My legs are knachered - what am I doing wrong?
just2tri
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Have you checked your cleat position?
The pedal spindle should be on the ball of you foot (not your heal [;)]). Too far forward and you will get excrutiating calf pain, too far back and your quads can suffer.
Make sure the cleats are positioned so your foot is in a natural position ie. sit on the edge of a table/kitchen worktop with your feet hanging, the angle of your feet when the are hanging should be the same when clipped into pedals.
Other than that it could be saddle position (not high enough?)
A proper bike fit (by a LBS) could sort the problem out, if thats not gonna happen then post a photo of you on your bike and I'm sure we could point you in the right direction........
The pedal spindle should be on the ball of you foot (not your heal [;)]). Too far forward and you will get excrutiating calf pain, too far back and your quads can suffer.
Make sure the cleats are positioned so your foot is in a natural position ie. sit on the edge of a table/kitchen worktop with your feet hanging, the angle of your feet when the are hanging should be the same when clipped into pedals.
Other than that it could be saddle position (not high enough?)
A proper bike fit (by a LBS) could sort the problem out, if thats not gonna happen then post a photo of you on your bike and I'm sure we could point you in the right direction........
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Now, not only do I have trouble getting in, not out, but my legs (quads) are absolutely knackered! Am I doing something wrong?
Same route as always, I have been cycling 180-230k a week since last year October, but never had issues like that with my leg muscles. Sure, it is a new feeling being clipped in, but should it make such a difference? And the worst .... I am about 2-3 km/h slower than usual?!
the ache i got early on in using spd's was in my calf from pulling up!
the other thing to consider is that the cycling shoes might be different enough to load the quads differently. it seems unlikely that a stiff soled shoe might do this but if you have come from squishy soled trainers then there is no absorbtion in the pedal stroke now. good for power transfer but a little harder on the muscles i would suspect.
as for not getting the shoes into or out of the pedals... usually results in some ugly wobbles at the lights in the first week or two!