Has this ever happened to your clipless pedals?
07-22-09 | 02:25 PM
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Has this ever happened to your clipless pedals?
(Sorry the pictures suck I took them with my BlackBerry)
This happened about mile 65 of a century ride on Sunday. I went to clip back in, and the jaws (or whatever they called were open). I was able to fix it by wedging an allen key on one side and tilting the jaw with a flathead screwdriver. The other 35 miles were fine.
The question, is that "wife" permitting I'm thinking of doing a double-metric this coming Sunday. It this something to be concerned about or does this occasionally happen with a forceful unclip? Tension, springs, etc, look fine.
07-22-09 | 02:34 PM
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I've never had anything like that happen. Currently I ride with either Speedplay Frogs or Shimano SPD MTB-style pedals but I used to ride with Look's original design but they never did that either.
If nothing is obviously broken or missing, I'd assume a small stone or other bit of foreign matter got into the mechanism and temporarily jammed the rear clip. Clean them out and lube them thoroughly after a very careful inspection. Again, if nothing is missing or broken, you should be able to trust them on future rides.
If nothing is obviously broken or missing, I'd assume a small stone or other bit of foreign matter got into the mechanism and temporarily jammed the rear clip. Clean them out and lube them thoroughly after a very careful inspection. Again, if nothing is missing or broken, you should be able to trust them on future rides.
