LMAO. I am sure I will have at least one of those moments. I will try to photograph the bodily evidence for you all. I need to buy / acquire an allan key of correct size for pedals (but my LBS said he may well throw one in for me
). I have a safe route planned for my first outing and am looking forward to at least Warp 1 up hills
. Also will be fun to see the difference the triple chain ring on the front makes. Will keep you all posted. Oh and yes I do feel like a kid before Christmas
[quote name='swee'pea99']Well done!
Your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to stop at the lights, preferably while surrounded by other people, and fail to disengage. You go down like a felled tree, and everyone has a good laugh. Except you of course, because you're like rilly rilly embarrassed. It's called a clipless moment, and when you have it you must come back and tell us about it so we can all have a good laugh too.
More seriously, the single most important thing you can do now is get your pedals set up to the correct tension. Somewhere on the pedal there wil be a little screw - allen key type on every pedal I've come across. Loosen it, and it makes it easier to get your feet in & out...but also makes it easier for them to slip out when you don't want them to, which can have catastrophic results - I speak from bitter & bloody experience. Tighten it, and it makes it harder to engage/disengage - but you reduce the chances of slipping out. In the middle of too loose and too tight is mummy bear, which is 'just right'. Once you've mastered clip-in, clip-out, clip-in, clip-out, while leaning up against a wall or something, the next thing to do is go for a ride somewhere quiet, flat and safe, and keep adjusting that wee screw till you find mummy bear. Once you have, you're set for life.
Good luck. Once you get the hang of it you'll be amazed at the difference they make. You'll never look back.[/quote]
