fly7hotel

Good Morning folks,
I broke my ankle before Thanksgiving and have been back on the bike for almost a month now but only on the trainer. The reason is that it's painful / difficult to unclip the foot on the recovering side. I don't want to be out in traffic and need to unclip quickly and fail (fill in your own worst nightmare here).

I've been riding Speedplay X-2 pedals for quite a while and like them but the amount of float is now a problem. Any advise? Has anyone tried Zeros with the float trimmed narrow? I don't WANT to buy new pedals but i NEED to get out of the garage!

Thanks!

--Charlie

gus69

What about a pair of Shimano M324 They are spd on one side and normal platforms on the other, that way you don't need to clip the bad foot in.

Wogster

I would pick up a set of cheap platforms and a pedal wrench, take the Speedplays off and put the platforms on, until your ankle is better, then go back to your old pedals.

Remember with pedals, the left pedal is reverse threaded, so you turn left to loosen, right to tighten, the right side pedal is as normal. Easy way to remember this, put the pedal wrench on so the handle is parallel to and slightly above the chain-stay, and push down toward the stay, keep going in the same direction to remove the pedal, to install a pedal, put a nice layer of grease on the threads, turn the wrench in the opposite direction until reasonably tight, this is the easiest way to remember which is which. The reason for greasing the threads, make them a whole lot easier to take off the next time. Actually this is something to remember when dealing with any thread on a bicycle, use a little grease any time you bolt something together. The only exception seems to be square taper cranks, they go together dry, but grease the bolt!

Pinyon

I'd just tape that ankle when I rode,and stick with the speedplays. Makes sense to me.

fly7hotel

Thanks for the suggestions folks! I'll try taping it on the trainer and see how back a quick disconnect is. If that doesn't work a pair of platforms will have to do the job for a while.

Seve

You might want to try a tensor bandage as an alternative to taping.

It might also assist in healing the ankle as I know it's a tough thing to heal quickly as you have to put weight on it most of your day.

BigUgly

Can you loosen the tension to unclip on the side with the bad ankle? I have done this on my MTB so it is easy to unclip and put my feet down to avoid crashing because I can't unclip. It might be easier on the ankle if it is easier to unclip.

Mr. Beanz

Left to loosen, right to tighten" is" the normal thread. I think you're confused, left pedal should be left to tighten and right to loosen. It's opposite the normal thread (left to loosen and right to tighten)...."lefty loosey righty tighty is normal" so if the left is opposite, how could it be as you posted above?

I remember this by loosening a pedal, I turn it towards the back of the bike (right on the left pedal to loosen), to tighten, turn it towards the front (left on the left pedal to tighten)

You would have had this guy hammering away at his pedals and crankarms!

bautieri

+1

Properly taping your own ankle is very difficult. There are a number of good ankle support products availible, I had good luck with something like this back in my wrestling days: https://www.footsmart.com/P-Royce-Spe...ace-20008.aspx

good luck and listen to your body.

Nightshade

Anthing off this page should work until you are healed.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/pedals.html

I strongly recommend these pedals for complete freedom of movement from the page noted above.
MKS Rubber Pedals With Reflectors $24.95

Mazama

That is a nice resource. I wish I had that a couple of months ago. Thanks for sharing.