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Shimano clipless pedals
I use similar clipless pedals (variety of Shimon's versions and also knock-offs like Nashbars) and find that different cranksets have different Q-factor spacings and also that saddle/seatpost position affects how my feet "sit" on the pedals (reach varies with saddle/stem and has an effect). Also, the cleats can be angled on the shoes, of course. And note there are at least three Shimano cleats (with varying degrees of float) and then who knows what the knock-offs are patterned after?
On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 2:22:25 AM UTC+1, John B. wrote: I prefer single sided clipless pedals for city riding as they allow me to clipped in when the road is clear and at the same time ride "clipless", as it were, in dense traffic when one might want to get either foot down quickly. Previously I had always used Shimano M324 pedals but recently I find that local shops seem to no longer stock them and Shimano A530 now seem to be the pedal of choice so I now have two "city bikes" one with M324 pedals and one with M530 pedals. But I also have two pairs of bicycle shoes and had been wearing one pair on my Wednesday morning rides and the other on my longer Sunday rides. And, I had been using one bike for Wednesday rides and the other for Sunday rides. No rational reason, I admit, but it was what I had been doing. Recently I had been doing some cleaning and servicing on the Wednesday bike and rode the Sunday bike on a Wednesday with the Wednesday shoes and found that the heal of one shoe was hitting the crank arm nearly every revolution. Not actually slamming into the crank but brushing it. When I got home I did a comparison of the two bikes and the shoes and found that with the Wednesday bike and the Wednesday shoes the shoes were essentially "straight ahead" and the Sunday bike and Sunday shoes were the same. But with either the Sunday bike and Wednesday shoes or the Wednesday bike and the Sunday shoes the shoes were noticeably angled. Is this common that different "clipless" (how can one have clipless pedals that clip on :-) pedals have the clips at different angles? Hardly a problem that equals global warming but I am curious -- Cheers, John B. |
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Shimano clipless pedals
On Sat, 1 Apr 2017 03:06:37 -0700 (PDT), Steve Patriquen
wrote: I use similar clipless pedals (variety of Shimon's versions and also knock-offs like Nashbars) and find that different cranksets have different Q-factor spacings and also that saddle/seatpost position affects how my feet "sit" on the pedals (reach varies with saddle/stem and has an effect). Also, the cleats can be angled on the shoes, of course. And note there are at least three Shimano cleats (with varying degrees of float) and then who knows what the knock-offs are patterned after? I solved the mystery. The "new" pedals I was complaining about had much, much, stronger springs which made the free play, "float" I think is the technical term, almost nil. I replaced the springs with ones from a different set of pedals and now all is right with the world :-) On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 2:22:25 AM UTC+1, John B. wrote: I prefer single sided clipless pedals for city riding as they allow me -- Cheers, John B. |
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