LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
I’ve added a couple of spare cleat bolts to my little tool kit I take with me everywhere, just in case.
Clipless Pedals FAQ
- Thread starter Kestevan
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I usually put a little spot of Loctite or Threadlock or whatever it's called on the bolt when fitting.........not sure if it helps or not to be honest, but haven't had any bolts working loose so far.
antnee
Guru
- Location
- Weston Super mud, North Somerset
Hello You might think about removing the cleat screws and using some loctite before re fixing it would be an added safety measure. I must admit I'm quite heavy handed with Any screws and nuts and tend to do everything up as tight as possible, not always to my advantage either as some things require a little finesse!
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
This is exactly the reason why I will never ride with my feet mechanically attached to the bike in any way. It's inherently dangerous.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Yup, one of those things that, like contact lenses and bungee jumping, elicits an immediate "Nope..."
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Cleat bolts are M5 countersunk, bottle cage bolts are also M5. If you have rack mountings but don't have a rack then you may fit spare M5 bolts on frame as they are M5 as well. So by judicious use of bolts on the bike you may not need to carry spare cleat bolts in your toolkit.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Grievesy
Active Member
- Location
- Lanarkshire, Scotland
no clips for me thanks, tried them. had the dreaded "clipless moment" after an emergency stop (damned pedestrians) cue the falling over and 2 broken bones in me arm. i'll stick to what I know 
omg lol glad your ok though I must admit I'm a bit worried about what happens if I need to release them really quickly.no clips for me thanks, tried them. had the dreaded "clipless moment" after an emergency stop (damned pedestrians) cue the falling over and 2 broken bones in me arm. i'll stick to what I know
Interesting observation. Last year when I was hit from behind by an errant car, I was clipped in; Shimano M515. I still have no recollection of how I actually fell off my bike at the time,
but my point is that the M515s didn't impede my fall off the bike in any way. This was confirmed by an orthapaedic consultant who stated that if my feet had been 'stuck' by the pedals, my injuries would have been different.But each to their own; if you don't like clipless, then fair enough.
So do I, but that's because as my Brommy is my 'street bike'and I wear a variety of footwear thus clipless isn't really an option.
Wonder if Brompton do a folding clipless pedal though - ?
So do I, but that's because as my Brommy is my 'street bike'and I wear a variety of footwear thus clipless isn't really an option.
Wonder if Brompton do a folding clipless pedal though - ?
