Tag Archives: cleats
Tighten Your Cleats!
On a recent ride, I turned into the parking lot of one of those stand-alone Walgreen’s drug stores that seem to have cropped up on every other corner, when something didn’t feel right. My right foot was looser than it … Continue reading
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Cover Those Cleats!
A couple of years ago, I posted about the sorry state of my cleats. Shortly after that, I noticed a member of my club pull up to the Starbucks where we all meet at the end of our rides. The … Continue reading
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When Should Cleats Be Replaced?
When riding earlier this week, I had a heckuva time trying to engage my cleats. Usually, I can click in without looking, but on this particular ride I missed the pedal every time. That’s especially bothersome when trying to cross … Continue reading
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Cleat position
Some things, I just can’t stop experimenting with. Like ways to make my feet feel fine after a long bike ride. Yes, this is sort of another post about my ongoing numb toe problem — but I think I’ve come … Continue reading
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Latest numb toe remedy — new shoes!
After my experiences with numb toes on rides this year, I finally came to the conclusion that the only way to deal with the problem was to get new shoes. I must have dropped some well-placed hints, because under the … Continue reading
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If the cleat is rockin’…
…at my bike shop’s door I’ll be knockin’. All right, there’s a reason I’m not a poet. Or a lyricist. But it was a little disconcerting to me during my ride the other afternoon to feel my right cleat rock … Continue reading
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Even wear on cleats
I’ve been working diligently to click into my pedals without looking. I can do it about two-thirds of the time now, and I’m hoping to get even better at it. Imagine my surprise Sunday then, when I didn’t seem to … Continue reading
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