SPD - Correct Disengagement?

[Maherees]

Hello,
i am relatively new to SPD pedals and would welcome a bit of advice in case of set up. When i disengage i always can only do this by twisting my heel inwards towards the wheel which can be a bit alarming if riding fast. I have tried to twist away from the wheel but this does not work.
Yes the pedals are the right way round.
So wondering if there is a configuration that needs to be adjusted?

thanks

 

[jim55]

You def twist heel away from wheel ie out

 

[Andy_R]

If you think about it, twisting the heel in towards the wheel has a huge potential for owchies. Always twist out, away from the bike.

 

[Crackle]

Have you angled the cleats correctly for you? Most of us don't have straight feet and the advice is to always sit on something and let your feet dangle and see which way they point and then set cleats to reflect this pointing on the bike. Doing that means you should have no problem twisting your heel out to disengage.

 

[jim55]

The pedals def disengage by twisting heel out the way , they must b on wrong (I don't think that's possible ) I'd wager u have tension too tight and just aren't twisting hard enough

 

[S-Express]

Hello,
i am relatively new to SPD pedals and would welcome a bit of advice in case of set up. When i disengage i always can only do this by twisting my heel inwards towards the wheel which can be a bit alarming if riding fast. I have tried to twist away from the wheel but this does not work.
Yes the pedals are the right way round.
So wondering if there is a configuration that needs to be adjusted?

thanks

Sounds like you might be trying to disengage at the top of the pedal stroke rather than the bottom. Much easier to twist out if your foot is at 6 oclock, not 12. At 12, the natural tendency is to twist inwards. Give it a try.

 

[Spiderweb]

Can you post a photo of the cleats?

 

[Maherees]

Yes i do tend do disengage at the top of the pedal stroke. Have worked on the cleats and pedals this afternoon and changed the angle so that it significantly better. Thanks all.

 

[Maherees]

No - out on the road.

 

[vickster]

Are the pedals on a loose tension? What type of cleats? If SPD, you could try SH56, you can lift your foot out as well as twisting

 

[Crackle]

Yes i do tend do disengage at the top of the pedal stroke. Have worked on the cleats and pedals this afternoon and changed the angle so that it significantly better. Thanks all.

Make sure you've still got some float in either direction.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've stopped using clipless now, but when I was I could never master twisting out to disengage, I always twisted in, trying to twist out usually just resulted in a huge wobble.

 

[S-Express]

Twisting the foot either way is fine, as long as it gives you the result you want (ie unclipping).

 

[Johnno260]

If you can tighten the tension on the pedal try and loosen it I was having same issues.