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I've been using SPD type cleats since they first came out. Ideal for
touring.
Last week I put on a new pair of SPD-type pedal, two sided, one plain
one cleated.
I found it more and more difficult to disengage the right shoe and for
a finish I couldn't. The force actually caused the cleat to twist on
the shoe. Took off cleat and finished tour. When I came home I tried
different shoe. Same result. There was nothing jamming the spring and
changing tension had no effect until it let the cleat go. I found that
I could only move the spring on that side with many times more force
than on the other side, using big screwdriver. The spring, which looks
exactly the same as the one of the left, and clearly has nothing
obstructing its movement, is several times stiffer than the left one.
Never came across this before. Bike shop swapped it. They never saw
this before either.
Pedals made by B&B
touring.
Last week I put on a new pair of SPD-type pedal, two sided, one plain
one cleated.
I found it more and more difficult to disengage the right shoe and for
a finish I couldn't. The force actually caused the cleat to twist on
the shoe. Took off cleat and finished tour. When I came home I tried
different shoe. Same result. There was nothing jamming the spring and
changing tension had no effect until it let the cleat go. I found that
I could only move the spring on that side with many times more force
than on the other side, using big screwdriver. The spring, which looks
exactly the same as the one of the left, and clearly has nothing
obstructing its movement, is several times stiffer than the left one.
Never came across this before. Bike shop swapped it. They never saw
this before either.
Pedals made by B&B