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@CornwallJon
Hi all,
I've been riding road bikes with SPD-type pedals and cleats for...ummm...about 20 years. Most recently revived my Speedplay Frog Ti pedals....but equally happy with cheapo Shimano SPDs.
Couple of weeks ago, decided for no genuinely good reason to try out road pedals and three bolt cleats. Guess I was hoping I might get a little more power transfer and foot comfort on a wider platform.
I bought a pair of Ritchey Echelon pedals which came with Ritchey cleats - apparently interchangeable with Look Keo cleats. Set it all up, first ride my left heel feels like it needs to twist outwards more but if I do so, I immediately unclip. Needless to say this leads to discomfort in the knee after half an hour or so. The right foot/leg is absolutely fine.
I've tried to reset the left hand cleats so that they allow the heel to twist out a bit more but to no avail. It feels like there is no float at all in the Ritchey pedal/clip set up.
At the risk of having pretty much already answered my own question.....should I just give up on the road cleat idea and go back to the Frogs?
Cheers,
Jon