumbles has prevented me attacking some sections and often has me just baling out earlier as a precaution, which isn’t ideal.
As a result I decided to change the pedal/shoe combo and move to flats: I’ve bought some Five Ten Trailcross shoes for this hike-a-biking, and ordered some some HT PA03A flat pedals to use with them.
I know next to nothing about off-road/MTB, but from when I rode bikes as a kid and other stuff I’ve read now, I’m assuming I’ll end up using much more of a mid-foot position with flat pedals than I would’ve done when clipped in.
So, once I fit these flat pedals, (and depending on their platform height vs. the old Crank Brother pedals), am I likely to need to reduce the seat height a bit to accommodate using more of a mid-foot pedal position much of the time? Or what?