SPD Problem - HELP!

TwistedSpirit
TwistedSpirit Posts: 79
edited August 2010 in Road beginners
I just got back from my Sunday afternoon ride and i couldn't unclip my left foot.
I had to take my shoe off.

From the looks of it the bolts have come loose to there is too much movement for the twist release.

I can't get an allen key in undo the bolts.

Any ideas from you lovely people?

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  • TwistedSpirit
    TwistedSpirit Posts: 79
    Mental Note: Learn not to panic.

    I fixed it. A bolt had fallen off on the last 1/2 mile of my journey.
    I unscrewed the remaining bolt by twisting the shoe.
    I the twisted the cleat out using some pliers.

    Now i just need to find a new bolt! Only bought my pedals and shoes on thursday =(

    Mental note 2: Learn to tighten bolts properly!
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,358
    and after the first few rides, tighten them again

    on my mtb shoes it takes a few weeks for things to settle, takes a while for the serrations on the back of the cleat to dig into the sole, so as they do it loosens a bit
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  • CarleyB
    CarleyB Posts: 475
    TwistedSpirit wrote:
    I just got back from my Sunday afternoon ride and i couldn't unclip my left foot.
    I had to take my shoe off.

    From the looks of it the bolts have come loose to there is too much movement for the twist release.

    I can't get an allen key in undo the bolts.

    Any ideas from you lovely people?

    My left one is always the sod to unclip for me. Luckily I unclip with the right.
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  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Yeah, I tend to check ALL my screws and bolts at the end of ever every month. I ain't being a smart arse, just learning from experience. :wink:
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    CarleyB wrote:
    TwistedSpirit wrote:
    I just got back from my Sunday afternoon ride and i couldn't unclip my left foot.
    I had to take my shoe off.

    From the looks of it the bolts have come loose to there is too much movement for the twist release.

    I can't get an allen key in undo the bolts.

    Any ideas from you lovely people?

    My left one is always the sod to unclip for me. Luckily I unclip with the right.

    I found that when I first used SPD's, its to do with the angle of your foot, my solution was to twist the ankle in towards the bike, an surprisingly it unclipped uber fast.
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  • TwistedSpirit
    TwistedSpirit Posts: 79
    Buckled_Rims wrote:
    Yeah, I tend to check ALL my screws and bolts at the end of ever every month. I ain't being a smart ars*, just learning from experience. :wink:

    Yeah but this was my first time out on them. I would of checked them at the end of the month I i'd got chance to!

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