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Did you need to walk home ?
My cleat wouldn't click in
- Thread starter Accy cyclist
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Did you need to walk home ?
Fubar
Legendary Member
Watching someone who CAN'T disengage their foot from a pedal 'cos their cleat has worked loose is almost as funny...
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
On one pair of shoes the cleats are well over 16 years old and still clip in and out OK
And why was the girl on a bike with a broken pedal?
A drop of oil make do the trick..........seriously.
I had the opposite problem.....seriously struggled to "un-click". Someone on CC suggested oil. I thought 'no way' but tried it..............A MIRACLE.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Sometimes cleats can get damaged from walking on rough or stony ground. For this reason I use separate shoes for MTB and road, as I expect by MTB cleats to get a bashing, and I need to keep my road cleats in good condition (coming unattached from a pedal on fixed wheel is dangerous).
Another issue is uneven cleat wear. I always unclip both feet when I stop, because I don't want one side to be more worn than the other side.
Another issue is uneven cleat wear. I always unclip both feet when I stop, because I don't want one side to be more worn than the other side.
- Location
- the post-brexit wasteland
one advantage of look deltas; they just wear out and even when almost completely worn through won't cause a problem unless you really go for a spring (and it's obvious when they're that bad)…
vickster
Squire
It's not funny when you end up on the deck as a result and get hurt however...Watching someone who CAN'T disengage their foot from a pedal 'cos their cleat has worked loose is almost as funny...
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Wouldn't do it now, I would take the car.
Fubar
Legendary Member
No, that wouldn't be funny. Thankfully the person I witnessed was ok.
vickster
Squire
It happened to me, new shoes, new cleats
luckily it wasn't in traffic but was on a hill leading to a junction!@Accy cyclist for the next few times you go out, check the bolts are tight before, during and after the ride!
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Smokin Joe
Squire
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I was going to suggest that, having had it happen to me before.
- Location
- Glasgow
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Funny is funny. I've quite often laughed when mates have hurt themselves. The injury wasn't instantly obvious, the funny was though.
