SPD to be or not to be....

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Hey there
Can some one help me.
im a swedish girl who has ride my mtb for several years,
and now start wondering if to buy SPD pedals and shoes
to it, is it something that you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid
to think about it.
whant to hear you opinion.
please wite to my ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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Do it. Just do it, there is nothing to be afraid of

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Maria Nilsson said:

Hey there
Can some one help me.
im a swedish girl who has ride my mtb for several years,
and now start wondering if to buy SPD pedals and shoes
to it, is it something that you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid
to think about it.
whant to hear you opinion.
please wite to my ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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Maria if new shoes and pedal are within your budget, then yes go ahead
and switch to clipless riding.
You may have an easy time with the switch over, but some of us had a
slightly longer learning curve with them ;-). The end results for me
were much improved riding.

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"Maria Nilsson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hey there
Can some one help me.
im a swedish girl who has ride my mtb for several years,
and now start wondering if to buy SPD pedals and shoes
to it, is it something that you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid
to think about it.
whant to hear you opinion.
please wite to my ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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It will change the way you ride, you will never look back.

Sniffinvinyl
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Remain sane, cycle your brains out . . .

I think we'd need pictures of you to really give you good advice!

"Maria Nilsson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hey there
Can some one help me.
im a swedish girl who has ride my mtb for several years,
and now start wondering if to buy SPD pedals and shoes
to it, is it something that you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid
to think about it.
whant to hear you opinion.
please wite to my ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
[email hidden]

Maria Nilsson said:

Hey there
Can some one help me.
im a swedish girl who has ride my mtb for several years,
and now start wondering if to buy SPD pedals and shoes
to it, is it something that you absolutly think i should do or am i
stupid to think about it.
whant to hear you opinion.
please wite to my ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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Go for it if you are comfortable on your bike and the trails. Set them
really loose and practice releasing out on a lawn somewhere.

There are those that love them, ,those that hate them, try them for a season
and see what you think.

penny

"Maria Nilsson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Hey there
Can some one help me.
im a swedish girl who has ride my mtb for several years,
and now start wondering if to buy SPD pedals and shoes
to it, is it something that you absolutly think i should do or am i
stupid to think about it.
whant to hear you opinion.
please wite to my ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
[email hidden]

Assuming you are switching from toe clips to clipless pedals (and not from
some other brand of clipless:

At the suggestion of a friend who owns a bike shop, I started off multi-
release SPD cleats. These let you get out of the pedal easier then the
standard single release cleats. Generally, you still release in the same
way you would with a normal cleat (turning your heel outward), but they
become a factor in a situation where you might be panicing, since they also
allow you to release by rolling your foot outward or pulling up very hard.
My friends all told me about how their first week or so with clipless
pedals, they ended up a bit banged up from not being able to clip out in
time. I pretty much avoided this with the multi-release cleats though.

The drawback of the mult-release is that might release when you don't want
them to, which means you end up having to make the pedals much tighter then
you would with a normal cleat. After a few months with the multi-release I
had the pedals set very tight...tighter then I would have if I was using
single-release cleats. So, I switched over to single-release cleats. I
was a bit worried that the multi-release might lead to bad habits that
would make the single-release hard for me, but it was a non-issue.

So, if you don't mind spending an extra $15 (or Euros) for an extra set of
cleats, I think the multi-release will make the process less painful.

Brett Jaffee said:

"Maria Nilsson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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At the suggestion of a friend who owns a bike shop, I started off
multi- release SPD cleats. These let you get out of the pedal easier
then the standard single release cleats.

I've been using multi-release cleats for a year, riding quite aggressive
x-country, with the lowest possible tension on the pedals (I just tighten
them enough to make sure the screw doesn't fall off), and I have never had a
single accidental release. I can't unclip by pulling up during the upstroke
even if I try to with normal pedalling.
The benefit is that they always unclipped in crashes without me even
thinking about it, and I get some amount real (non-springy) float.

I'd really recommend you try them first and only switch if you consistently
unclip accidentally..

Franck

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I've been using multi-release cleats for a year, riding quite
aggressive x-country, with the lowest possible tension on the pedals
(I just tighten them enough to make sure the screw doesn't fall off),
and I have never had a single accidental release. I can't unclip by
pulling up during the upstroke even if I try to with normal pedalling.
The benefit is that they always unclipped in crashes without me even
thinking about it, and I get some amount real (non-springy) float.

Hmm...this is actually why I eventually switched. Had them come unclipped
a few times on technical sections, or even if I did a bunnyhop hard enough.
Not consistantly, but enough that I got annoyed. When I got to the point
that the pedals where adjust so tight (about 8 clicks from loosest) that
they were almost harder to get out of then single-release, I switched.

Perhaps it's a difference in the pedals themselves (basic cheapo Shimanos
here). If set them at their loosest and tried to do a bunny hop with the
multi-release, there's no way my feet would stay attached.

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I'd really recommend you try them first and only switch if you
consistently unclip accidentally..

Agreed.

Brett Jaffee said:

"Franck" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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... Had them come
unclipped a few times on technical sections, or even if I did a
bunnyhop hard enough. Not consistantly, but enough that I got
annoyed. When I got to the point that the pedals where adjust so
tight (about 8 clicks from loosest) that they were almost harder to
get out of then single-release, I switched.

Makes sense. Don't know why the difference, I'll bunny hop 1+ foot with no
pb. I'm only 140 lbs and riding a very plush FSR, with basic Shimano pedals,
in dry conditions...

Franck

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Makes sense. Don't know why the difference, I'll bunny hop 1+ foot
with no pb. I'm only 140 lbs and riding a very plush FSR, with basic
Shimano pedals, in dry conditions...

Dunno. I have to assume there's some difference somewhere, otherwise I'd
think everyone would just use multi-release.

Brett Jaffee said:

"Franck" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I've been using multi-release cleats for a year, riding quite
aggressive x-country, with the lowest possible tension on the pedals
(I just tighten them enough to make sure the screw doesn't fall off),
and I have never had a single accidental release. I can't unclip by
pulling up during the upstroke even if I try to with normal
pedalling. The benefit is that they always unclipped in crashes
without me even thinking about it, and I get some amount real
(non-springy) float.

Hmm...this is actually why I eventually switched. Had them come
unclipped a few times on technical sections, or even if I did a
bunnyhop hard enough. Not consistantly, but enough that I got
annoyed. When I got to the point that the pedals where adjust so
tight (about 8 clicks from loosest) that they were almost harder to
get out of then single-release, I switched.

I'll second that 'Hmm..'. I thought that clipless was the bee's knee's for
ages but as my skills improved and my riding became a bit more technical,
I've switched back to platforms. I just couldn't seem to stay in the SPD's
on the technical stuff just enough to really annoy me. I suppose that my
ideal pedal is a lightweight clipless platform that won't clip you in when
you don't want it too. I've found that as my feet move around my cleats
clip in even if I don't want them too. I've mentioned it on another thread
before but I'm still thinking about the Crank Bros Mallets. Sounds like
they may do what I want them to do.
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Quoted message said:

Hmm...this is actually why I eventually switched. Had them come
unclipped a few times on technical sections, or even if I did a
bunnyhop hard enough. Not consistantly, but enough that I got
annoyed. When I got to the point that the pedals where adjust so
tight (about 8 clicks from loosest) that they were almost harder to
get out of then single-release, I switched.

I'll second that 'Hmm..'. I thought that clipless was the bee's
knee's for ages but as my skills improved and my riding became a bit
more technical, I've switched back to platforms.

Just to clarify, my "hmmm" was regarding multi-release cleats (versus
single-release), not clipless pedals in general.