Difficult release from SPD pedals
05-28-20, 05:16 PM
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Make sure that the cleats are screwed in enough too. If they are loose it can be hard to clip out.
Also try to really pivot at the ankle like Dorothy.
Also try to really pivot at the ankle like Dorothy.
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05-31-20, 07:21 PM
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05-31-20, 07:22 PM
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Just a quick note. Did you ever have trouble clipping *into* your SPD’s from time to time, in addition to clipping *out* of your SPD’s?
You may have had loose cleats, which coincidently got fixed when you switched to the multi-directional release cleats. (Especially if the problem returns in a few days or weeks, double check for loose cleats.)
(And p.s. Please don’t put washers under the cleats. The shoes are compatible with the cleats, and many SPD shoes have recessed cleats so that you can more easily walk in them off the bike. Washers under the cleats are the wrong cure, and will likely make things worse. If there are spacers that came WITH your shoes, read the install guide for when/if to use them.)
-mr. bill
You may have had loose cleats, which coincidently got fixed when you switched to the multi-directional release cleats. (Especially if the problem returns in a few days or weeks, double check for loose cleats.)
(And p.s. Please don’t put washers under the cleats. The shoes are compatible with the cleats, and many SPD shoes have recessed cleats so that you can more easily walk in them off the bike. Washers under the cleats are the wrong cure, and will likely make things worse. If there are spacers that came WITH your shoes, read the install guide for when/if to use them.)
-mr. bill
05-31-20, 07:23 PM
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I used Shimano SPDs to transition from toe clips. I was having a hard time unclipping. I have 4 different SPD pedals. Noticed that at about the mid way point on the tension adjustment screw, some of them have a sort of detent that takes a little more effort to adjust past. So what I'm saying is make certain that you have the adjustment screw at the lightest setting because on some of mine I think i'm at the lightest setting but actually have about 4 more clicks to go. So for me I thought I had them on the lightest setting but in fact had them at about the mid way point.
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