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pea 
| 21 May 09:20 |
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Joined: 20 May 2012 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice please, a couple of years ago i bought a pair of shimano cycling shoes, I put the cleats and set everything up but after just about killing myself falling off I decided not to use them again. Is it possible to remove the fitting from the shoes and put a cover over and just use the cycling shoes like that, can the cleat just be covered? Or am I looking for a new pair of cycling shoes? Or would a good pair of trainers be just as good? Pea |
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hookhai
| 22 May 04:40 |
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Joined: 15 Mar 2011 Posts: 15 Bike: My Profile | Hi. I have a pair - not sure the make - which sit in the sole so when you are off the bike the shoes look and feel like trainers. I know what you mean about falling off and staying with the bike. I think we all do that at first. I think the trick is to make sure that the clip is not too secure when it attached to the bike, so you can quickly release it at junctions etc. You dont need to be clamped to the bike, just attached to it a bit of trial and error is worth it in the long run. |
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pea
| 22 May 04:49 |
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Joined: 20 May 2012 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | Hi and thanks for the reply. I've not rode my bike for some time and I was going to start off back at the bottom and not have clipless at all. To be honest the last fall I had with them was the last time I used them, I was amazed that my skin could have such an amazing array of bruised shades! Pea :) |
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sdwalker
| 22 May 08:26 |
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 Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | luckily I have only fallen once and it was trying to stay clipped in with one foot (sole had sheared so cleat was loose in shoe but clipped to the bike) while turning my bike 180 to head down a turning I missed fell like a tree :) TBH just jump straight back into the cleats nothing like jumping in at the deep end |
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Pesmo
| 24 May 03:59 |
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Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 89 Bike: My Profile | I badly banged my knee in a fall when I couldn't remove a cleated foot and it took over a year to recover fully. I resolved not to use them again and now simply use trainers, but with a really agressive sole so that bits of the sole drop down into the gaps in the pedals and provide a secure grip. Using this method I rarely get a slip from the pedals now. |
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pea
| 28 May 14:19 |
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Joined: 20 May 2012 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | Thanks for all the replies, think I'll get a new pair of trainers :) pea |
| Mitch23 | 28 May 17:20 |
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Joined: 28 May 2012 Posts: 4 Bike: | I've just been throught that painful familiarisation with cleats experience. Fell off a couple of times and had a few cuts and bruises but have not got my head around it and I don't think I would want to go back. It's a bit like remembering to depress the clutch when you brake in a car. It becomes automatic after a while but you do need to go away and practice somewhere where you don't get hurt... Preferably flat grassy and away from traffic |
| insoleclinic | 30 May 12:04 |
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Joined: 30 May 2012 Posts: 2 Bike: | hi if you are a individual who loves cycling, but find sometime you have to give up a little early due to discomfort and pain in your feet, or you feel you require added support, there no need to suffer no more visit www.insolecloinic.co.uk we have insole that have been designed for cyclist enthusiast and want to achieve there maximum performance follow the link below http://www.insoleclinic.co.uk/sports-insoles/cycling/ststep-cycling-insoles.html |
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