+1, I've biked for years and have strong legs. I need some resistance in the clutch to be able to feel it out and modulate it correctly. My old 4-speed '86 Fiero was perfect, very heavy clutch with quick engagement and plenty of torque to get moving.theholycow wrote:I've usually used "heavy" and "light" to describe it. "Stiff" makes me think of it not moving freely, like its hinge is rusted in place and it gets stuck halfway up.
I definitely dislike an excessively light clutch pedal. I weigh 220 pounds and used to be an avid bicyclist, as well as having been in construction (including a lot of carrying bundles of shingles up ladders). I have pretty hefty, strong legs and they work better with a decent load. With a light clutch pedal I don't feel like I'm pushing or letting up the pedal, I just feel like I'm moving my foot around in the air, and that's difficult for me to modulate well.
The ridiculously light clutch pedal was one of my complaints about my 2008 VW, and the heavy clutch pedal is one of the things I like about my 1980 Buick conversion.
Its one reason I like my Sonic so much, it has a decently heavy clutch that's easy to modulate, but not too heavy to be exhausting in traffic. On some cars with light clutches you almost have to bring the clutch pedal back up yourself (it doesn't spring up the same as a heavy clutch) and almost wonder if the hydraulics even have pressure
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