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Old 06-14-08 | 08:49 PM
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i heard of these clip ons that are made by shimano instead of turning your feet to unclip you can lift your feet up to unclip. also what is shoe would you recommend with the sissy clips an link to both shoes an clips would be great thanks
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Old 06-14-08 | 09:10 PM
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If you can just lift your feet up and off...then why are you considered "clipped in"?
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Old 06-14-08 | 09:29 PM
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I used them once when I borrowed a friend's shoes when I forgot mine. I think the theory is you can unclip by rotating your foot out, rotating your foot in, or pulling up at a certain angle, but for me it turned into "whenever I didn't want to clip out." I was constantly riding one-footed and trying to reclip. The regular ones unclip when you fall anyway...at least mine do, though I run them pretty loose. Give the regular cleats a try before going to multi-directional release. They're not that hard to get out of, and you'll develop better habits that way.
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Old 06-14-08 | 10:17 PM
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The multirelease cleats work with ordinary SPD pedals so you use standard SPD shoes (i.e., MTB shoes).

The multirelease cleats are quite good. I haven't had much of a problem with them unclipping at inopportune moments but it may depend on your cycling style. It is actually reasonably difficult to release the cleat with a simple upwards only movement of the foot even with the multirelease cleat. It is more of a forward angling of the foot.

What the multirelease cleat does do is that it is easier to unclip with the natural dismounting action of the foot (i.e., rotate heal out AND an upwards twist of the heel) even with the pedal release mechanism being tighter. This makes the likelihood of remaining clipped in during a fall much less likely. It is handy for commuting if you need to clip in and out frequently.

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Old 06-14-08 | 10:32 PM
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I LOVE my Frogs,,,,,,,,,,,Speedplay is too spendy but I must confess, nice, I LOVE the way they un-clip so easily, and EXACTLY the same every time.
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Old 06-15-08 | 11:45 AM
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Many (maybe all) SPD pedals allow you to adjust the tension of the spring in the pedal so that it requires more or less force to clip out. Rather than use multi-directional release cleats you could get the normal cleats and lower the tension the spring until you're comfortable using them. If you're worried about not being able to clip out in a crash I've crashed many times and had them unclip...
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Old 06-16-08 | 05:54 AM
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I agree. I would just use ordinary SPD cleats first. Multidirectional cleats just came with one set of my pedals (can't remember which one).

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Old 06-16-08 | 11:57 AM
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Sounds unnecessary. I've had no issues with unclipping.
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