Her First Time Using New Cycling Shoes & SPD Pedals
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- We’ve gotten a lot of comments on our UA-cam channel for my wife’s accomplishment of cycling 200km to Osaka from Nagoya on flat pedals with regular shoes. Many people have told me to get her a pair of cycling shoes, and we finally did that! Today, Thuong will be trying out her new cycling shoes and Shimano SPD pedals for the very first time!
Diadora X Trivex Plus II Womens cycling shoes
I actually bought her these shoes a couple months ago, but we were lacking cleats for her to use, and then she had to go back to Vietnam for a few weeks. After arriving back in Japan, we had some rides already planned, and didn’t want to risk learning on the main roads, so we decided to wait..
Today we went to Morikoro Park's Cycling course, which is a safe 5km course for bicycles only.
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I wish my partner was this supportive of me; he just tells me how rubbish I am so I stick to my old pedals and trainers on my road bike (after a bad crash thanks to a motorist, I lost my confidence)... I’m actually a bike builder too! Thank you for sharing; I’m super happy for you guys being able to have a great time together - Long May it continue and that those cute shoes, cleats and pedals work for her 😍
Yikes sounds like you oughta call the new partner hotline
Great little video today - Thank you for sharing. Those shoes look great and she'll be used to them in no time, for sure!
Thanks! She was an expert by the end of the day and able to clip in easily at the last few red lights :)
My first day in clips today, your video gave me motivation... thank you! What a beautiful riding park, and you and your wife are adorable!
Thanks and hope it went well! :)
Congrats on the new gear. Loved the park can't wait to see more of it 📸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻📸
Thanks! Definitely gonna make a video focusing on this park / cycling course.
awesome job! glad we all had a positive influence. congrats on the sub 10 min goal
Thanks! Next goal is sub 9 :)
Wow, that's a really nice the dedicated cycling course. Great video and beautiful scenery of Japan too!
Really comfortable shoes! It fits with descriptions size, good quality, nice looks as well.
Awesome SUPPORT and one fabulous Bike Park.. Wish there was something like that in my area.. Great Video…. 🇺🇸
Wow, she's getting faster each time I watch your videos. Another awesome video!
Thanks! She progressed pretty fast :)
Wow That trail looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I always assisted the release and entry into new pedals by neatly lubing the cleat pivot on pedal body on inside, then spin it ti use the centrifugal force to get the small friction points lubed good. This part of pedal often left dry at factory, so , lube those points like you would the pins of a bike chain, and that helps ease release, reduce wear and assist in breaking in the new cleats. I see this overlooked so much. Keeping cleat platform phillips screws tight also important, sometimes they're not super tight. These SPD type pedals work great when you keep after them like this. Cleats , install with oiled screws threads or they become fused in
The cycling park is fantastic! One tip for new SPD users is to get the Shimano SM-SH56 Multi Release Cleats that lets you unclip at any angle rather than only sideways. Also great for commuting use where you may need to unclip in a a hurry.
Thanks for the tip! Didn't know about those..
I've found them to unclip at the most inopportune times. I much prefer the single release..the SM-SH51s. Even for commuting. But I've been used to single release when I used SPD-SL about 7 years ago
What a fabulous park. I sure wish we had one near by like that.
Try releasing the tension, I have those exact pedals and it made a world of a difference getting in. Congrats Thoung you did great!!👏🏻
Thanks for the tip! They're nice and broken in now :)
Nice and positive Clip..Good luck to both of you...
Nice that you both have something you both like to do very much. Have fun and enjoy.
Thanks! 😁
You are a very blessed couple! Please know that I silently pray that you have happiness together forever!
Thanks!
Love that course. Wish I had something like that near me. Thuong did great and she always looks cool!
Thanks, she'll be happy to hear that :)
And yeah, it's a great course/facility that we have by us. Free to use if you bring your own bike :)
Great idea for a video, I clicked immediately when I saw she was trying clipless for the first time. Thuong is a proper cyclist now! The shoes do look great, btw.
haha, thanks! ☺ She's getting there for sure, and looks more pro than me now. She was really happy/proud by the end of the day :)
Amazing that this video showed up for me to view. I literally just got home with my new clipless pedals installed on my bike. Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to try them out.
UA-cam AI at work 😂
You two are lucky with each other...finding Happiness watching you Thanks. :)
Thanks! :)
that looks so fun! how sweet
oh man, hope we also had such kind of track.
Love how he can speak different languages. She’s a natural. Great course!
Great video! Would love a park like that in the U.K!
(New riders: practice clipping in/out before you ride folks!)
That is what I will have to do in few months. Though I am happy my wife is exited to start her new experience.
Glad to see her in SPDs. I hope she starts knocking out some QOMs soon! :)
Oh she's already targeting a few lol 😂 it surprisingly motivates her a lot
Here I am on a tram going home after a hard day at the office and watching you guys ride and taking me away with you😀. Great vblog.
おつかれさまです！
Thanks! Really happy to hear that (not the part about the long day in the office though haha)
Lovely girl ... and so glad she did it. Hats off to her friend for speaking japanese that fluent. I wish we could have such an awesome training course over here (Germany) as well.
But.....but.... you guys got the autobahn! Lmao
The day I clipped my shoes in the pedals for the first time made me fall in love with them. Now I ride every bike with clipless pedals, not only my CC-mountain bikes. I feel kinda unsecure on normal pedals now. Never fell off my bikes with clipped in shoes ever! Trunh (sorry if I misspelled her name🤔) will get used to them very quickly and never look back at the old pedals again. It has so many benefits 🤘.
Thanks! I'm the same way, I feel much more secure on clipless pedals. That's pretty good if you haven't gone through the embarrassment of falling over while still clipped in yet. Hopefully she can have a similar track record :)
It's spelled Thuong, btw.
Two Wheel Cruise I'm sorry, I hope Thuong can forgive me😄🙏🏼.
She'll get used to them quickly.
I also find it interesting that you use mtb pedals on road bikes. In my oppinion it's more versatile and mtb shoes are way more comfortable when having to walk or push the bike.
She will adapt to them very quickly when she sees and feels the benefits.
No worries, it's a hard name to spell / pronounce. My sister's way to remember it is "thong with a u" haha
And yeah, that's exactly why we use mtb shoes. I normally use speedplay road pedals on my road / track bikes when I was training more seriously, but now that we do more adventure rides and walk around a bit, the mountain bike shoes are a no brainer. :)
Me too. I feel uncomfortable on flats. I have spd on all my bikes, with the exception of my beach cruiser, low rider, dahon folder, bmx and tandem.
@@TwoWheelCruise same... when I first went clipless it was on a roadie with SPD-SL. I used a trainer to practice on... clipping in and out. It's like 2nd nature now. I do hate my multi release cleats that are on my Five Ten Hellcats though. I use the single release on my Shimano ME3s.....since I use those for more spirited rides and definitely on my fixed gear, which also has clipless.
I just bought my first set of clipless pedals (Shimano PD R7000). I'm looking forward to trying them!
Just doing it the other way round, got a bike for a vintage ride, no clipless pedals allowed, kinda nervous about having to use toe clips and straps... It's nice your wife shares your passion. Mine does to some extent since she's sometimes helping me restore old bikes, but no way to get her on any of them, but hey, at least it gives me a good excuse for the N+1 rule 😀
Toe clips and straps are fine fixies, but I don't feel safe on them unless I'm at a controlled environment like a velodrome.
Some support is better than no support ;) But I couldn't imagine being with someone who doesn't share the same passion to some extent
I dont feel like unstrapping everytime i stop so clipless is a must Xd
I've just gone from toe clips and straps to clipless. Toe clips and straps are fine once you get used to it. You just need to pull your foot back when stopping rather than twisting it out.
I had the old rat traps (caged pedals) on my Bridgestone. I really hated them for trying to get them positioned just right to get your foot in.
She`s a natural!
Yep, quick learner
I have raced bicycle for 20 +years..she has great form and very smooth pedaling stye
Yeah, it's pretty amazing how natural she is. One of the reasons for it though is she's afraid to stand up while pedaling haha
Wow.. cycling course! Awesome, you both had it all to yourselves 😁 I use to wear clippless shoes, was great until my whole foot kept going severly numb. They say needed a wide size ( i have wide feet) but didn't had available at the time. Went back to flats and riders were freaking out! It felt more comfortable still gets bit numb on right foot (some nerve condition). I don't race much mostly commute and touring. With my foot problem and past injuries I'm still debating. Yeah, clippless sure made a difference, just takes getting use too at first. Nice choice shoes for Thuong! She'll enjoy them on more rides To come! Be safe!
Thanks! And yep, no one is on the course near closing time, so nice and empty :)
That's pretty unfortunate about the numb shoes. Have you tried newer shoe options? Wide sizes come pretty standard now for cycling shoes. I also found that I like mtb shoes better than road since they are easier to walk around in.
Two Wheel Cruise MTB shoes 👍 I hear they're much better. Thanks!
I just subscribed so I'm catching up on the posts. Cool she caught on to using the spa's so quickly, no crashes. My first ride on clipless pedals wasn't so smooth.
She's a pro now 😎
i like japan and im into cycling too, i love this channel
Thanks! 😀
What an awesome cycling course!!!!
Love it 😁
First time in your video here, more cycling vlogs, and take care
Hime looks sooo cool. She'll get used to it in no time.
Thanks! She's already a pro 😀
Congrats to her and her timing goal..
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Thanks! 😁
Nicely edited 👍🏼
Great review
After watch this, i was throwback my own when the first day i'm falled at the traffic light cause forget to clip out the pedal..shame moment my life thought! Hahaha now i cant cycling without it
I was completely against them before I tried them for the first time, but then fell in love :)
Similar to your wife, I am also trying the new spd sl pedals today. I felt off the bike for the first time since ages because I failed to remove the shoes from the pedals in time (I instinctively pull my foot up instead of outward to get off the pedal)! Painful experience. Lol.
Ouch! That's a painful price to pay, but a good lesson ;)
I was really worried the same would happen to her, so I made her practice clipping out a lot before we started. I also had her clip out way before she needed to stop on the course so she had enough time. She had the bad habit of pulling up first as well, but thankfully that's fixed now
Thx for sharing. I want to move to SPD but I am a bit nervous
楽しそうな場所ですね😄
I just my clipless pedals and I fell the next day took 1 foot out but leaned on the wrong side😂😂😂😂😂 haven't fell since in been a month already I love them
After you fall once you learn quickly Haha
Can ‘t imagine cycling without using cleats for pedalling.. finally yay! 👍🏼
I still use flats on my fixie commuter, but definitely prefer cleats for longer rides.
Bravo! Welcome to the club
Thanks! :)
I went for my first ride today in cleats haha it feels so fast! Granted im on an XC bike full suspension. It feels fine and I can clip in and out easily, the problem is remembering!!
Every time I went to stop I forgot I was in clips. Nearly fell at the end of the ride but I was able to brakestand and get a foot out. Im using crankbrothers eggbeater 2 I think
Awesome! It gets much easier with practice 😉
It's a nice video for people who are hesitating to use a pedal/shoe system like SPD in this film. I only want to mention that a SPD system like in this film, is mostly used in MountainBiking. For road cycling there is another pedal system (the three bold road cycling clip-in). This system offers a more stable platform and enhances the power.
Unfortunenatly they not great for walking. The SPD system is easyier to walk with. Nevertheless great video. I send it to a lady who has already the shoes and the cleats. But afraid to use it, afraid to fall and become injured or get damaged her nice legs...
It's a choice.
Thanks! Road pedals are certainly better from a riding standpoint, but we do a lot of walking around as well. Might be worth making a video talking about choosing between road/mtb pedals
I remember the first time I used my clipless shoes. I came rolling up to a stop sign, car behind me and had a little bit of trouble getting out of the pedal and down I went at a full stop. The car's driver behind me asked (while laughing), are you okay? I told them nothing was hurt but my pride LOL. But now I love them! Just not on a mountain bike...
lol, that's a pretty funny story! I actually learned at my local velodrome on a fixed gear, with an actual coach who helped catch me when I finished riding, so thankfully no crash for me. I was against them at first since I also did mountain biking, but now I love them :)
Mountain biking in my parts is mainly forested trail that consist of constant horse damage. So you're always off your bike going over it. Maybe if I found the right pair, it could happen. I'm no advanced MTB rider though, I get spooked easily on the trick-type sections of the trails haha but for the road, I'm all for the cycling shoes.
Biking with Shawn Same thing happened to me! 😂 my foot was too wide and went numb. Back then didn't have a wide size available.
I got an even funnier story, lol. The worst bike wreck I've ever been in was inside my living room. I was on the trainer, going crazy, trying to get the heart beat up, stood up to pedal harder and me-the bike-the trainer went sideways into my stone fireplace, cut my head and arms up. My buddy loves to tell the story about how I wrecked my bike going 0 MPH haha.
Biking with Shawn Ouch! Good thing there wasn't any fire!
Great video - thanks - do you have a list of the music you used for the video - its great and wouldn't mind listening to the full versions
Ah, man. I wish there was one of these courses in UK. So much nicer to not have to worry about cars.
Really nice bike park. The hardest part on clips is remembering to kick out when coming to a stop. I proudly pulled a big hill one day, and took a spill st the top (right in front of a crowd) forgetting to clip out. BTW, is that bike a Giant that your wife is riding?
Great video, thank you for that.
Thats great to have such cycling course, it looks perfect.
I am also thinking about getting a clipless pedals and shoes, few my friends recommand it to me and they say its great thing and when you try it you will love it. I am a bit afraid of it, OK with clip in, but what with clip out, hmmm
The clipping out is quite natural once you get used to it. Thuong is a pro now 😉
get her the sh56, they're easier to unclip. fantastic park to cycle!
I got the (somewhat counterintuitive) advice to learn using clipless pedals by riding in the city. With all the starts and sudden stops it would force me to develop the quick reactions that I would anyway need out on the roads. Haven't completely followed that advice but I don't worry much about falling over anymore anyway.
That method will certainly force you to learn quickly. I preferred having a safe environment for her at first though. Definitely good for practice now though
Gotta fake clip your way though a few intersections in life, its a rite of passage.
I wish i know someplace like that here at our prefecture . . We go to places like a bit mountain and for me thats heck a steep too
Just want to say you're great in Silicon Valley. Huge fan.
Thanks! 😀
I remember my first time with shoes and pedals. Fall once and you'll never forget to unclip. She could have trained with one running shoe and one clipless to start. Double sided pedals are the best. SPD-SL for road aren't difficult to clip in, but it's only one sided.
It's definitely a lesson you won't forget :)
And I agree, I like double sided pedals more.
@@TwoWheelCruise i love my Shimano EH500s....the platform side seems bigger than most I have seen, and the pins are replaceable. I now have them on three bikes. They're $80USD each....got them from R.E.I....not sure how much they'd be in Japan. I have them on my commuting/errand bikes...while I use the PD-M420s on everything else
Wish there was a track like that near me in UK. That looks great!!
It's a great place to ride :)
Uk third world now
If you’re ever in London with your bike visit my local Richmond Park. It can get very busy on a weekend but it’s a fantastic ride.
Thanks for the tip! Hopefully I'll have a chance to go over there one day :)
When getting used to clipless pedals always reduce the tension to zero and proceed with getting accustomed to them. This saves on the embarrassing moments in front of spectators. Adjust one notch at a time to get that second nature built up. Nice park to ride around with a salubrious young woman.
Thanks for the tip! completely forgot about that until after we started since it's been years since I've had to think about it.. Thankfully she's a quick learner :)
New video with more details about this park coming out later today!
We have something similar to this, except in a grander scale in Tucson, Arizona called the Loop. Approximately 210 km around the city avoiding all traffic. The only problem is pedestrians are allowed. Would love a large course for cycling only.
Not much better here since kids ride all over the course 🙄
to simplify engaging/disengaging you can untighten the allen bolt that make the cleat engage
judging by the sound it makes it's quite tight...
Thanks! I forgot to do that when we started 😅
Even on the lightest setting if it becomes difficult to release on SPD, spray some oil ( wd-40, or that other oil ) on the pedals! "It really is not an adjustment of the hex screw! Its normally an oil adjustment!" And remember twist and put your foot down!
Super . Brawo . Thank you 💝👍 POLAND 👍
Thanks! 😀
Love that jersey!
The lady has a very smooth pedal stroke. i have hit the sub button awesome channel and such a lovely couple.
Thanks! 😀
Yeah, it's crazy how natural she's adapted to cycling so quickly
Your vlogs are really natural and pretty. I would like to visit there :) Greetings from Turkey
Thanks! It's a great place to visit ;)
Wow she’s a legend she din’t even fall well down!!!
She's a beast :)
Watching from Philippines
More adventures ahead with the new clip shoes please!
More are coming, but the longer ones with her won't be until July since Thuong has the JLPT on July 1st :)
At 1st they feel weird. But one gets used to them. I use the Speed play pedals. I love the as they are a bit pricey. I think it’s worth it.
I normally use speedplay for road, but hate walking in them. And we do a lot of walking on rides now
It's always fun. When u have company to experience new things . 👍 Kiddo mate. Take care of ur wife !! 🙏
Thanks 👍
shes right, its power to the pedal baby, its better than running shoes, like the last time you guys road to Osaka i was like O_O running shoes?
haha yep, she's finally leveled up 😅😅
Thank God you got a track!
So much safer to learn here
Clipless doesn't actually increase the power output capability of a cyclist, so it took me quite a while to become aware of what SPD could be like. The best way to describe it is that it's one of those things you can absolutely live without, until you try it -- and then it will forever feel weird, loose, unstable, to go back. If you have the power, it is always safer to be clipped in, because you can move the bike in much more predictable ways. And there are the multi-release cleats if you're afraid of unclipping in emergencies and crashes.
have you loosened the pedals for her to be able to clip in and out easier (for now)
I was thinking about that just as she finally was able to clip in, so thankfully there was no need. Probably would've been a good idea from the start though haha 😂
Another good video, subbed. Thuong looking pro now. How is her English?
Thanks! :) She's been turning more and more into a real cyclist lately.. We communicate in Japanese, and her English is not very good. I think she can read some basic sentences, but that's about it..
hai.. where do you put your camera to get this shot at 4:28 ?
i noticed that her dropbar seems slightly bend. do you wanna fix it for her ??
She made it seem so easy. I keep falling and struggling to clip in 😖
She really struggled in the beginning, but eventually got used to it.. You'll get it eventually ;)
The bike shop next to the map are they selling all those bikes or are they for rent for people who came to cycle but didn't have their own bike
got to be so much better, once you get the hang of clipping in and out, the amount of power lost thru a tennis type shoe with the sole bending energy not getting to the pedal with the rigid cycling shoe sole. going to be much better energy transfer. we clipped in first pedals in about '87(hashtag old) and have used nothing but clipless since (apart from one, first, MTB race). Congratulations on beating the 10 minute with them,
Very nice track
Push and pull baby
Tried clips for the 1st time today. Fell into some bushes going up on a hill and fell in my own driveway.
Thuong fell a few times on her first time too ;)
How big is the cyclig park?
how does she like the tiagra groupset? I just got a specialized diverge and have the tiagra. I am liking it so far.
I honestly don't think she notices any difference in component quality right now. This is a bit older tiagra, and we bought this bike used, but it is holding up well :)
I'm sure newer Tiagra is even better ;)
Two Wheel Cruise yeah I have the 2018 tiagra groupset. So smooth. Just found your channel. Love the vids 😊 greetings from Cleveland Ohio
Thanks, glad to hear it! Pretty close to my hometown, Detroit ;)
I actually used to race for the Cleveland Clinic domestic elite team a couple years back. I still have some of their kits which I've worn in some videos.
I will trytoday for first time!
Awesome, good luck!
Hey, Cruise, so I just recently got into clipless pedals. I bought a pair of Five Ten mtb SPD shoes and Shimano M530 pedals. Is it normal to feel the cleat contacting the ground when you walk just slightly? What about a teeter-totter tilt sensation when you walk in them? I know they make crunching cracking eggshell sound when I walk on gravel. It's my first time using spd shoes and clipless pedals so I'm not sure if my shoes were defective or it's just a normal thing for such kind of shoes. Also, how are you suppose to fully utilize the clipless pedals? I know you're not supposed to mash them by pressing the pedals down hard but instead just feather it. Am I using it correctly?
That sound is normal, but depends on the shoes and how much padding is on the bottom. It's metal touching a hard surface, so it will make sounds, but not really on dirt. Don't worry about use, just replace the cleats eventually if they get warn out (which should take a while)
@@TwoWheelCruise I see. Thanks. :)
I have their Hellcats. I haven't really noticed any metallic noise while walking. But to be fair, it's pretty noisy in public...hehe
She looks good in her kit..Love your videos...What city are you from in MI?
Thanks! Rochester.
What type of cleats do you recommend for a beginner? Someone who is doing maybe 100miles total (20-30mile rides) per week for exercise. Willing to spend up to $150
MTB spd
Ah a mountain bike/cycling shoes. I love these shoe line its easier to use, you can wolk better.
agreed, way better if you need to walk around.
Agreed.... I did use the SPD-SL on a previous roadie a while back. For rides where you won't be walking I think they're better....but if you commute then the spd is a much better choice. Plus, they make shoes that look nothing like cycling shoes....like pretty much the entire line up from Five Ten. I use the Hellcats. Pearl Izumi, Shimano and Chrome also make cycling shoes that look like normal shoes.
I have a colnago master that i want to bring to japan when i visit there this summer, it's got 11-25 on the back and 53/39 on the front and my rd only accept up to 28. Should i get another bike for japan? Thinking about building a pinarello dogma disk with 52/36 and 11-30
I ride with a 28 and it's fine most of the time for me. Though it depends on where you're riding and what wattage you push. A bigger gear is highly recommended if you will ride a lot in the mountains, especially with baggage
@@TwoWheelCruise Thanks Cruise, if you need 28 that means I need 34 lol! What kind of bags do you carry when you cycle long distance? is a waist bag better than a back pack? I try to avoid saddle bags since they tend to wear out after a while.
Good job em oi.... Proud of you.... Great husband to improve your efforts
🙂
As beginner, clipping out both feet can be dangerous because you cannot use a pedal to stay one, which without is a habit. Keep one foot clipped in, get from the saddle, then the other foot on the ground. Starting a ride: No pole. Just hit whatever pedal is ahead of the other.
My first time was my last time with those. I slowly fell with them on sideways. I messed up my right arm pretty bad. Cant straighten it fully.
Sorry to hear that :/
I think it was close to being the same with her until she got the hang of it