i am a klutz

"Lefty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

Ouch, sorry to hear about that. I hope you have a quick recovery.

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Q: go back to pedals & clips (always got out of those), or? options?

Try a different pedal? What kind are you using now?

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at least i was a mountain biker and "reduced" the fracture myself on the trail - only point of
pride at this point

... geez though, 7 hours in emergency to get some xrays and a splint

(maybe my posting name caught up with me - am right handed, but you can call me Lefty for the
splint on tahat arm)

I was going to ask you about how you got that nym.

Quoted message said:

i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

can't you just adjust those little bolts that regulate the tension of the spring of your clipless
pedals so it's more easy to get your feet out and therefor faster?

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Greetings, Mr Soul

Lefty said:

(maybe my posting name caught up with me - am right handed, but you can call me Lefty for the
splint on tahat arm)

Well, at least it wasn't your wanking arm 🙂

GWS.

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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 14:40:32 GMT, Lefty <[email hidden]> penned:

Quoted message said:

i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

Q: go back to pedals & clips (always got out of those), or? options?

at least i was a mountain biker and "reduced" the fracture myself on the trail - only point of
pride at this point

... geez though, 7 hours in emergency to get some xrays and a splint

(maybe my posting name caught up with me - am right handed, but you can call me Lefty for the
splint on tahat arm)

Ouch!

I started out on clipless several months ago and just last week switched to platform pedals, just
normal flat pedals with "traction pins" (bike-ese for screws that stick out of the pedal and chew
into your shoes to give you better traction.) I'm getting a lot of cuts on my calves, but I've been
able to bike with much more confidence now that I know I can always put a foot out. Here's a link to
the pedals I chose, with some help from this newsgroup: tinyurl.comnezoOpen ↗

Zilla also suggested the SH-55 cleats to me, which are "multi-release" cleats for your SPDs -- allow
you to get out more easily in emergencies. I haven't tried them, but when I eventually play with
clipless again, you can bet your bananas that I'll be trying these cleats first. Here's a link to
them: tinyurl.comnezkOpen ↗

Also, I asked a question very similar to your own several months ago ... here's the google groups
archive to the thread: tinyurl.comnf0aOpen ↗

Good luck healing and finding what works for you.

--
monique

My pointless ramblings: bounceswoosh.orgindex.phpOpen ↗

Mr Soul said:

Quoted message said:

i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

can't you just adjust those little bolts that regulate the tension of the spring of your clipless
pedals so it's more easy to get your feet out and therefor faster?

--
Greetings, Mr Soul

Mr. Soul's got it, somehow the most overlooked advice with new clipless pedals is to adjust the
tension so easy you clip out un-intentionally 50% of the time. Perhaps that is not possible with
all pedals, but with the SPD's that I have seen it is always possible. Increase the tension from
there as your experience progresses.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam" to reply)

deluxe model said:

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

i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

Ouch, sorry to hear about that. I hope you have a quick recovery.

thanks

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Q: go back to pedals & clips (always got out of those), or? options?

Try a different pedal? What kind are you using now?

shimano, m515s

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

at least i was a mountain biker and "reduced" the fracture myself on the trail - only point of
pride at this point

... geez though, 7 hours in emergency to get some xrays and a splint

(maybe my posting name caught up with me - am right handed, but you can call me Lefty for the
splint on tahat arm)

I was going to ask you about how you got that nym.

esp?

Mr Soul said:

Quoted message said:

i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

can't you just adjust those little bolts that regulate the tension of the spring of your clipless
pedals so it's more easy to get your feet out and therefor faster?

i loosened them out quite a bit

i can unclip easily in the parking lot, but after emptying my legs on a few climbs it gets harder.
this happened 1 1/2 hours in, when trying to grind out a long steep uphill ... probably tired and
stupid at that point

shoe flex (SIDIs) could be part of it

or i could just be a klutz

Monique Y. Herman said:

I started out on clipless several months ago and just last week switched to platform pedals, just
normal flat pedals with "traction pins" (bike-ese for screws that stick out of the pedal and chew
into your shoes to give you better traction.) I'm getting a lot of cuts on my calves, but I've
been able to bike with much more confidence now that I know I can always put a foot out. Here's a
link to the pedals I chose, with some help from this newsgroup: tinyurl.comnezoOpen ↗

Zilla also suggested the SH-55 cleats to me, which are "multi-release" cleats for your SPDs --
allow you to get out more easily in emergencies. I haven't tried them, but when I eventually play
with clipless again, you can bet your bananas that I'll be trying these cleats first. Here's a
link to them: tinyurl.comnezkOpen ↗

Also, I asked a question very similar to your own several months ago ... here's the google groups
archive to the thread: tinyurl.comnf0aOpen ↗

Good luck healing and finding what works for you.

thanks for the links ... i'll decide in 4 to 6 weeks ;-)

Craig Brossman said:

Mr. Soul's got it, somehow the most overlooked advice with new clipless pedals is to adjust the
tension so easy you clip out un-intentionally 50% of the time. Perhaps that is not possible
with all pedals, but with the SPD's that I have seen it is always possible. Increase the
tension from there as your experience progresses.

I have had one day on clipless pedals (Saturday).

I kept crashing to the right, yet when I practiced with the pedal I could clip out with no
effort at all.

Attempting an adjustment we discovered that one side of the pedal had extremely loose tension (we
could release it no further without the mechanism coming unscrewed) while the other side was
extremely tight. Just by chance I always got the loose side when practicing, and the tight side for
at least 2 of my "stops".

After we fixed that I stopped crashing to the right. Have yet to figure out why I was crashing to
the left except for one near endo in a surprise brushy hole. BF did a good job of not laughing at me
too much. He even gave me props for "staying committed", as I wouldn't have crashed if I hadn't been
so aggressive. Sigh. I'll get it someday.

-Charlotte

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deluxe model said:

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

Q: go back to pedals & clips (always got out of those), or? options?

Try a different pedal? What kind are you using now?

shimano, m515s

The only pedals I've ever used were the Time. I have nothing to campare to, but have always managed
to get out of them.

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

at least i was a mountain biker and "reduced" the fracture myself on the trail - only point of
pride at this point

... geez though, 7 hours in emergency to get some xrays and a splint

(maybe my posting name caught up with me - am right handed, but you can call me Lefty for the
splint on tahat arm)

I was going to ask you about how you got that nym.

esp?

How about blind luck on my part.

Lefty said:

Mr Soul said:

Quoted message said:

i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

can't you just adjust those little bolts that regulate the tension of the spring of your clipless
pedals so it's more easy to get your feet out and therefor faster?

i loosened them out quite a bit

i can unclip easily in the parking lot, but after emptying my legs on a few climbs it gets harder.
this happened 1 1/2 hours in, when trying to grind out a long steep uphill ... probably tired and
stupid at that point

shoe flex (SIDIs) could be part of it

or i could just be a klutz

It is not the shoes, but it may be that your cleats as somewhat lose from you shoes. BUT, I would
just loosen them more. With 515's I know you can decrease the tension plenty, try it again.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam" to reply)

Zoinks, that bites. Heal fast.

Far as clipless, accidents happen. Not sure of the circumstances but if you are truly prone to
breaking bones often due to clipless falls, I'd dump the clipless. That's not worth it. However, if
this was sort of a freak fall and you rarely injure yourself, stick with the clipless. Perhaps have
a LBS check them out to make sure they are working and setup properly for a newbie.

Lefty said:

i can't get out of clipless as quick as i should and now i've got a fractured radious & ulna to
prove it

Q: go back to pedals & clips (always got out of those), or? options?

at least i was a mountain biker and "reduced" the fracture myself on the trail - only point of
pride at this point

... geez though, 7 hours in emergency to get some xrays and a splint

(maybe my posting name caught up with me - am right handed, but you can call me Lefty for the
splint on tahat arm)