Yikes Need bigger thigh muscles

[Trekhawk]

Are you using road shoes with no lug pattern? Have you checked the clearance with the sole of your shoe? Once you've clipped in (do this in a trainer unless you're strong enough to do it by hand), take your foot out of your shoe and flip the pedal over. I usually have this problem with new MTB shoes. I've only used Looks on road shoes.

hey SadieKate - thanks for the quick reply. Ok this is where I show my ignorance what is a lug pattern?

Yes I am wearing Road shoes (Sidi Genius) but the Quattros are Road Pedals at least thats what the marketing says.

[SadieKate]

Lug are just the bumps (tread) on the bottom of a shoe - usually only an issue on mtb shoes. Sidi Genius don't have any. Did you check to make sure nothing on the sole of your shoe is colliding with the pedal?

[Trekhawk]

No I dont think anything is colliding with the pedal. I just had another read of the instructions and it does say The unique patented Quattro design eliminates the need for spring tension adjustment. Retention is not dependent on spring tension. Clipping in and out will become easier after the cleats break in.

Oooh lets hope so - I got these because my other pedals had no float and I was told that with the sort of pain I suffer in my knee up to about 6 degrees of float should help. This is what the Quattros have but it wont be any good for my knee if I need king kong quads to get them to clip in.

Thanks for the help - I will keep clipping in and out while Im sitting inside as well and hope that this speeds up the break in period.

[SadieKate]

Hmm, my Eggbeaters definitely loosen up with use. I've been known to stomp on them the first couple of times after replacing the cleats but generally doesn't take much effort after that. I sure like my Eggbeaters and would switch to Quattros if I didn't have so many sets of pedals to replace.