Happy dance - new pedals!

[alleyoop]

My cleats were definitely installed the easy way, I checked them numerous times. I used Candies on my commuter and loved them (same shoes I mountain in) but on the mountain bike no way. When you are really putting a hard effort up a hill and then suddenly need to put a foot down I found it difficult. They didn't seem to be an easy pop for me. But a lot of people love Egg Beaters for the trail so I have come to believe pedals are as personal as saddles. My husband is a die hard Time fan so to humor him I gave these a whirl.

Yesterday I rode again and find the disengaging much more intiutive. With Candies I was thinking of how to get my foot out. The Atacs are like my Keos on my road bike, light tension so I just pop out on demand.

I am growing a season of discontent with my SPDs... and DH is like C, all over Time. I think I might have to give them another go around. Problem is that I love my SPDs for ease of getting out of, it is the getting in that is taking forever. I am scared of the reverse with the Times. Hmmmm. I am hopeing to save up some RLAG swag gift certificates for some new shoes, maybe I will make the switch then. Riding tonight??

[Aggie_Ama]

I am not riding tonight, way too exhausted but planning on coming out next week. We were going non-stop all weekend but I like RLAG so I will be out most weeks.

My Times are supposedly lighter tension than the regular Atac because they are women's. Plus I wonder when you tried T's if he had them adjusted for a higher tension? That is how C set up his new ones but I will stick with the weenie setting, I like it. I like that they are obvious when they engage, the Crank Bros weren't.

I used to ride SPD pedals (just like yours) on my road bike and loved how easy they were to get out of but clipping in I sometimes had to look for the pedal, a lot harder on the trail than the road.

[foldHer]

I know about the left/right little dot thing.

What's this? I just got eggbeaters and I wasn't aware there was a right and left cleat... Where's the dot? (Thanks!)

[Eden]

I know about the left/right little dot thing.

What's this? I just got eggbeaters and I wasn't aware there was a right and left cleat... Where's the dot? (Thanks!)

It's not exactly that its a left or right cleat, but how you install them - on the left or right alters the angle that you have to turn your foot at to unclip to either 15 or 20 degrees. The dots are on one of the cleats, on the inside of the two angled parts , the other has no dots - put the 2 dot cleat on the right shoe and you get the 15 degree release, put it on the left you get the 20 degree release.

[Jewell]

How I do love me a good happy dance...

[Zen]

Where's the dot?

It's a little hard to see, look at the cleats in good light.If you bought the cleats new it's in the instructions.