Do Clipless Pedals Need a New Name?

iceman2058
Edited Date/Time 10/18/2017 5:10pm
For real. It's got to be the worst name ever - but if so, what SHOULD they be called? Vote and weigh in with your suggestions in the comments!

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iceman2058 10/16/2017 3:01am
10/16/2017 3:01am
The flamboyant French call them "pedales automatiques", while the pragmatic Germans refer to them as "Klickpedale". Both seem better than giving them a name that is the actual description of the exact opposite of what they are LOL. Does anybody know of any other good ones out there?
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LLLLL 10/16/2017 3:23am
10/16/2017 3:23am
SPD's?
spech 10/16/2017 3:35am
10/16/2017 3:35am
I only refer to them as clips. The clipless name needs to go as it makes as much sense as going back to coaster brakes
Fred Trampler 10/16/2017 3:43am
10/16/2017 3:43am
FRED TRAMPLER ALWAYS CALDEM PIXIE CLIPS CUS THEYR FER FAERIES
jason.west.750 10/16/2017 3:57am
10/16/2017 3:57am
I guess I never thought about it.
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welly 10/16/2017 4:03am
10/16/2017 4:03am
In Finland we call them "lock pedals"
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Wooyek 10/16/2017 5:44am
10/16/2017 5:44am
In Poland it's something like "latching pedals" or just "locking pedals".
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A.P. 10/16/2017 5:50am
10/16/2017 5:50am
In Québec, we call them "Pédales à clip".
Hittheshowers13 10/16/2017 6:16am
10/16/2017 6:16am
I always thought that there are no toe clips on them, so they are clipless? Either way, flats all day.
RaoulDuke 10/16/2017 6:26am
10/16/2017 6:26am
Hittheshowers13 wrote:
I always thought that there are no toe clips on them, so they are clipless? Either way, flats all day.
Well, by that logic shouldn't flats also be called clipless pedals?

Anyway, click-pedals would probably be the most straightforward thing to call them that actually makes sense...
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HodRaske 10/16/2017 7:01am
10/16/2017 7:01am
Functional Under Clipping Knickknacks for Improved Traction. Also known as FUCK IT.
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Krispy 10/16/2017 7:27am
10/16/2017 7:27am
Clips.
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slyfink 10/16/2017 8:08am
10/16/2017 8:08am
you spend too much time on pinkbike. Hittheshowers has explained why they're called clipless. enjoy knowing more about the history of your sport than others, and move on. sheesh.
BEERandSPOKES 10/16/2017 8:25am
10/16/2017 8:25am
How about BINDERS, or BINDINGS? Hell SHIMANO did make step in snowboard bindings.
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marmoset 10/16/2017 9:14am
10/16/2017 9:14am
They shall henceforth be call "Foot viginas"
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BikeEveryDay 10/16/2017 11:35am
10/16/2017 11:35am
I mean, colloquially no one really says "I run clipless pedals". They say they run clips or flats.
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drewnobi 10/16/2017 11:57am
10/16/2017 11:57am
Clips or Flats
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grinch 10/16/2017 1:00pm
10/16/2017 1:00pm
Oh sure, kick a pedal when they're down. For shame
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mamath7 10/16/2017 1:25pm
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iceman2058 wrote:
The flamboyant French call them "pedales automatiques", while the pragmatic Germans refer to them as "Klickpedale". Both seem better than giving them a name that is...
The flamboyant French call them "pedales automatiques", while the pragmatic Germans refer to them as "Klickpedale". Both seem better than giving them a name that is the actual description of the exact opposite of what they are LOL. Does anybody know of any other good ones out there?
Not exactly 100% true: pedales automatique is when you're looking to buy a pair on the internet or listening to a soccer speaker trying to do Warner's job. Most of the time we call it "pédaloto" (shorter version), some even use "cales" like in "Ah tu roules en cales aujourd'hui?" or "Tiens! Hill a du gagner une course, il a rangé les cales". Anyway, clipless is stupid. Clips would be ok everywhere on the planet I think.
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Skorp 10/16/2017 1:36pm
10/16/2017 1:36pm
In Norwegian; Klikkpedaler

Clickpedals translated, i guess it's the sound they make when you clip in :p
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Rems 10/16/2017 5:21pm
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iceman2058 wrote:
The flamboyant French call them "pedales automatiques", while the pragmatic Germans refer to them as "Klickpedale". Both seem better than giving them a name that is...
The flamboyant French call them "pedales automatiques", while the pragmatic Germans refer to them as "Klickpedale". Both seem better than giving them a name that is the actual description of the exact opposite of what they are LOL. Does anybody know of any other good ones out there?
mamath7 wrote:
Not exactly 100% true: pedales automatique is when you're looking to buy a pair on the internet or listening to a soccer speaker trying to do...
Not exactly 100% true: pedales automatique is when you're looking to buy a pair on the internet or listening to a soccer speaker trying to do Warner's job. Most of the time we call it "pédaloto" (shorter version), some even use "cales" like in "Ah tu roules en cales aujourd'hui?" or "Tiens! Hill a du gagner une course, il a rangé les cales". Anyway, clipless is stupid. Clips would be ok everywhere on the planet I think.
I also hear (and use) a lot of simply "auto"... So I guess it's pretty similar to "clip" vs "flat" which I find to make most sense.

Otherwise we could also rename the "flats" as "bear trap for shins"...
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slimshady 10/17/2017 5:10am
10/17/2017 5:10am
Down here in Argentina we simply call them "automáticos". Say that to any biker and they'll know you're talking about pedals.
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Big Bird 10/17/2017 8:11am
10/17/2017 8:11am Edited Date/Time 10/17/2017 8:14am
Rems wrote:
I also hear (and use) a lot of simply "auto"... So I guess it's pretty similar to "clip" vs "flat" which I find to make most...
I also hear (and use) a lot of simply "auto"... So I guess it's pretty similar to "clip" vs "flat" which I find to make most sense.

Otherwise we could also rename the "flats" as "bear trap for shins"...
Meat grinders! I once slipped a pedal gapping into a long set of stairs. Not pretty. little coils of skin everywhere.On the toe strap note... Back in the toe strap days, I used to ride in my soccer cleats that had semi soft, molded cleats. They would settle down nicely into the pedal for grip, but could still be yanked out of the straps in an emergency. Back to the strap!
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Losvar 10/18/2017 1:19am
10/18/2017 1:19am
Suicide pedals?
We usually just call them "klikkpedaler" (click pedals) here in Norway, think it's a nice name for them, they say "click" and then you are stuck.
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Falcon 10/18/2017 5:10pm
10/18/2017 5:10pm
marmoset wrote:
They shall henceforth be call "Foot viginas"
Hahahahaaha! OK, Ron Burgundy. Cool

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