OK, how about this analogy...
You clip in to spds or any clipless I guess like you are slipping into a pair of high heeled party shoes...
Come on, close your eyes, and those of you who actually have slipped into a 3" (or higher) pair of Jimmy Choosvisualize.
Toe down - find the shoe (pedal) - slide the ball of your foot into the footbed (front clip) - and send the heel into the fine strappy back of the shoe (clipin)
Now... everybody walk this way - right left right left..... ooooomf.
sorry. I fell down
spazz
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04-24-2005, 05:42 PM #1
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04-24-2005, 05:45 PM #2
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Well, Eggbeaters you just kinda stomp straight down. No dance slipper tippy toe approach
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04-25-2005, 07:17 PM #3
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Spazz, you are a NUT Originally Posted by spazzdog
OK, how about this analogy...
You clip in to spds or any clipless I guess like you are slipping into a pair of high heeled party shoes...
Come on, close your eyes, and those of you who actually have slipped into a 3" (or higher) pair of Jimmy Choos visualize.
Toe down - find the shoe (pedal) - slide the ball of your foot into the footbed (front clip) - and send the heel into the fine strappy back of the shoe (clipin)
Now... everybody walk this way - right left right left..... ooooomf.
sorry. I fell down
spazz but yeah, this sorta is the way it is for me! If I think too hard about it I can't do it...but if I feel my way along it works better. Zen on the bicycle!!!
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04-26-2005, 02:55 AM #4
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Originally Posted by shewhobikes
The bicycle IS Zen!!
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04-26-2005, 08:49 AM #5
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RoadRaven... glad that was of help to you. It helped me immensely! My husband was tickled that you got some good out of it, too! Happy riding!!
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04-27-2005, 07:10 AM #6
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Thank you so much, everyone. The pedals are definitely loosened all the way, but it is getting a little easier so I think it is just a matter of practice. Unfortunately I am not steady enough yet to go on the road, which means practice is BORING, but maybe it will rain this weekend and I can get it worked out.
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04-27-2005, 01:02 PM #7
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I stand, er, sit, corrected, Originally Posted by nuthatch
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