How tight are your clipless pedals?

[TheLondonCyclist]

I'm brand new to this clipless malarkey and I am practising clipping in and out before I take the bike outside. How tight? I like to sprint and ride fast... I've tightened them slightly so that I don't come out of the clips... what do you think?

 

[ianrauk]

I always tighten them up to the fullest. I like to feel attached.

 

[numbnuts]

Not very tight....I have them on the loose-est setting

The same

 

[fossyant]

My SPDs (MTB) are near maximum for tightness. My Look Delta pedals are somewhere in the middle, but they are very tight as they are top end models.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

I'm just hoping I don't come out of the pedals at 35+mph and end up going head down into the frame and I'm finished... I'm used to normal trainers.

 

[oldfatfool]

Free - floating (buggered knee)

 

[coffeejo]

Not very tight....I have them on the loose-est setting

Me three.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

Free - floating (buggered knee)

I got the yellow SPD cleats that allow a little float, hopefully they'll do.

 

[ASC1951]

I'm brand new to this clipless malarkey and I am practising clipping in and out before I take the bike outside. How tight? I like to sprint and ride fast... I've tightened them slightly so that I don't come out of the clips... what do you think?

I started with them on their loosest setting, until I had got past the "fall off in front of a bus queue" stage. Now I have my right foot tight-ish and my unclipping foot loose-ish. I have the spds on my fixed bike tighter than on my geared bike and if I was fit enough to sprint I might have them tighter still.

 

[oldfatfool]

I got the yellow SPD cleats that allow a little float, hopefully they'll do.

I use 'frogs' for longer rides 26 deg of float in total (from inside to disengage) no tension, no spring, so won't release unless you twist your foot no matter how much force you apply. Have to be careful to keep your foot relatively still when jumping out of the saddle though.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

However they came out of the box

 

[DiddlyDodds]

However they came out of the box

Same here , just stuck them on the bike and never messed with them once

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

I use 'frogs' for longer rides 26 deg of float in total (from inside to disengage) no tension, no spring, so won't release unless you twist your foot no matter how much force you apply. Have to be careful to keep your foot relatively still when jumping out of the saddle though.

26 degrees? seriously? I would have thought there's no need to even go over 15 degrees.

 

[oldfatfool]

26 degrees? seriously? I would have thought there's no need to even go over 15 degrees.

6 deg to inside, 20 deg to outside (disengage) and you still need to be aware when jumping ut the saddle which is why the outside angle is so great. Brilliant for knackered knees and legs that are more metal than bone though

 

[marzjennings]

Fully tighten so I'm not worried about my feet coming off the pedal. But that's after +10 years of using them, the first year or so was a gradual increase in tension, from min to max, as I got used to being clipped in.