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Hello Sgt Mac
thank you for your service. I come for a huge family of Marines and have the utmost respect for our combat vetrans. Any one can be a Vet but to be combat Vet makes you a real Hero in my book. thank you for all you have done.
as for you pedal issues... can you operate a clipless pedal with your right foot? what I mean is do you have the strength to rotate your foot hard enough to unclip? most pedals have some sort of rotation built into either the pedal or the cleat.
you need to find the best proshop in town, and then look for the old gruff guy in the back who knows what he is doing. have a professional cleat fitting, they should watch you on your bike or a fitmachine to see how your ride. see if anyone still has a "Fit Kit" system and knows how to use it. if your cleat is properly aligned to how it wants to ride on the pedal you should get a few degrees of travel out of the floating cleat.
Also it may be better for your muscles to use a old fashioned clip and strap pedal for a few months to get used to the motion and figure out just how your leg/foot interfaces with the pedal.
I hope this helps
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