Clipless pedal release difficulties - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

05-14-2004, 11:02 PM

All,

A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat for
my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set the
tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it. Only
reliable way to get off it is to lift my heel and then twist out. If I have
my foot flat or pressed down, it takes a struggle to get it off. I'm
thinking the problem could be either that the binding has too much float, or
my ankle does not have enough lateral flexiblity to overcome the float when
the foot is flat. Does anybody have suggestion that I could try to remedy
the problem?

Thanks in advance.
tk

05-14-2004, 11:46 PM

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com:
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
> for my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set
> the tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.

Are you using the cleats that came with the pedals? Did you install them
with the correct orientation? Are the pedals Shimano or a clone?

05-14-2004, 11:46 PM

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com:
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
> for my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set
> the tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.

Are you using the cleats that came with the pedals? Did you install them
with the correct orientation? Are the pedals Shimano or a clone?

05-14-2004, 11:46 PM

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com:
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
> for my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set
> the tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.

Are you using the cleats that came with the pedals? Did you install them
with the correct orientation? Are the pedals Shimano or a clone?

05-14-2004, 11:46 PM

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com:
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
> for my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set
> the tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.

Are you using the cleats that came with the pedals? Did you install them
with the correct orientation? Are the pedals Shimano or a clone?

05-14-2004, 11:46 PM

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com:
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
> for my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set
> the tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.

Are you using the cleats that came with the pedals? Did you install them
with the correct orientation? Are the pedals Shimano or a clone?

05-15-2004, 05:12 AM

Not sure if I am reading this wrong, but it sounds to me, everything is
working as it should. The only way to get out of clips is to twist you heal
out to release.

Maybe I am reading this wrong.
Curt

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com...
> All,
>
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
for
> my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set the
> tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.
Only
> reliable way to get off it is to lift my heel and then twist out. If I
have
> my foot flat or pressed down, it takes a struggle to get it off. I'm
> thinking the problem could be either that the binding has too much float,
or
> my ankle does not have enough lateral flexiblity to overcome the float
when
> the foot is flat. Does anybody have suggestion that I could try to remedy
> the problem?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> tk
>
>

05-15-2004, 05:12 AM

Not sure if I am reading this wrong, but it sounds to me, everything is
working as it should. The only way to get out of clips is to twist you heal
out to release.

Maybe I am reading this wrong.
Curt

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com...
> All,
>
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
for
> my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set the
> tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.
Only
> reliable way to get off it is to lift my heel and then twist out. If I
have
> my foot flat or pressed down, it takes a struggle to get it off. I'm
> thinking the problem could be either that the binding has too much float,
or
> my ankle does not have enough lateral flexiblity to overcome the float
when
> the foot is flat. Does anybody have suggestion that I could try to remedy
> the problem?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> tk
>
>

05-15-2004, 05:12 AM

Not sure if I am reading this wrong, but it sounds to me, everything is
working as it should. The only way to get out of clips is to twist you heal
out to release.

Maybe I am reading this wrong.
Curt

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com...
> All,
>
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
for
> my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set the
> tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.
Only
> reliable way to get off it is to lift my heel and then twist out. If I
have
> my foot flat or pressed down, it takes a struggle to get it off. I'm
> thinking the problem could be either that the binding has too much float,
or
> my ankle does not have enough lateral flexiblity to overcome the float
when
> the foot is flat. Does anybody have suggestion that I could try to remedy
> the problem?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> tk
>
>

05-15-2004, 05:12 AM

Not sure if I am reading this wrong, but it sounds to me, everything is
working as it should. The only way to get out of clips is to twist you heal
out to release.

Maybe I am reading this wrong.
Curt

"TK Sung" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:doipc.48866$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy. com...
> All,
>
> A quick question on working clipless pedals. I finally got shoes/cleat
for
> my SPD pedals and tried around parking lot a couple of times. I set the
> tension to the lowest, but I'm still having a hard time releasing it.
Only
> reliable way to get off it is to lift my heel and then twist out. If I
have
> my foot flat or pressed down, it takes a struggle to get it off. I'm
> thinking the problem could be either that the binding has too much float,
or
> my ankle does not have enough lateral flexiblity to overcome the float
when
> the foot is flat. Does anybody have suggestion that I could try to remedy
> the problem?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> tk
>
>