Have a pair en route that don't come with cleats. They are for my SO who is nervous about her SPDs in mud, she's had a bad fall when failing to unclip in the past. When looking for the cleats, I see them advertised as varying degrees of rotation, like "13/17" or "15/20".
My Q's are : Do they really make ATAC cleats with different bevels to allow different release thresholds? (I've just filed mine in the past for fine tuning.) What variation on these would be best for someone who would rather release sooner than later? Does a lower number = earlier release?
Have a pair en route that don't come with cleats. They are for my SO who is nervous about her SPDs in mud, she's had a bad fall when failing to unclip in the past. When looking for the cleats, I see them advertised as varying degrees of rotation, like "13/17" or "15/20".
My Q's are : Do they really make ATAC cleats with different bevels to allow different release thresholds? (I've just filed mine in the past for fine tuning.) What variation on these would be best for someone who would rather release sooner than later? Does a lower number = earlier release?
Tnx Gary
I have never seen any cleats other than the 13/17. If she's nervous about unclipping, stay away from the 15/20! I have mine at 17 and it's a 50/50 shot of coming unclipped in a fall. The 13 would be fine for her unless she races.
Racing is not an issue. She's all about enjoying the ride and scenery. IMO part of her issue with unclipping is that she sometimes gets so absorbed with her surroundings she doesn't focus enough on the trail in front of her. Hard to critique, tho - she sees so much more during a ride than I do. I envy her ability to share focus. Guess it's a gender thing.
I'm just trying to ensure she gives clipless a fair chance before she pulls the chute and goes back to clips.
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Have a pair en route that don't come with cleats. They are for my SO
who is
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nervous about her SPDs in mud, she's had a bad fall when failing to
unclip
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in the past. When looking for the cleats, I see them advertised as
varying
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degrees of rotation, like "13/17" or "15/20".
My Q's are : Do they really make ATAC cleats with different bevels to allow different release thresholds? (I've just filed mine in the past for fine tuning.) What variation on these would be best for someone who would rather
release
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sooner than later? Does a lower number = earlier release?
Tnx Gary
I have never seen any cleats other than the 13/17. If she's nervous about unclipping, stay away from the 15/20! I have mine at 17 and it's a 50/50 shot of coming unclipped in a fall. The 13 would be fine for her unless she races.
Getting the SH-55 cleats for her current SPDs would have been better/cheaper choice for her.
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Racing is not an issue. She's all about enjoying the ride and scenery.
IMO
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part of her issue with unclipping is that she sometimes gets so absorbed with her surroundings she doesn't focus enough on the trail in front of
her.
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Hard to critique, tho - she sees so much more during a ride than I do. I envy her ability to share focus. Guess it's a gender thing.
I'm just trying to ensure she gives clipless a fair chance before she
pulls
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the chute and goes back to clips.
"Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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GWood said:
Have a pair en route that don't come with cleats. They are for my SO
who is
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nervous about her SPDs in mud, she's had a bad fall when failing to
unclip
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in the past. When looking for the cleats, I see them advertised as
varying
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degrees of rotation, like "13/17" or "15/20".
My Q's are : Do they really make ATAC cleats with different bevels to allow
different
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release thresholds? (I've just filed mine in the past for fine
tuning.)
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What variation on these would be best for someone who would rather
release
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sooner than later? Does a lower number = earlier release?
Tnx Gary
I have never seen any cleats other than the 13/17. If she's nervous about unclipping, stay away from the 15/20! I have mine at 17 and it's a 50/50 shot of coming unclipped in a fall. The 13 would be fine for her unless she races.
