Going Clipless on the Cheap

I have some NorthStar clipless petals. I think that they are made by WellGo. They are great. They are double sided mountain bike pedals, but I use them on my road bike too. I had some Shimano PDM505 that were very hard to get out of, and I fell down once because I couldn't get out of them, so I got rid of them. The NorthStars are easy to get out of. The NorthStars look a lot like the old Ritcheys, but close inspection reveals that they are slightly different. I liked them so much, that I got a pair for my mountain bike too. They only cost $20. I got them at the Sun, Ski, and Bike store at the Discovery Mills Mall in Duluth, GA.

Rick Onanian said:

cadence. I recently bought an Astrale and rode it for the first time yesterday, and am happy with
it, though I need to turn on the feature whereby it automatically starts and stops when the bike
is moving/stopped.

Wow! I just did this, and while reading the directions, I found out that when in this auto mode, the
start/stop button takes on a new function. This new function is that you hit it, and the main
display (the big number that is only used for speed, usually) shows cadence until you hit it again.

That's great! Quick access cadence without having to cycle (hahahah, cycle) through all the
different displays.

Now, here's the part where everybody replies and says that their computer does this too, and why
don't my other two do it... <G>

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(regarding nashbar 'special' spd pedals which are supposedly not compatible with shim spd)

I find they are quite compatible with my Shimano

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M545s. The cleats that came with the Nashbars work in the Shimanos fine, and the cleats that I've
had for the Shimanos are rather worn, and release too easily from the Nashbars, at least,
at the default tension. I found the tension that the Nashbars were delivered with was
perfect for me with the Nashbar cleats, so I just put the Nashbar cleats on both my pairs
of shoes (I bought to pairs Nashbars for two bikes other than the M545-equipped bike).

interesting. i have limited experience, but it was this: i have nashbar special spd pedals, and run
their cleats on my shoes. ive tried a number of other pedals with these shoes, just for fun, or
becuase a friend was trying out my bike and i needed something to do.

the shimano pedals i tried out released me too easily. good enough to get around, but id pull out if
i starting bouncing around. i also tried a wellgo pedal on a store bike once. it must have taken a
very different cleat, because merely breathing funny would clip me out of those. im goign to assume
that there is more than one cleat design produced by wellgo, or that the store had completely
unwound the tension spring. i doubt the latter, because a clipless pedal at that tension is
essentially an uncomfortable platform.

cheers, anthony

Something's wrong with your "Shift" key on your keyboard, Anthony.

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Rick Onanian <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

(regarding nashbar 'special' spd pedals which are supposedly not compatible with shim spd)

I find they are quite compatible with my Shimano

Quoted message said:

M545s. The cleats that came with the Nashbars work in the Shimanos fine, and the cleats that
I've had for the Shimanos are rather worn, and release too easily from the Nashbars, at
least, at the default tension. I found the tension that the Nashbars were delivered with
was perfect for me with the Nashbar cleats, so I just put the Nashbar cleats on both my
pairs of shoes (I bought to pairs Nashbars for two bikes other than the M545-equipped
bike).

interesting. i have limited experience, but it was this: i have nashbar special spd pedals, and
run their cleats on my shoes. ive tried a number of other pedals with these shoes, just for fun,
or becuase a friend was trying out my bike and i needed something to do.

the shimano pedals i tried out released me too easily. good enough to get around, but id pull out
if i starting bouncing around. i also tried a wellgo pedal on a store bike once. it must have
taken a very different cleat, because merely breathing funny would clip me out of those. im goign
to assume that there is more than one cleat design produced by wellgo, or that the store had
completely unwound the tension spring. i doubt the latter, because a clipless pedal at that
tension is essentially an uncomfortable platform.

cheers, anthony

"Robin Hubert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Something's wrong with your "Shift" key on your keyboard, Anthony.

im a shiftless fellow, what can i say?

but i make sense, right? no?.. [censored].