speedplay zero pedals
formerlyknownasbonj
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hi
can anyone who's got any of these please recommend how are they on the following aspects:
* ease of clipping in? even on hill starts? frequency of mis-clips?
* any hotspots? e.g. when I had M520s i would get a bit of a hotspot on the bottom foot when coasting standing up, and to a lesser extent when honking
* how sure-footed (again e.g. in the situations as previous)
* reducability of float (i don't like float)
* feel of clip-in, i.e. is it a nice positive firm loud click or a mushy spongy click
* adjustability of unclipping twisting force (lots of force/difficult to unclip = better)
i'm trying to guage whether they will be suitable for me:
I've currently got ultegra pedals, but i still find them tricky to clip into, especially on hill starts. I can do it on the flat, and it's satisfying to get it bang on, but i always have to think about it, and I often mis-clip -which is ok, as even if i've misclipped it's normally the right way up so is ok to put pressure on, but very occasionally it won't be the right way up and my foot could slip off when it's like that, so i don't like to just 'stomp' and power straight off like i can on my mtb in case it's the wrong way up, and if my foot slipped off when i was putting quite a bit of torque down i could do myself an injury. Instead, you have to feel for it, stroke the toes across the top of it, make sure it's not flipped back on itself, and then push to clip. Well that's a bit too much of a faff to me.
So, i'm just wondering if the prospect of a double-sided road pedal would solve this problem.
also would the feet disengage from them in the event of a crash, in the same way that mtb pedals do?
any advice much appreciated, thanks.
can anyone who's got any of these please recommend how are they on the following aspects:
* ease of clipping in? even on hill starts? frequency of mis-clips?
* any hotspots? e.g. when I had M520s i would get a bit of a hotspot on the bottom foot when coasting standing up, and to a lesser extent when honking
* how sure-footed (again e.g. in the situations as previous)
* reducability of float (i don't like float)
* feel of clip-in, i.e. is it a nice positive firm loud click or a mushy spongy click
* adjustability of unclipping twisting force (lots of force/difficult to unclip = better)
i'm trying to guage whether they will be suitable for me:
I've currently got ultegra pedals, but i still find them tricky to clip into, especially on hill starts. I can do it on the flat, and it's satisfying to get it bang on, but i always have to think about it, and I often mis-clip -which is ok, as even if i've misclipped it's normally the right way up so is ok to put pressure on, but very occasionally it won't be the right way up and my foot could slip off when it's like that, so i don't like to just 'stomp' and power straight off like i can on my mtb in case it's the wrong way up, and if my foot slipped off when i was putting quite a bit of torque down i could do myself an injury. Instead, you have to feel for it, stroke the toes across the top of it, make sure it's not flipped back on itself, and then push to clip. Well that's a bit too much of a faff to me.
So, i'm just wondering if the prospect of a double-sided road pedal would solve this problem.
also would the feet disengage from them in the event of a crash, in the same way that mtb pedals do?
any advice much appreciated, thanks.
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D'OH!
I wrote out a lovely answer & somehow it got deleted from the little window.... :evil:
2nd attempt:
* ease of clipping in? super easy. I've tried most other pedals out there, these are by far the easiest. The double sided feature is great!
* even on hill starts? Tenerife is one of the hilliest places around, and I do not have a problem clipping in on 10% slopes. It gets harder to clip in at > 15% gradient
*frequency of mis-clips? Almost never. Close enough to never, to actually say "never". The thing with the X-series is that they also teach you how to pedal right, so you're less likely to come unclipped by accident.
* any hotspots? not that I've experienced (shoes make more of a difference IMO). Definitely no worse than any MTB pedal. Not tried other road pedals for long enough to find out (nearly killed myself using older VP road pedals :shock: I refuse to use single sided pedals in traffic now.
* how sure-footed. They're okay, but they're not beartraps either. Not as secure as Look traditional pedals for example. Look pedals really seem to anchor your feet onto a bike... at least the one's I've tried.
* reducability of float (i don't like float). Easily attainable with the zero model. I believe left & ride sides of each pedal/shoe are adjustable, right down to no float.
* feel of clip-in. It's a fairly firm sounding click. There are two springs, one at the front and one at the back... so it's more like a double click... the second click much louder than the first. You'll feel it more than hear it. But the most positive retention system in this regard is Time ATAC/rsx. ((Those are just LOVELY to clip into...not as easy, but definitely you know when you've clipped in on time pedals))
* adjustability of unclipping twisting force they are not adjustable in this regard, sorry punk!
The whole point of Speedplay is easy to get into, and easy to get out of.
It sounds like you want to get into them easily, and don't want an easy release... :?0 -
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well erm took me 1& a half days to get my speedplay zero cleats and pedals (ribble is cheaper than wiggle this time) to click together & ripped the chain (must hav been quite old or cheap). only been out on the cycle path on them and its been great fun. so ill be eventually moving the float from 15 to zero. yea the zero spring tension is weird feeling but im real glad to make the move from spd to speedplay with added coffee shop caps so i dont sound like i am wearing cowboy boots spurs.0
