joshua
(authentic)
on
october 13th, 2009
at
19:55:15:
i added the thin plates under the cleats that came with the mallets to make them poke down a bit lower, and lowered all of the traction pins (i had them raised so my normal shoes would sit on the pins instead of the wings/springs).
it's still kind of hard to clip in right away, but maybe i'm just not used to it. i need to adjust the cleats back a bit further because it feels like i'm pedaling with my toes. once i'm clipped in though, the shoes don't move around at all on the platforms and unclipping is fairly easy.
walking in them is kind of weird; they are very stiff and feel raised up toward the front instead of being flat along the bottom. not sure if they're supposed to be that way or just need to be broken in, but i don't think i'm going to be walking in them much anyway.
kris
(not authenticated)
on
october 13th, 2009
at
21:12:58:
hmmm, well i have the older style mallets without the pins. On mine the eggbeaters protrude really far away from the platform, i hope this makes it easier on me.
So, how do these rate stiffness wise? Are these inlay-soles or connected to the outer? I'm thinking to use these with spd pedals, so some stiffness is appreciated.
they're connected to the outer layer. they are quite a bit stiffer than normal gym shoes; enough that walking in them feels kind of weird because there's so little flex.
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how well do these work with mallets? this was my intended setup with mine...
i added the thin plates under the cleats that came with the mallets to make them poke down a bit lower, and lowered all of the traction pins (i had them raised so my normal shoes would sit on the pins instead of the wings/springs).
it's still kind of hard to clip in right away, but maybe i'm just not used to it. i need to adjust the cleats back a bit further because it feels like i'm pedaling with my toes. once i'm clipped in though, the shoes don't move around at all on the platforms and unclipping is fairly easy.
walking in them is kind of weird; they are very stiff and feel raised up toward the front instead of being flat along the bottom. not sure if they're supposed to be that way or just need to be broken in, but i don't think i'm going to be walking in them much anyway.
hmmm, well i have the older style mallets without the pins. On mine the eggbeaters protrude really far away from the platform, i hope this makes it easier on me.
ochikiro (authentic, via flickr) on january 25th, 2010 at 08:35:09:
So, how do these rate stiffness wise? Are these inlay-soles or connected to the outer? I'm thinking to use these with spd pedals, so some stiffness is appreciated.
symmetricalism (authentic, via flickr) on january 25th, 2010 at 08:45:26:
they're connected to the outer layer. they are quite a bit stiffer than normal gym shoes; enough that walking in them feels kind of weird because there's so little flex.
ochikiro (authentic, via flickr) on january 26th, 2010 at 05:50:48:
Ok. tnx!
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