Oh - you can also take off the straps and still leave the toe clips on. They'll be safer for you to use, and you'll still get a little benefit from having the clips on.
Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Results 1 to 15 of 54
Thread: Questions about a Trek 1000
Hybrid View
-
07-30-2007, 07:30 AM #1
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jul 2004
- Posts
- 2,609
For 3 days, I get to part of a thousand other journeys.
-
07-30-2007, 07:34 AM #2
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Location
- way down South
- Posts
- 1,114
HEY! That is an idea I didn't think of!
That is also why I love this forum. Thank you!!!"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
-
07-30-2007, 09:09 AM #3
They call me Crash
- Join Date
- Aug 2006
- Posts
- 1,011
Did you understand the flip the stem part? you turn it upside down so the the angle it up rather than down.
yes, both my bikes are silver (have silver on them) I'm a silversmith.
I think that mine may be a later model than yours. It's silver with black and blue stickers/stripes.
me when I first got my trek 1000 in May 2005:
me with my Madone (really charcoal gray with silver details) in July 2007 about 5000 miles later:
"Being retired from Biking...isn't that kinda like being retired from recess?" Stephen Colbert asked of Lance Armstrong
-
07-30-2007, 09:24 AM #4
Small world, big life!
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Posts
- 3,867
You could just give yourself a little more time with the straps. I really haven't had any trouble with mine at all--I've only been using them since March. But I DID loosen them way up when I started out.
On my 1000 the pedals have a little dealy sticking out in the middle of the bottom of the platform which lets you turn the pedals over and slide your foot inside in one swift motion. I taught myself to use that right away, and then I taught myself that I would be pulling my foot backwards to dismount. So far, so good. ::::working spells to keep the jinx away:::
Karen
-
07-30-2007, 09:50 AM #5
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Location
- way down South
- Posts
- 1,114
Silver, nice ride!!!
At first I didn't know if I liked the color. I was going for the price. It's really growing on me now."Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
-
07-30-2007, 10:43 AM #6
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Location
- way down South
- Posts
- 1,114
I understand exactly what you are saying. I just don't know how or where you do that.Did you understand the flip the stem part? you turn it upside down so the the angle it up rather than down."Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
Reply With Quote
