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Look Ceat adjustment???

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Old 05-14-04 | 08:30 AM
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Look Ceat adjustment???

I just made the switch from SPD to LOOK PP396 pedals. These things are so easy to get into and I got off the bike without any discomfort on the ball of my foot (a problem with the SPD). Unfortunately, they are a lot harder to get out of than the SPD were!! I have the release set to be as easy as it can get and I have to give a real snap to my heel to get out. Today was my first ride in them and I reolized that the rotation of the cleats puts my toe in further than is natural for me (OK, I walk like a duck!!). On my SPD I was able to angle the cleat so my foot toed out slightly. How do I make the adjustment with the LOOK cleat?? I see the three screws and I assume that is the way, but I don't want to screw up anything by messing where I shouldn't.

I assume that it will be easier to get out of the pedals once my leg is lined up the way it naturally wants to be. I had to reduce the float to 3 in order to be able to unclip!! I really want to be able to use 9 and save my old knees a bit of strain (which the current cleat position has created).

Any help would be appreciated. BTW, it seems that the guy who set me up did get the fore/aft position dialed in!!

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Old 05-14-04 | 11:36 AM
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Im confused, are you trying to adjust the cleat so it sits better on the shoe and feels comfortable or are you trying to adjust the cleat so its easier to get out?

I dont think you can adjust the cleat to make it easier to get out. thats why I feel I wasted money on my looks. I got them and it was soo hard getting out of them (coming from SPD's just like you) and being one-sided sucked too. Im not sure how long you have had them, but you might want to look at Speedplays, they are the greatest pedal!
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