Clipless query

[ohsoslow]

I've put some Look Keo clipless pedals on my bike and when I'm clipped into them they're great ( as tony the tiger would say ) .

Now when I'm unclipped and the pedal rotates under it's own weight , the front of the pedal sticks straight up ( 12 o'clock ) .

Is this right ? , it's making clipping in a bit fiddley .

 

[Joe24]

I've put some Look Keo clipless pedals on my bike and when I'm clipped into them they're great ( as tony the tiger would say ) .

Now when I'm unclipped and the pedal rotates under it's own weight , the front of the pedal sticks straight up ( 12 o'clock ) .

Is this right ? , it's making clipping in a bit fiddley .

No, the pedal shouldnt rotate on the axle, it should stay in the fixed flat position no matter what. Even though the pedal can turn 360' and due to physics and other technical things, the heavier bit points down.
Its completely wrong. The bearings in the pedal must be way too lose if it does that!!!




But in seriousness, yes thats right. The spring bit is the heavy bit so that points down.
You will find it easier when you get used to it, because you just have to get your foot right, and the pedal will flick itself over easier to be flat, so you have to sort of get the front of the cleat onto the top bit, or near the top bit, then push down on the pedal and your foot should slide in.
Takes abit of practice.

 

[Sittingduck]

I fitted Look Keo Easy's to my road bike the other day. Exactly the same thing but I was expecting it to be a little tricky at first. Just have to concentrate on clipping in when moving away from lights, compared to the double sided SPD's I was using before and have on the hybrid still. They feel good when clipped in though

SD

 

[Joe24]

I fitted Look Keo Easy's to my road bike the other day. Exactly the same thing but I was expecting it to be a little tricky at first. Just have to concentrate on clipping in when moving away from lights, compared to the double sided SPD's I was using before and have on the hybrid still. They feel good when clipped in though

SD

SPDs i fine harder, because they dont rotate, if you get what i mean?
You can unclip, and when you get to you clip in position, they will be sideways, and you then have to turn over the small bit of pedal to clip in.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

I have Keo's on my road bike and what you describe is perfectly normal. Just takes a bit of practice to get used to them. There's no gain without pain, as they say.

 

[Sittingduck]

SPDs i fine harder, because they dont rotate, if you get what i mean?
You can unclip, and when you get to you clip in position, they will be sideways, and you then have to turn over the small bit of pedal to clip in.

Hmm - even with double sided pedals? I can pedal away unclipped and just rest my foot (left one - that's not clipped in) on the pedal and it's pretty stable until I get change to wiggle it into a position to clip in properly. Usually this is very quick and am clipped in with both feet after a coupld of seconds or so.

 

[ohsoslow]

Thanks folks ! .

 

[Joe24]

Hmm - even with double sided pedals? I can pedal away unclipped and just rest my foot (left one - that's not clipped in) on the pedal and it's pretty stable until I get change to wiggle it into a position to clip in properly. Usually this is very quick and am clipped in with both feet after a coupld of seconds or so.

I always found my SPD-SL easier to clip into.
I had done a large amount of time with SPD-SL, then went to SPD. So i was used to having a big target, then went to a small thing, that didnt rotate to be pointing the same direction all the time.
My 105 SPD-SL were great, wish i stared with them instead of Keos. When i pushed off, the pedal would rotate so its flat, then slowly come back round again, making it easy to clip in. Didnt last a huge amount of time.