Help! Clipless adaptable pedals??
01-27-06, 12:02 AM
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Help! Clipless adaptable pedals??
Hello. I have a trek 7300 FX and the specs say it has 'clipless adaptable pedals'. I have not been able to find any information on what exactly that means. How do I adapt them????
Any help is greatly appreciated!
-Laura
Any help is greatly appreciated!
-Laura
01-27-06, 09:04 AM
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That means you can instll clipless pedals on the crank arm. Kind of oxymoranic since all cotterless crank arms have 9/16"x24tpi pedal threading.
01-27-06, 11:53 AM
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I think it means that you can use SPD shoes on one side, and uncleated street shoes on the other side of the pedal.
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I think that it means that they are a alloy platform with the spd jaws located in themso you have a choice of what you wan tto use 
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Finally found this page again... he he. When I purchased the bike and read the specs I thought 'clipless adaptable' meant I could use SPD shoes on one side (like some of you said). I didn't pay too much attention since I wasn't ready to get SPD shoes yet.
So, when I wanted to buy cycling shoes I looked at the pedals and quickly saw this was not the case or I had no idea how clipless pedals worked. (Yeah, I really hadn't ever looked at the pedals before and I'm very new to cycling ... lol!). So, I either the bike shop switched the pedals on me, or all 'clipless adaptable' means is that I can install clipless pedals (like DieselDan said).
Thanks for all of your responses!
So, when I wanted to buy cycling shoes I looked at the pedals and quickly saw this was not the case or I had no idea how clipless pedals worked. (Yeah, I really hadn't ever looked at the pedals before and I'm very new to cycling ... lol!). So, I either the bike shop switched the pedals on me, or all 'clipless adaptable' means is that I can install clipless pedals (like DieselDan said).
Thanks for all of your responses!
