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With the snow well on its way to being gone round here I am a bit late with this.
Does anyone have any tips to stop snow/ice from building up on my cleats/pedals and stopping me from clicking in?
I had a great ride out through 6"+ snow until the end when my SPDs had turned into blocks of ice and I had to chip it off with an allen key.
I suppose the ideal would be to not put my foot down to stop the snow getting there in the first place - but until I develop godlike snow riding skillz I am gonna keep having to dab occasionaly.
What do Iditabike riders do to stop cleat icing? I cant believe they all use flatties???
Crank Bros.
pi55 on them seem to work. and its free
What TBC said. Look on CRC and you'll get some for £20. With a 2yr warranty you cant go far wrong.
don't put your feet down. Ever.
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Until this week I thought Times never froze but now I know they do. Can't really see Crank Bros being any different.
Been out this morning briefly with V8s and walking boots, no probs.
Just smash hell out of them on your pedal when you try & clip back in, has always worked for me!
I changed to egg beaters after my shitmano ones froze solid and had to ride for miles without clipping in - never had a problem since. Yet to see how my time's go on.
Find a rock, kick ice off, clip in. Wiggling your spds from time to time so they don't freeze to the pedal.
If it gets that bad there's only one option - add a glass of malt
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Uplink - who had the glass of malt though? Great pic.
i wondered about carrying one of those little lock de-icer sprays..
thats the sort of thing I was thinking MS.
I am hoping someone will come along and say if you smear them in pigfat and hairspray or something my problems will be gone
a little turboflame lighter doesnt do much and takes ages btw.
Uplink is your dog trying to (touch you up) in that pic ? .Oh and I would second flats for this weather
Not my photo BTW
Although I do have a similar German Shepherd
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CB worked fine, out in snow 2 times now tues night was bloody freezing bashed excess snow off clipped and went:)
When the cleat ices up, it makes no difference if it's Shimano or Crank Bros. Smearing something like vaseline on them might delay the process for a while, but it'll not last long if you're walking through snow and slush. As the OP says, the best defence is not to dab or walk, but conditions are often too difficult for that option. I guess that flats would help - or get a set of those Shimano M324 pedals - the ones with a cage on one side.
I use Times. If you give your cleats a gentle kick against each pedal before clipping in, I find they don't freeze up at all. You need to do it each time you've put a foot down, if you don't bother then you'll need to do some serious kicking once everything built up and frozen solid.