Erik Voldengen
I prefer regular egg beaters. They clear the mud really well.
Here's an old story of why I got ride of my SPDs:
I was at a muddy race, and I was having a lot of trouble getting back in to
my pedals. I had to stomp in as hard as I could.
Anyway, I was cruising up to a barrier, going pretty fast. I swung my leg
over plenty early, preparing to gracefully dismount and leap over the
barriers. When I went to unclip, my foot would NOT come out. I hit the
barrier full speed and superman'd over it. I landed face first in the
grass. I was lying on the ground, face down. When I picked my head up off
the ground, my bike came down out of the air and again made me eat dirt.
Good times.
-Erik
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Robert Anderson
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:05 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Pedals for Cyclocross question
I had a blast riding Cyclocross out at Hillsboro today. After a few laps
though, I noticed that it was more difficult for me to get snapped into my
pedals. I have SPD pedals. When I was cleaning my gear I noticed that both
the pedals and my cleats were clogged up with stuff, and obviously causing
the problems I was having during the race. Anyway, what is the best pedal
for cyclocross? And how big of a factor do the shoes play in the problems I
experienced? Thanks in advance.
--
Rob Anderson
riznob@gmail.com