Clipless Pedals FAQ

[Boon 51]

Good news for me too - got them all sorted and slowly getting used to them! And the slow-motion tumble to the ground!

Just a question about the 'penguin walk' - is it necessary to preserve the cleat or is it just easier to walk like this? I have a gravel path that I have to walk down and don't want to ruin my shoes!

Its harder to walk with cleated shoe's thats for sure.. could be par for the course..

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I am thinking of going clipless, should I chose shoes first and then pedals or visa versa? Also I know I have seen it somewhere, but do the cleats come with the shoes or the pedals, and also if you wear the cleats out can you get replacements?

 

[ianrauk]

I am thinking of going clipless, should I chose shoes first and then pedals or visa versa? Also I know I have seen it somewhere, but do the cleats come with the shoes or the pedals, and also if you wear the cleats out can you get replacements?

Well you have to choose what pedal system you want first.
Either road or MTB.
Then you get the shoes to fit (though some shoes do fit both styles)
Cleats come with pedals.
Road pedals (SPDL and Look) both wear out.
MTB SPD's don't. (My shoes have worn out long before the MTB cleats have)
Road Shoes and you end up walking like a penguin as the cleats are not recessed.
MTB Shoes, the cleats are recessed so easier to walk in.
And yes you can buy replacement cleats easy enough.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Well you have to choose what pedal system you want first.
Either road or MTB.
Then you get the shoes to fit (though some shoes do fit both styles)
Cleats come with pedals.
Road pedals (SPDL and Look) both wear out.
MTB SPD's don't. (My shoes have worn out long before the MTB cleats have)
Road Shoes and you end up walking like a penguin as the cleats are not recessed.
MTB Shoes, the cleats are recessed so easier to walk in.
And yes you can buy replacement cleats easy enough.

Cheers, looks like the SPD's are probably the choice to go with then.

 

[Boon 51]

Cheers, looks like the SPD's are probably the choice to go with then.

I've just started with clipless and had both SPD SL and SPD'd systems and the SPD's seem a better all round system to me..

 

[Guyincognito76]

I got my clipless pedals today - yay!
I can't get one of my old pedals off - boo!

So that's an additional fiver to get them fitted then. I only have an adjustable spanner, pedal spanners are £9 but there is always the possibility that I still won't be able to get it off! Doubt I'll need it again either.

 

[screenman]

For the first clipped in ride.

 

[Boon 51]

I got my clipless pedals today - yay!
I can't get one of my old pedals off - boo!

So that's an additional fiver to get them fitted then. I only have an adjustable spanner, pedal spanners are £9 but there is always the possibility that I still won't be able to get it off! Doubt I'll need it again either.

Try WD 40 on the stubborn pedal... just spray on and leave for a while...

 

[Guyincognito76]

I tried 3-1. I just can't get enough force into the short handle.

 

[Boon 51]

I tried 3-1. I just can't get enough force into the short handle.

Depending on some pedals but the thread is 15mm and a spanner sometime fits..
3-1 is not the same type of oil..

 

[Guyincognito76]

I know, but I can't find the WD-40

 

[screenman]

Are you undoing it the correct way?

 

[Guyincognito76]

Yeah, right anti-clockwise.

 

[Guyincognito76]

Despite this being a two minute job, and having had my bike for eight hours I am still yet to hear from Halfords (Yes, I know.) Starting to worry that I'll need to get King Arthur to get it off!

 

[Guyincognito76]

Of course, they just forgot to ring me.

I've not used Halford's ever since the time I took it for a service, and when they wheeled it out it was obvious that no one had even touched it, well obvious to everyone but the bloke who wheeled it out, anyway.