New clipless pedals..anyone have these??

[jehocu03]

If these are the Speedplay Light Action pedals, the tension isn't adjustable. That may be good or bad news for you, depending. Here's their FAQ page: http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?f...ightactionfaqs

I have the Speedplay X5s, which have the same shape. Both models are designed with a set amount of float, and I like them because I find them really easy to get out of.

I'm a real weenie with clipless pedals, so I clip out with my right foot while coasting to a stop, and then start the whole process of getting off the bike. So I can't help much with the technique here.

No, my pedals are TIME's not speedplays. I don't really understand what the directions are telling me regarding the cleat placement and how to adjust the spring for easier entry/exit. Anyone want to help?? I'm feeling antsy and want to get out on the grass to try these out!

[VeloVT]

I have no experience with Time pedals but with Shimano road pedals, the tension adjusts via a hole for an allen wrench on the back of the pedal. There is usually some sort of indicator showing how tightly it's adjusted, too. I set mine to the easiest setting when I first got the pedals, and I've had absolutely no reason to make them tighter, so they're still set to super-easy tension (I guess if you're super strong it's possible to pull out accidentally? This has not been a problem for me ).

If you've never set up cleats before, it's not a bad idea to have your LBS do it for you, or have one of your teammates help you. It's not hard to do (I do my own cleats now), but it is important to get the cleats positioned correctly, and if you've never used clipless pedals before you don't really have a frame of reference for how they SHOULD feel. Basically, you want the ball of your foot more or less over the pedal spindle. But there's a fair amount of side-to-side and angle adjustment that can be done, and you want to get all of that stuff right.

[SalsaMTB]

For Time pedals, they have the ATAC and Z series for off road and RX and XEN series for road. I'm not sure which you have, but I've used the ATAC and RX and neither had adjustable tension.

[dachshund]

No, my pedals are TIME's not speedplays. I don't really understand what the directions are telling me regarding the cleat placement and how to adjust the spring for easier entry/exit. Anyone want to help?? I'm feeling antsy and want to get out on the grass to try these out!

Sorry about that - boy, google failed me on that one....