When I got my last bike, it had cleats that were too tight. I couldn't get my feet out easily. In all the twisting I had to do to get my feet out, I discovered that my bike shoes make a good break when they lodge between having the crank at 3 o'clock and the rear wheel. The rear wheel is going the wrong direction, so it won't injure you.
Never leave a bikeshop until you can get your feet out of the cleats easily. Oh, and if you haven't ridden in twenty years, have them explain the shifters. They are counterintuitive to the point of saying they were designed by programmers.
When I got my last bike, it had cleats that were too tight. I couldn't get my feet out easily. In all the twisting I had to do to get my feet out, I discovered that my bike shoes make a good break when they lodge between having the crank at 3 o'clock and the rear wheel. The rear wheel is going the wrong direction, so it won't injure you.
Never leave a bikeshop until you can get your feet out of the cleats easily. Oh, and if you haven't ridden in twenty years, have them explain the shifters. They are counterintuitive to the point of saying they were designed by programmers.
Posted by: David Locke | August 4, 2005 01:50 PM