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Doki
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I've got a set of Time ATAC pedals, not sure which exact model, one of the
"freeride" ones which has a bit of a platform as well as a clip for the
cleat (FWIW, they're a complete marketing con - the platform offers
absolutely no grip when riding in normal shoes due to the clips and the lack
of bitey bits that take chunks out of your shins on normal pedals).
Anyway, I'm using them, set to maximum float, and Lidl's SPD shoes. I've not
been on many rides with them, as the bike's been broken for quite a while.
Anyway, both before and after getting the bike fixed, I've ridden with the
SPDs, and every time I've ended up with cramp in my feet. Just got in from a
6 or 7 mile ride on the road and my feet felt freezing cold and still
painful for a good five minutes. Anyone got any ideas as to what I can do to
alleviate this or should I just go back to flats?
I quite like the power gained from being clipped in after riding my road
bike with clips and straps for a year or two, but I'm unconvinced of the
practicality of them on a mountain bike, given my tendency to fall off. And
the cramp is bloody horrific.
"freeride" ones which has a bit of a platform as well as a clip for the
cleat (FWIW, they're a complete marketing con - the platform offers
absolutely no grip when riding in normal shoes due to the clips and the lack
of bitey bits that take chunks out of your shins on normal pedals).
Anyway, I'm using them, set to maximum float, and Lidl's SPD shoes. I've not
been on many rides with them, as the bike's been broken for quite a while.
Anyway, both before and after getting the bike fixed, I've ridden with the
SPDs, and every time I've ended up with cramp in my feet. Just got in from a
6 or 7 mile ride on the road and my feet felt freezing cold and still
painful for a good five minutes. Anyone got any ideas as to what I can do to
alleviate this or should I just go back to flats?
I quite like the power gained from being clipped in after riding my road
bike with clips and straps for a year or two, but I'm unconvinced of the
practicality of them on a mountain bike, given my tendency to fall off. And
the cramp is bloody horrific.