Anonymous1502
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Does anyone have any good tips? I have watched a few youtube videos on how to do it but I don't feel confident that I can get the job done properly.
How does the tool work?It’s one of the jobs I hate most and never get it right for ages, I recently bought an ergon cleat tool which gets me 99% of the way then it’s a few short rides and micro adjustments
SPD-SL pedals. How do you know if you got it right? What's the difference in feel with regards to pedalling?you can do it! ;-)
what shoes/pedals/cleats do you have?
for me, I use MTB shoes & 2 bolt SPD multi-release cleats, which have a lot of float, so the angle is irrelevant. for me the only adjustment was the position of the cleat on the shoe (up down left right)
I move the cleats down to the lowest position, furthest away from the shoe toes
minor adjustments can be made for better fit or "hot spots". I wound up changing shoes tho, because messing with shims & other adjustments never relieved the hotspots
1st pair of shoes
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current shoes, looks like I made an adjustment left/right
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these are the pedals I use
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+1 for trial & error
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If it’s wrong, it’s likely that your knees, ankles and /or feet will hurt. You may also need to adjust your saddle height to compensateSPD-SL pedals. How do you know if you got it right? What's the difference in feel with regards to pedalling?
well as you can see by my photos, I don't use those. I can only speak for myself, in that, while pedaling, I can feel that my foot wants to be in a different position. it's subtle & I'm not sure one can do justice to the process in writing. do you have a shop nearby so that you can talk to someone about it, in person? is that even allowed? my bike shop is open, we both wear masks & we can carry on as before ...SPD-SL pedals. How do you know if you got it right? What's the difference in feel with regards to pedalling?
My local bike shop (evans) is open you can go in wearing a mask but I didn't buy them from there as all the shoes in my size were sold out so not sure if they would do it for me. I looked at the services offered by the shop and attaching cleats to shoes doesn't seem to be a service they offer?well as you can see by my photos, I don't use those. I can only speak for myself, in that, while pedaling, I can feel that my foot wants to be in a different position. it's subtle & I'm not sure one can do justice to the process in writing. do you have a shop nearby so that you can talk to someone about it, in person? is that even allowed? my bike shop is open, we both wear masks & we can carry on as before ...
If they are offering bike fits, they'll do cleat set up (just you may have to pay, would have probably been free if you'd bought the shoes and pedals from them)My local bike shop (evans) is open you can go in wearing a mask but I didn't buy them from there as all the shoes in my size were sold out so not sure if they would do it for me. I looked at the services offered by the shop and attaching cleats to shoes doesn't seem to be a service they offer?
They only had ultegra pedals for sale so couldn't buy neither item from them anyway. I will go by the shop once my shoes arrive and ask.If they are offering bike fits, they'll do cleat set up (just you may have to pay, would have probably been free if you'd bought the shoes and pedals from them)