For Those With Shimano SPD-SL Cleats
02-02-21, 04:43 PM
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For Those With Shimano SPD-SL Cleats
Please excuse the bold type , I'm nearing the time when cataract surgery will be necessary and I find that heavy contrast between bold type and the white background helps in the short term .
I posted a general question regarding cleat positioning but I think my framing of the question was confusing - I was recently reading an article online from the Canadian Cycling magazine on cleat positioning - there's a section in the article that talks about fore/aft positioning and while standing against a wall you measure the distance from heel to 1st medatarsal joint ( that boney thing a couple inches up from tip of big toe ) , mark that spot on the side of the shoe , and position the mark on the side of the Shimano SPD-SL cleat opposite the shoe mark - right after the words "Canadian Cycling Magazine Tip" there's a pic of a yellow Shimano SPD-L cleat lined up with that shoe mark - I have blue cleats but am having trouble seeing any noticeable mark(s) on the side - here's a link to that article - maybe someone with these cleats can describe what the cleat mark looks like .
https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/...t-your-cleats/
I posted a general question regarding cleat positioning but I think my framing of the question was confusing - I was recently reading an article online from the Canadian Cycling magazine on cleat positioning - there's a section in the article that talks about fore/aft positioning and while standing against a wall you measure the distance from heel to 1st medatarsal joint ( that boney thing a couple inches up from tip of big toe ) , mark that spot on the side of the shoe , and position the mark on the side of the Shimano SPD-SL cleat opposite the shoe mark - right after the words "Canadian Cycling Magazine Tip" there's a pic of a yellow Shimano SPD-L cleat lined up with that shoe mark - I have blue cleats but am having trouble seeing any noticeable mark(s) on the side - here's a link to that article - maybe someone with these cleats can describe what the cleat mark looks like .
https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/...t-your-cleats/
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They're referring to a very small bump on the side of the cleat. I needed to click on the image and enlarge it to be able to see it, so your cataracts might make it impossible. Rest assured though, it's a bump that you can at least feel if not see (about 2mm thick) on the real cleat.
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02-02-21, 08:31 PM
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They're referring to a very small bump on the side of the cleat. I needed to click on the image and enlarge it to be able to see it, so your cataracts might make it impossible. Rest assured though, it's a bump that you can at least feel if not see (about 2mm thick) on the real cleat.
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After a couple weeks, you might, as an experiment, try pushing the cleats all the way back toward the heel. A lot of riders, me included, find this preferable. It induces a flatter pedaling position and a shorter lever to the ankle. Worth a try. Most who do this never move the cleats back to forward. Test will be best after you've used the 'standard position' for a number of rides, then see which you like better.
02-03-21, 01:06 PM
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After a couple weeks, you might, as an experiment, try pushing the cleats all the way back toward the heel. A lot of riders, me included, find this preferable. It induces a flatter pedaling position and a shorter lever to the ankle. Worth a try. Most who do this never move the cleats back to forward. Test will be best after you've used the 'standard position' for a number of rides, then see which you like better.
