spd a word of warning
paulf2007
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ok firstly I have been riding with cleats for ever. did use spd's and then changed to crank brothers. Recently I bought a new bike and the shop offered me some pedals, but they didn't have egg beaters, so I chose some shimano flats with spd's cause I thought I would use them on my downhill bike so my mates could try it out. So I fitted some spd cleats to my new shoes and didn't realize that there wasn't enough float and absolutely destroyed my knee. That was two months ago and its still playing up. So I am going to see how far I can throw them and stick with crank brothers 'cause ther is more float on them. Part of the problem with the shoe was the cleat mount was too recessd in the sole of the shoe, in fact I couldn't even clip into the flat with spd.
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I think SPD's have 5 degrees of float - this seems to be plenty to me but maybe your foot rotates a lot - alternatively you may not have got them in the best position on the shoe - the best way to find the position is to sit on a table and see what angle your feet naturally lie, then approximate the angle with the cleats. Then in use, if you find you are up against the limit of float in either direction, make small corrections till there is freedom to move a small amount in either direction. Sorry if I'm telling you what you already know!0
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thanks for the advice, but you may be missing something. As I said the shoe in question had a limited space and caused the problem. What I am really saying is that after riding with shimano spd's for some years I now think they are crap and will never use them again. crank brothers rule ok?0
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Crank Brothers rule ok until you get the premature breakage that has been reported by some users.0
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I really like egg beaters on my road bikes but I've tried Mallets and Smarteys and they've both been useless off road. The Mallets almost locked up solid after 3 rides and the Smarteys went the other way - the cone nuts unscrewed after one ride!
Off road? IMHO: Use Shimano if you just want to ride and not worry about servicing your pedals in the middle of a field0 -
crank brothers suck. You get bonus float when the bearings wear out after your first few rides. You may as well use flat pedals...
Times are there for folk with shot knees. and you can make the adjustable ones feel nice and stiff with less float and a tighter feel if you want.0 -
Let me float an idea - the knee problems could be age related at 53!
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Never had a problem with my shimano SPDs in the 2.5 years i've had them! Been absolutely superb for commuting and xc'ing.0
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Marantz wrote:Let me float an idea - the knee problems could be age related at 53!
As for the durability of crank brothers, never had an issue.0 -
Schmako wrote:Never had a problem with my shimano SPDs in the 2.5 years i've had them! Been absolutely superb for commuting and xc'ing.0