Will i fall off my bike?

Question

I just bought some SPD shoes for my mountain bike. Any tips on using them?

Answer 1

No but need the 2 points - hope you don't mind

Answer 2

OK, there are two types of mountain bikers, those that haven't fallen yet, and those that will fall, again. ;)

1., you can adjust how hard to unclip, try the easiest setting. That's fine for most of us.

2. find a nice piece of flat ground with grass and not too many trees or obstacles.

3. Put only one clip pedal, and try riding slowly and clip in, and clip out. Try this for a few minutes until you feel you're getting the hang of it.

4. After that, put back the platform pedal and put the clipless on your other foot. Repeat step 3 with this foot.

5.Now, guess what? try with both pedals.

After this, you can go try on the trails.

And really, don't be afraid of falling. You might still fall, but it will usually not be caused by your clipless, and when you fall, you will find out that you have unclipped.

Answer 3

Use the SPD on one side and keep the regular pedal/shoe on the other. Take it out for a short spin and clip/unclip a few times. You'll get used to it quickly. Now install the other side with SPD and give a short spin around the parking lot. Once you feel comfortable, go out for a ride.

Enjoy your new pedals!

Answer 4

To begin with set the spring tension in each pedal so the cleats are very loose, this will allow you to literally pull you foot out of the pedal without having to twist it, which is every ones knee jerk reaction when they get into a sticky situation on a bike.

Also go out and ride on some easy terrain away from any busy roads until you are used to clipping in and out of the pedals.

Once you have become confident with riding clipped in you can begin to tighten the spring tension and reap the rewards of riding spds, before long your find yourself not even noticing your riding spds and will clip in and out instinctively.

Answer 5

I guess you also have the peddles to go with the shoes.

My tips are to-

set them quite lose at first, you can always tighten them up later.

For your first ride stay off the road and just get use to getting on and off the bike.

Practise is the only way to get this right And I can grantee you will forget you feet are attached to the pedals at least once.

That said of cause once you get use to them they are the best way to cycle especially if you are in to jumping or riding bumpy tracks.

Answer 6

I'm totally unable to answer as I don't know what SPD shoes are.I can only hazard a guess and think they may be Super plastic donkeys.In which case I hope you don't fall of your bike and make an a.s.s. of yourself.

Answer 7

You probably won't fall while moving fast, but will fall when you come to a stop. You think...how do I get outta these???...and then you're on the ground. Practice getting in and out of the pedals on some nice soft grass. It is worth the learning curve, your biking will improve greatly once you get used to them. At least mine did.

Answer 8

Start with an easy course like a smooth pavement. Don't forget your kneepads,helmet and stuff! Also, put your weight to your stomach and try to balance. It doesn't really matter what shoe you where...just the balance.

GOODLUCK! ~.^,

Answer 9

Put the left shoe on your left foot, the right shoe on your right foot, and stand up. If feeling adventurous, try a few steps. :)

Answer 10

Superglue your hands to the handle bars and feet to the pedals, you may fall, but you shouldn't actually fall off...