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20/02/2009 9:14:42 AM
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The Cheez
Posts 23
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Hey Guys
I've currently got a Pinarello 62cm frame with Campag Veloce and I was unable to find shoes to fit me so was given temporary flats with straps. I'm getting clips very soon but was wondering how much of a difference they will make. I've never ridden with clips before but have heard they will help me climb those nasty hills with a little more ease.
Cheers,
Cheez
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20/02/2009 3:44:20 PM
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DanielS
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If you're riding in running shoes at the moment you're probably losing a bit of energy to the sole getting squished over and over again, which doesn't happen with cycling shoes. So there is a bit of efficiency to be gained there.
You'll probably notice more of an improvement in comfort - cycling shoes + clips give you a much more solid/positive connection to the bike.
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20/02/2009 9:45:41 PM
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Michael Warner
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Put it this way - no-one who's got used to clipless pedals has ever gone back :-)
The sole stiffness of good cycling shoes improves power transfer, relieves stress on the muscles and joints in your foot and distributes your pressure over a large part of the sole, regardless of the cleat size or position. Carbon fibre soles are the stiffest and lightest (and most expensive!) around, but some people find a little less stiffness (nylon etc) more comfortable. Other things you should look for are a good arch, soft, comfortable uppers, some ventilation, enough room to wiggle your toes and enough width with the straps open to avoid "hot foot", serious pain which occurs if your feet don't have room to swell a bit when you heat up.
Clipless does enable you to pull up on the pedals, but you won't often do that - the greater benefit is that they'll hold your feet in the correct position, while still allowing them to twist a bit, when you're working too hard to worry about that :-)
As far as cleats go, MTB-style SPD are recessed to allow for easy walking, SPD-SL and Look are the most popular road types, and are very similar, and Speedplay has wide non-self-centering float (foot twist range), apparently good for people with dodgy knees, but they're much more expensive and finicky to maintain.
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20/02/2009 11:08:23 PM
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Chris Wolff
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Crumbs, 62cm frame, no wonder you have trouble getting shoes to fit. The cleats can be a bit difficult to set up, and it may take a few attempts to get them in the right place. Cyclingnews.com fitness Q&A is a good resource on setting the shoes up correctly, or go and get fitted on the bike, its worth the extra cost. If you have bought your bike from a good shop, insist that they spend the time setting you up correctly, and this should take at least 20-30 minutes. Too often people get shoved out the door after the purchase and end up hurting knees from poor cleat placement.
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21/02/2009 7:15:16 PM
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The Cheez
Posts 23
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Thanks for the replies guys - I got some Look Keo Classics from Mike Turtur's. They spent quite a while setting the bike up and it feels great! I'm hoping I don't do too much damage when I forget that I'm not wearing flats next time I pull up at some traffic lights 
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26/02/2009 2:49:08 PM
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Ogre
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Hey Cheez, So how have you been going at pulling up at traffic lights. I saw a guy stack it on the weekend at the corner of Frome Rd on the weekend. Think he must have been new to using cleats. Happens to everyone!
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26/02/2009 3:06:36 PM
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The Cheez
Posts 23
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Yeah, yeah. I stacked it in town in front of hundreds of people. I was being lazy and tried to avoid taking my shoe out of the cleat and I ended up on the bitumen. I vow never to stack it again. Go Cheez!
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2/03/2009 10:02:58 PM
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harley j
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nothing makes hills easier than a clipped in attitude...ie :tuff hills end, tuff people dont..
in regards to pedals, go see steve hogg in sydney or failing that, steve nash at corsa cycles on gouger is the best in adelaide imho. his shop is set up for that sort of gig, he is a passionate cyclist himself and both steves gets the results.
steve hogg is the person that fixes the 'unfixables'..lol!
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