Speedplay Zero: Halp!

[bicyclulz]

My bf put a pair of Speedplay Zero's on my bike and I have had the most difficult time clipping in. He thinks that I may not weigh enough to properly clip in to use them. I have the screws on the cleats as loose as they can be. I can cllp in if I push down, jump on the pedal, and shift all my weight onto one leg--and only if my bf holds my handlebars to steady me. I have been using SPD's and was hoping to switch to these rad new Speedplays

Has anyone else had problems with using Speedplay Zero's?

[bicyclulz]

I am also aware of the Speedplay Light Actions but these pedals were free.

[DebW]

My Speedplay X2's clip in easily, and I weight only 125. With the cleat screws as loose as possible, there shouldn't be too much resistance to clipping in. Try lubing the cleats with a dry lube like White Lightning and move the springs by hand to see that they are free.

[Triskeliongirl]

There is a known problem with light women clipping into speedplay zeros. Emily in NC had to sell hers. Their solution was to introduce the light action pedal.

[emily_in_nc]

Yep, Trisk is right. I had the toughest time clipping in my second foot with the Zeros. I could clip in just fine on X-2s (had always ridden X-2s for years) and thought that Zeros would be fun to try as a step up, so I spent big bucks on the titanium model, loved them once I was in them, but clipping in became enough of a problem that I had to turn around and sell them on Ebay. I'm 5'2" (ish) and under 105 lbs. I haven't tried the light action (went back to X-2s), but even if something is free, it's worthless if it doesn't work for you!

Emily

[Beane]

I recently tried speedplays, thinking that they would be easier to clip into since they're double sided. And I figured that since I have clipless pedal experience I didn't need light action. Well, I was wrong. I've found the zeros very hard to clip into and certainly no easier than my Keo classics. I'll probably sell these and go back to the keos. One reason they (the keos) may have been harder toward the end of the year (or at least that's when I noticed) was that the cleats were completely wearing down. New cleats may really help.