I doubt that clipless pedals would be your problem. I have been riding a Riv
Road with similar setup and angle for year with no real problems. My guess is
that your cleat setup is off and needs to be aligned better. A quality bike
shop should be able to hlp with this.
Best of luck,
Joe
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:13:43 -0700
Subject: [RBW] Riv geometry and clipless
From: subfas...@gmail.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
I have a curious situation. I can't seem to get clipless shoes (neither
shimano spd nor keen clipless sandals) to work with my road standard. Would
the geometry have this great an effect in combination with snapping in? This
is one of the 96 road standards - a 54cm. In reading Riv Catalog #3 the geo is
listed as 73/st and 73/ht (assuming those two angles would be the source of my
problem) those measurements are probably true for my bike as well.
Here is the rundown:
seat kind of far back. A definite KBPS situation.
handlebars about an inch below the seat, yet not too aggressive.
clipless for a short ride = ankle tenderness inside of leg, usually one, but
sometimes both legs.
same bike, just pedals switched to road pedals and toe clips, same ride = no
pain.
I think this pain/tenderness is caused by the restriction of motion that these
pedals have - I am somehow repeating the same movement over and over which
leads to an overworked tendon. My question is: how to a probelm solve and find
a solution? I want to ride clipless, there really isn't any reason it
shouldn't work with this setup. I rode before with the same pedals and shoes on
other bikes, no probelms.
Would it be the frame? What else should I check?
I did some testing and the strain happens when my heel is moved outward away
from the bike creating a "pidgeon toed" riding stance. Could changing the
cleat angle help this out?
Thanks in advance everyone.
Jason
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