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Old 05-17-18 | 06:31 AM
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Lakerat
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TrojanHorse - Someone posted a picture of what must be new Light Action aero cleats that had float adjustment like Zero cleats. I looked on the Speedplay site and didn't see them. Not adding the float limiting adjustment to Light Action seems kind of dumb to me. It's like Speedplay has decided that riders who need easy clip in and don't race don't need or want float limits. Maybe they just figure Light Action is a lower level product and if you want those features you have to pay more for Zero.

I use both Zero and Light Action and love them both. I have never had an accidental unclip from either. Speedplay says not to use Light Action for racing and I assume it is because they aren't as secure as Zeros. Light Action cant be as secure as Zeros if the float isn't limited because the float transitions to release without any stops. That and the spring retention is stiffer on Zeros.. With my non professional power I doubt I'd ever encounter a situation where I'd create an unintended release with Light Action, but maybe in strange sprinting or unbalance recovery situations it's possible. I'd certainly rather race in Light Acton pedals than with slotted cleats and straps.

I pair my pedals with riding conditions, and use Light Action during rides where I will have to uncleat a lot, Zeros on rides where I can mostly stay clipped in. The Light Action are wonderful for city riding, sometimes when approaching intersections I'll rotate my foot out in a position almost uncleating, being at the ready for uncleating if needed. If uncleating wasn't needed, I just rotate my foot back in and am ready to continue pedaling. Light Action seem pretty ideal for city riding and touring that doesn't require much walking.

I also use Frogs and they don't have float adjustment like Light Action except there is a stop that limits float heel inward. It is nice to set up the Frog cleat so that the heel cannot touch the crank arms. It would be nice to have at least this heel inward stop with Light Action pedals.

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