Re: was [CR]Bata Biker, now float, numbness

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Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 11:16:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: "randy dugan" <rsdugan@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: was [CR]Bata Biker, now float, numbness
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOOD5G2einHq20000594d@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>


Funny, this is the exact opposite of my experience with clipless pedals. This year I returned to the sport after a long hiatus, and bought a set of clipless shoes, Look Keo pedals, and cleats with 10 degrees of float, iirc. Knee problems ensued. I attribute improvement to switching to the zero-float cleats. Of course, I also ride in clips and straps part of the time, and it could be the length of my hiatus and commensurate aging that caused the problem, so this isn't a perfect experiment, but anyway, zero-float cleats seem to work better for me .

Cheers, Randy Dugan Van Nuys, CA

From: Fred Rafael Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Bata Biker Message-ID: <20060405142544.51398.qmail@web30611.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <8C826BFC78007C9-97C-334@mblk-r23.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: list Message: 12 > ...clipless pedals, particularly the > ones with lots of float, are heaven.

I repeat - you can get float with traditional pedals by "massaging" the cleats. In fact, when clipless pedals first became available, that was a situation about which some of my friends complained. I.e. you could get a nice amount of float with clips and cleats, but the Look pedals of that era (and similar things) really locked your foot in place. So I use Look pedals on my modern bikes for the sake of convenience. But I have no problems using cleats on my older bikes. But, as I mentioned, I've always modified the cleats a bit.
      Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)