Thread: New KHS Tandem
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Old 11-10-07 | 10:26 PM
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sch
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From: Mountain Brook. AL
My pilot uses Looks and has a terrible time clipping in. With SPD it was just pop in and ride
with me providing the go juice til he clipped in. Now with Look, we have to coast after a single
turn of the cranks while he fumbles with the pedal and finally clips in, steering is on autopilot
while the pilot studies the pedal and maneuvers it into place. The SPD was left on the old
tandem when we got the new one. PITA to walk in road shoes, any kind.

FWIW when on group rides Look style pedals always seem to give a goodly
number of riders fits when starting up, and you can hear the fumbles and
clicks taking 20+ yards to get seated. Not universal, but compared to SPD,
Crank Bro or Speedplay, noticeably less user friendly at the start.
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