A lot of people were falling over at the Chgo Tri having trouble getting out of pedals at Chgo Tri. I was the opposite of having a problem getting out the pedals. My right foot slipped out 3x during the race, one time almost losing my manhood on the top tube, a la Lance when he was trying to catch up at the TDF after he crashed with Mayo after hooking onto the spectator’s bag.
I usually like a tight fit on the clips and actually usually takes me 2 tries to clip in and a good yank to get out, though I don’t get caught in it bc I know the angle to get it out on 1 try. Sunday, I had no trouble getting into the pedals at all and they slipped out quite easily. I realized afterward that the saturday tune-up must have adjusted the pedals. Is that odd, that a tune-up’er would adjust that, when they are almost always set to personal preference?
I have SPD’s, which came on the Bianchi, which I can use for spinning too. Previosuly, I had these things called bebops (see website) that I got at Mission Bay years ago in a bike, wetsuit, pedals package. These things were tight, with virtually no play, but I got used to them, and was able to clip in very quickly, maybe even faster than the SPD’s, but had to pigeon-toe maybe at a 45 degree angle between straight and left-right to get out. But I NEVER came out unintentionally and only fell over 2x (within the first week) then fine for maybe 3 years of use.
Question - do SPD’s always have a lot of play or can they get nice and tight? I am contemplating switching back to the old ones, probably except for winter if I am doing a lot of spinning.
THANKS.