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[Closed] SPD-SL Floating or fixed?

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I have always used the floating (yellow) ones, has anyone used the fixed (red) ones, any advantages, do they give you sore knees etc?


 
Posted : 21/10/2009 12:48 pm
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I've always used yellow ones to as I've never had a proper bike fitting or had my pedalling analysed so figure some float makes sense. I can't see fixed cleats would give you much of an advantage it terms of efficiency (although I also read somewhere floating cleats can sometimes cause knee issues by allowing lateral movement but not sure I buy that, especially as a lot of pros use floating cleats). I'd say stick with yellow ones if you're happy with them, it might take a lot of miles to realise zero float ones are causing you a problem and the damage might have been done by then.


 
Posted : 21/10/2009 2:14 pm
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I'd echo the above, but I do use fixed cleats myself and it feels distinctly less efficient when finding myself on a bike with floating cleats. It might be worth you trying.


 
Posted : 21/10/2009 6:01 pm