Originally Posted by
dalameda
I'm not even going to mention the many times when I did remember to wear my road shoes, but then forgot to take the cleat covers off when getting on the bike.
That's been the the second-biggest adjustment in switching to the SL's - I've ridden off trying to get my clips into the pedals while still having the covers on at least 3-4 times since making the switch. Makes ya feel REAL smart!!
I have to say my
first big adjustment is that you CAN'T do anything with those pedals until you ARE clipped in. I used to wear a pair of touring shoes with the small SPD clips and PDM-530(?) platform-style SPD clipless pedals. It was nice being able to pull away from a light or maneuver through heavy traffic (vehicular or pedestrian) and just use the platforms. But with the SL's there is NO friction at all between the hard plastic sole of the shoes and the hard plastic & metal of the pedal, and I've banged my ankles a couple of times trying to move without being fully clipped.