OK, I have been riding with toe clips since 1962. I had a break in my riding, from 1989 until last year, but the muscle memory remained. Well, I am going to have to build new memory, now. Yesterday, I bit the bullet and bought some shoes and pedals and today I installed the pedals on my bike and the cleats on my new shoes. To try them out, I set everything in the center and tightened them up.
To get used to the things, I mounted my bike in my trainer. The test was not without comedy. My left foot clicked in with no problem, but I couldn't get the right one in. Finally, I dismounted and examined my shoes. I had mounted the right cleat upside down! With that problem fixed, clicking in and out seemed pretty easy.
I do have a question for the board. The shoes had two pairs of holes for mounting the cleats. I used the forward pair. There is also some lateral adjustability on the cleat placement. I positioned them in the center, and aligned with the center of the sole. How do I determine whether this positioning is correct? Is there a rule of thumb for this? I "riding" on the trainer, everything seemed to feel OK.
To get used to the things, I mounted my bike in my trainer. The test was not without comedy. My left foot clicked in with no problem, but I couldn't get the right one in. Finally, I dismounted and examined my shoes. I had mounted the right cleat upside down! With that problem fixed, clicking in and out seemed pretty easy.
I do have a question for the board. The shoes had two pairs of holes for mounting the cleats. I used the forward pair. There is also some lateral adjustability on the cleat placement. I positioned them in the center, and aligned with the center of the sole. How do I determine whether this positioning is correct? Is there a rule of thumb for this? I "riding" on the trainer, everything seemed to feel OK.
