Originally Posted by
GravelMN
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Nightshade, if you are ever in NW MN and want to learn how to set up and use modern SPD pedals properly, I'd be glad to show you that once set correctly SPDs only assist in foot positioning on the pedals and DO NOT LOCK YOU TO THE BIKE and that they can be used safely even in traffic or MTBing.
My dad used to tell me, usually when we were out in the garage trying to make or fix something, "A poor mechanic always blames his tools."
If my thumb gets mashed by a hammer, it's not the hammer's fault.
And who around here is blaming the tools?