I was riding along, clipped in, having a grand old time when my friend told me we'd missed a turn. So I tried to unclip and had a lot of trouble. My left foot came out fine, but my right foot just wouldn't release. Finally I got it out, stopped the bike, and turned around.
I got back on and tried and tried to clip my right foot in, but it wouldn't catch and...hmmm that's strange, why isn't it making the metal scrapey sounds?
SO I stopped, dismounted, and looked at the bottom of my foot. No cleat!
So I examine the pedal and there's my cleat, still firmly attached to the pedal instead of to my shoe.
I got out my tools and started trying to pry it off with one of my skinny wrenches. I wasn't able to get it, but luckily another biker stopped and pryed it off for me.
So I learned a VERY important lesson: always make sure your cleats are super tight on your shoes before every ride. Apparently they can come loose over time!
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05-30-2012, 03:54 AM #1
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I learned an important lesson this weekend
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05-30-2012, 04:08 AM #2
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cleats
wow, thanks for the warning.
will check my cleats! I never do that.
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05-30-2012, 06:05 AM #3
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Blue Loctite.
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05-30-2012, 09:55 AM #4
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What SK said. This happened to me once when I forgot the Blue Loctite.
Originally Posted by SadieKate
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05-30-2012, 10:06 AM #5
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I too once had a cleat screw loosen just enough to almost prevent clipping in, and worse, prevent un-clipping. Good idea to check your cleats and screws periodically.
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05-30-2012, 12:40 PM #6
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A guy friend of mine full on broke a cleat about halfway into a century. Not a pleasant second half of a century for him!
GO RIDE YOUR BIKE!!!
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06-05-2012, 07:31 PM #7
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This happened to me in spin class when I forgot the Blue Loctite. Originally Posted by jobob
What SK said. This happened to me once when I forgot the Blue Loctite.
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05-31-2012, 07:01 PM #8
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What's that? Originally Posted by SadieKate
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06-05-2012, 04:12 PM #9
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http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/10/...r-Blue-242.htm Originally Posted by prinessbeca
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