SPD to be or not to be....

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Hey there Can some one help me. im a swedish girl who has
ride my mtb for several years, and now start wondering if
to buy SPD pedals and shoes to it, is it something that
you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid to think
about it. whant to hear you opinion. please wite to my
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hugs from Maria
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Maria Nilsson said:

Hey there Can some one help me. im a swedish girl who has
ride my mtb for several years, and now start wondering if
to buy SPD pedals and shoes to it, is it something that
you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid to think
about it. whant to hear you opinion. please wite to my
ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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Maria if new shoes and pedal are within your budget, then
yes go ahead and switch to clipless riding. You may have an
easy time with the switch over, but some of us had a
slightly longer learning curve with them ;-). The end
results for me were much improved riding.

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

Hey there Can some one help me. im a swedish girl who has
ride my mtb for several years, and now start wondering if
to buy SPD pedals and shoes to it, is it something that
you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid to think
about it. whant to hear you opinion. please wite to my
ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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It will change the way you ride, you will never look back.

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Remain sane, cycle your brains out . . .

I think we'd need pictures of you to really give you
good advice!

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Quoted message said:

Hey there Can some one help me. im a swedish girl who has
ride my mtb for several years, and now start wondering if
to buy SPD pedals and shoes to it, is it something that
you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid to think
about it. whant to hear you opinion. please wite to my
ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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Maria Nilsson said:

Hey there Can some one help me. im a swedish girl who has
ride my mtb for several years, and now start wondering if
to buy SPD pedals and shoes to it, is it something that
you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid to think
about it. whant to hear you opinion. please wite to my
ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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Go for it if you are comfortable on your bike and the
trails. Set them really loose and practice releasing out on
a lawn somewhere.

There are those that love them, ,those that hate them, try
them for a season and see what you think.

penny

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Quoted message said:

Hey there Can some one help me. im a swedish girl who has
ride my mtb for several years, and now start wondering if
to buy SPD pedals and shoes to it, is it something that
you absolutly think i should do or am i stupid to think
about it. whant to hear you opinion. please wite to my
ordinary mail.

hugs from Maria
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Assuming you are switching from toe clips to clipless pedals
(and not from some other brand of clipless:

At the suggestion of a friend who owns a bike shop, I
started off multi- release SPD cleats. These let you get
out of the pedal easier then the standard single release
cleats. Generally, you still release in the same way you
would with a normal cleat (turning your heel outward), but
they become a factor in a situation where you might be
panicing, since they also allow you to release by rolling
your foot outward or pulling up very hard. My friends all
told me about how their first week or so with clipless
pedals, they ended up a bit banged up from not being able
to clip out in time. I pretty much avoided this with the
multi-release cleats though.

The drawback of the mult-release is that might release when
you don't want them to, which means you end up having to
make the pedals much tighter then you would with a normal
cleat. After a few months with the multi-release I had the
pedals set very tight...tighter then I would have if I was
using single-release cleats. So, I switched over to single-
release cleats. I was a bit worried that the multi-release
might lead to bad habits that would make the single-release
hard for me, but it was a non-issue.

So, if you don't mind spending an extra $15 (or Euros) for
an extra set of cleats, I think the multi-release will make
the process less painful.

Brett Jaffee said:

"Maria Nilsson" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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suggestion of a friend who owns a bike shop, I started off
multi- release SPD cleats. These let you get out of the
pedal easier then the standard single release cleats.

I've been using multi-release cleats for a year, riding
quite aggressive x-country, with the lowest possible
tension on the pedals (I just tighten them enough to make
sure the screw doesn't fall off), and I have never had a
single accidental release. I can't unclip by pulling up
during the upstroke even if I try to with normal pedalling.
The benefit is that they always unclipped in crashes
without me even thinking about it, and I get some amount
real (non-springy) float.

I'd really recommend you try them first and only switch if
you consistently unclip accidentally..

Franck

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I've been using multi-release cleats for a year, riding
quite aggressive x-country, with the lowest possible
tension on the pedals (I just tighten them enough to make
sure the screw doesn't fall off), and I have never had a
single accidental release. I can't unclip by pulling up
during the upstroke even if I try to with normal
pedalling. The benefit is that they always unclipped in
crashes without me even thinking about it, and I get some
amount real (non-springy) float.

Hmm...this is actually why I eventually switched. Had them
come unclipped a few times on technical sections, or even
if I did a bunnyhop hard enough. Not consistantly, but
enough that I got annoyed. When I got to the point that the
pedals where adjust so tight (about 8 clicks from loosest)
that they were almost harder to get out of then single-
release, I switched.

Perhaps it's a difference in the pedals themselves (basic
cheapo Shimanos here). If set them at their loosest and
tried to do a bunny hop with the multi-release, there's no
way my feet would stay attached.

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I'd really recommend you try them first and only switch if
you consistently unclip accidentally..

Agreed.

Brett Jaffee said:

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... Had them come unclipped a few times on technical
sections, or even if I did a bunnyhop hard enough. Not
consistantly, but enough that I got annoyed. When I got to
the point that the pedals where adjust so tight (about 8
clicks from loosest) that they were almost harder to get
out of then single-release, I switched.

Makes sense. Don't know why the difference, I'll bunny hop
1+ foot with no pb. I'm only 140 lbs and riding a very plush
FSR, with basic Shimano pedals, in dry conditions...

Franck

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Makes sense. Don't know why the difference, I'll bunny hop
1+ foot with no pb. I'm only 140 lbs and riding a very
plush FSR, with basic Shimano pedals, in dry conditions...

Dunno. I have to assume there's some difference somewhere,
otherwise I'd think everyone would just use multi-release.

Brett Jaffee said:

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I've been using multi-release cleats for a year, riding
quite aggressive x-country, with the lowest possible
tension on the pedals (I just tighten them enough to make
sure the screw doesn't fall off), and I have never had a
single accidental release. I can't unclip by pulling up
during the upstroke even if I try to with normal
pedalling. The benefit is that they always unclipped in
crashes without me even thinking about it, and I get some
amount real (non-springy) float.

Hmm...this is actually why I eventually switched. Had them
come unclipped a few times on technical sections, or even
if I did a bunnyhop hard enough. Not consistantly, but
enough that I got annoyed. When I got to the point that
the pedals where adjust so tight (about 8 clicks from
loosest) that they were almost harder to get out of then
single-release, I switched.

I'll second that 'Hmm..'. I thought that clipless was the
bee's knee's for ages but as my skills improved and my
riding became a bit more technical, I've switched back to
platforms. I just couldn't seem to stay in the SPD's on the
technical stuff just enough to really annoy me. I suppose
that my ideal pedal is a lightweight clipless platform that
won't clip you in when you don't want it too. I've found
that as my feet move around my cleats clip in even if I
don't want them too. I've mentioned it on another thread
before but I'm still thinking about the Crank Bros Mallets.
Sounds like they may do what I want them to do.
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Quoted message said:

Hmm...this is actually why I eventually switched. Had
them come unclipped a few times on technical sections, or
even if I did a bunnyhop hard enough. Not consistantly,
but enough that I got annoyed. When I got to the point
that the pedals where adjust so tight (about 8 clicks
from loosest) that they were almost harder to get out of
then single-release, I switched.

I'll second that 'Hmm..'. I thought that clipless was the
bee's knee's for ages but as my skills improved and my
riding became a bit more technical, I've switched back to
platforms.

Just to clarify, my "hmmm" was regarding multi-release
cleats (versus single-release), not clipless pedals in
general.