This is it, they've arrived....

[Crackle]

After months of dithering and debating........

My A520's have arrived. The toeclips and 20 years worth of toeclip experience, are about to be ditched: but .......

.....I just can't pull that piece of rubber off the bottom of me shoes ...... help

I need moral support (and a pair of pliers).

 

[bonj2]

prize it up with a screwdriver.

 

[Crackle]

prize it up with a screwdriver.

No, no - not literally, it's the mental leap I'm talking about

 

[mickle]

Needle nosed pliers, then peel it off in a 'opening a can of sardines' stylee.

 

[mickle]

Oh.

 

[mickle]

More dithering required I reckon.

 

[Crackle]

More dithering required I reckon.

....I'm good at that...

Should I put the pedals on then the SPD's or the other way around???

 

[mickle]

SPD stands for Shi**no Peddling Dynamics. An industry standard used by many peddle manufacturers. Shurely you mean cleats.

Fitting the pedals to the bike, then installing the cleats in the shoes seems to me to be the appropriate course of events.

 

[Crackle]

SPD stands for Shi**no Peddling Dynamics. An industry standard used by many peddle manufacturers. Shurely you mean cleats.

Fitting the pedals to the bike, then installing the cleats in the shoes seems to me to be the appropriate course of events.

OK, OK - Pedant

The pedals I can take off but once I've torn that bit of rubber off the shoes ............

dither, dither, dither

 

[mickle]

You can stick it back on with glue.

 

[mondobongo]

Have you got em on yet? Been for a test ride? Comedy dismount moment yet?

 

[zimzum42]

Put the pedals on but don't remove the plastic, that way you can be uncomfortable, and out of pocket!

 

[Crackle]

Have you got em on yet? Been for a test ride? Comedy dismount moment yet?

Steady, they only arrived this morning.

Anyway, test ride, there's waves in the puddles at the moment !

 

[mondobongo]

Go on brave the weather and go out and give em a spin. Seriously you will be amazed how quickly you get used to them and you can do cheat bunny hops as well ;-)

 

[Joe]

http://cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=4767

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