Check those cleats!

[youngoldbloke]

I did once wear out a set of cleats in the space of a couple hours when I was clipped by a van which buckled my rear wheel and I had to walk 2 miles to the nearest bike shop; no covers with me that day

I make sure I have an allen key that fits the cleat bolts and always use coppa slip so that I could remove them - though I think walking 2 miles would totally wreck my soles anyway. At least the walk wouldn't be too uncomfortable.

 

[redjedi]

and after all that I found I had broken the front off my right cleat just as I was about to leave Northampton station for a ride back to London

Worked fine but was a little loose. Left one has lots of life in it so I'll just swap out the broken one.