Originally Posted by Dchiefransom
If you set the release tension very low at first, do not, I repeat, do not stand and try to pedal hard. Low tension pedals and starting to sprint are the reason I've seen so many riders go down by themselves when their foot unclips accidentally.
What I did was find a steep hill, and keeping tightening the tension until my foot stayed clipped in while climbing hard. Then I went two clicks tighter.
By all means, get the shoe cleats that release in both directions.
+1. In a confrontation between nards and top tube-- guess who loses...and that could well happen if a foot comes off a pedal, among other things. Deege, you're a fairly big guy with lots of weight (
) to use to unclip with. I doubt you'll be trapped in your pedal, so.... start at least one click up from minimum tension.
And remember....push down then twist. This pushing down will tense the supporting muscles around your knee preventing a twisted, hurt knee and also facilitate getting out of the clip.