Speedplay pedal axel length

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Hi,

I've had some problems with my IT band for the last couple of months. I'm not sure it's exactly related to the bike, but that's another story.

Anyway, I use Look Keo pedals with the grey(?) 4.5 degree float cleats, and I have it set currently so that my toes are pointed out to try and compensate for the problem. I am aware of the idea of sitting on a table and looking at the angle of my feet etc.

I have read in a couple of places, one of them Dr Andy Pruitt's Medical Guide for Cyclists, that one way to prevent this is to increase the Q factor, and the increased axel length and hence Q factor on mountain bikes is why MTBers rarely get this problem.

I've read that Speedplay pedals allow you to adjust or increase the axel length in some fashion, but it doesn't appear to mention it on the Speedplay website. Does anyone know if this is correct? Or indeed any other advice. Sorry for the long post.

Cheers,
Steve

sward29

You can obtain longer axles for Speedplay pedals. Try contacting the importer, Jim Walker, or Cyclefit in London as I believe thast they do them. You can also add a washer between the crank arm and the pedal to increase the Q factor and the cleats have a pretty wide range of adjustibility in that sense too.

It may be worth getting an experienced fitter to look at your position and identify the correct hip/knee alignment for you to redcuce the likelehood of ITB tightness developing in the future.

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Hi,

Thanks for the response. I went through the setup of the bike fairly carefully with someone pretty experienced in the shop.

Anyway, in case anyone else is looking for the same thing, there appears to be longer axles, or spindles, available here:

http://www.i-ride.co.uk/product/brands/ ... index.html

I've emailed to see if the pedals can be bought with longer axles to start with.

Cheers,
Steve