Will I ever be able to clip in?
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nike 5 said:
If you belong to a gym? Practice getting in and out on the spin bikes (at my local gym the watt bikes and spin bikes have toe clips on one side and SPD on the other)
You can't fall off of an exercise bike.
or
Your bike on a turbo trainer.
^this^You can't fall off of an exercise bike.
or
Your bike on a turbo trainer.
My mate was moving to a rode bike and had never used spd's. as part of his whole bike solution he picked up a turbo trainer so he could do winter training indoors.
When we went out on a ride he was a lot more comfortable with getting in and out his SPD's.
Plus I'd hate to be picking him up out the road due to the dreaded SPD newbie "topple"
Seriously, practice it on grass if you haven't got access to a Turbo trainer.
Thanks for all the advice. I had managed fine until my foot got stuck in one of the pedals. When the pedal and my shoe were finally 'snapped' apart at home, there was a bolt from one of the cleats missing. I am no bike mechanic/expert type but I imagine this missing bolt was something to do with the shoe getting stuck and me therefore toppling over.
I use this on my bolts: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&...
Supposed to be for models, but seems to work!
Supposed to be for models, but seems to work!
Albert Bridge said:
Thanks for all the advice. I had managed fine until my foot got stuck in one of the pedals. When the pedal and my shoe were finally 'snapped' apart at home, there was a bolt from one of the cleats missing. I am no bike mechanic/expert type but I imagine this missing bolt was something to do with the shoe getting stuck and me therefore toppling over.
Absolutely, cleats need to be really very tightly done up on the shoes if even slightly too loose you won't be able to unclip.
Albert Bridge said:
I suppose it had to happen eventually - I came off today! Having just finished a 40k ride I was at the lights on Chelsea Bridge, minutes from home when my shoe got completely stuck in the pedal. Over I went, writhing around like an upturned beetle whilst cars honked and my brother laughed.
A couple of guys came to help but I just couldn't get up as my shoe would not come away from the pedal. Have had to buy new pedals AND shoes as the only way to detach them was by wrenching the shoe away causing damage to everything. Handle bars also got twisted and thumb nail damaged.
Welcome....A couple of guys came to help but I just couldn't get up as my shoe would not come away from the pedal. Have had to buy new pedals AND shoes as the only way to detach them was by wrenching the shoe away causing damage to everything. Handle bars also got twisted and thumb nail damaged.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
swerni said:
LotusMartin said:
If SPDs (not SPD SLs) make sure the cleats are not upside down on the shoes....
(don't ask!!)
Brilliant (don't ask!!)
I once got some Look Delta cleats by mistake instead of Keo's.
Couldn't work out why I couldn't clip in
NOTHING, however, beats my old Onza pedals with elastomers that were so temperature sensitive that clipping force varied not only between rides but even within rides!
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