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"Roger Zoul" wrote in message ...
Pat wrote: ::: yeah, that seems like the likely situation....i'm doing a metric ::: century this weekend, and if the other techniques don't help, them ::: I'm looking for new pedals. My shoes cost about $70 so I don't ::: think there are exactly cheap, but the SPD pedals came with the ::: bike and they definitely don't offer much in the way of contact ::: area. I have been looking at some Crank pedals that are SPD ::: compatible that seem to have a lot more contact area...that would ::: allow me to avoid buying new shoes. :: :: First, turn your shoes over and have a look at the arrangement of :: the soles. Many brands of shoes are drilled so that more than one :: type of cleat can be used. I have the 2003 version of these http://tinyurl.com/59cmk (i can't see a difference). They support SPD and time pedals. I had a pair like that once that I used for commuting because you could walk in them easily. Not all that stiff though. Could be the cause of your problems. I still think an upgrade might be in order. And some larger platform pedals wouldn't be a bad investment either. |
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billydee wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" wrote in message || ... ||| Pat wrote: |||||| yeah, that seems like the likely situation....i'm doing a metric |||||| century this weekend, and if the other techniques don't help, |||||| them |||||| I'm looking for new pedals. My shoes cost about $70 so I don't |||||| think there are exactly cheap, but the SPD pedals came with the |||||| bike and they definitely don't offer much in the way of contact |||||| area. I have been looking at some Crank pedals that are SPD |||||| compatible that seem to have a lot more contact area...that would |||||| allow me to avoid buying new shoes. ||||| ||||| First, turn your shoes over and have a look at the arrangement of ||||| the soles. Many brands of shoes are drilled so that more than one ||||| type of cleat can be used. ||| ||| I have the 2003 version of these http://tinyurl.com/59cmk (i ||| can't see a ||| difference). They support SPD and time pedals. || || I had a pair like that once that I used for commuting because you || could walk in them easily. Not all that stiff though. Could be the || cause of your problems. I still think an upgrade might be in order. || And some larger platform pedals wouldn't be a bad investment either. Okay....I had no basis of comparison for the stiff of these shoes...until now. thanks. |
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billydee wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" wrote in message || ... ||| Pat wrote: |||||| yeah, that seems like the likely situation....i'm doing a metric |||||| century this weekend, and if the other techniques don't help, |||||| them |||||| I'm looking for new pedals. My shoes cost about $70 so I don't |||||| think there are exactly cheap, but the SPD pedals came with the |||||| bike and they definitely don't offer much in the way of contact |||||| area. I have been looking at some Crank pedals that are SPD |||||| compatible that seem to have a lot more contact area...that would |||||| allow me to avoid buying new shoes. ||||| ||||| First, turn your shoes over and have a look at the arrangement of ||||| the soles. Many brands of shoes are drilled so that more than one ||||| type of cleat can be used. ||| ||| I have the 2003 version of these http://tinyurl.com/59cmk (i ||| can't see a ||| difference). They support SPD and time pedals. || || I had a pair like that once that I used for commuting because you || could walk in them easily. Not all that stiff though. Could be the || cause of your problems. I still think an upgrade might be in order. || And some larger platform pedals wouldn't be a bad investment either. Okay....I had no basis of comparison for the stiff of these shoes...until now. thanks. |
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