Cleats.....

[Vikeonabike]

Don't be an idiot.....change them before they get worn. I pulled my left foot out whilst accelerating past 27mph out of the saddle...How the hell I stayed on I don't know...As I ride fixed clipping back in was an interesting experience too.

 

[HLaB]

What type of cleats were they?

 

[Stephen-D]

LOL never ever realised you needed to replace these

i was using shimano cleats and then i went to pick up my new bike and they swapped thema round for me with new Look Keo cleats i think there called.

Mr borther had to walk 5 miles home one day because he didnt carry spare tubes with him in his cleats, think i will advise him to replace them now!


p.s Well held that man

 

[Mark_Robson]

Mr borther had to walk 5 miles home one day because he didnt carry spare tubes with him in his cleats, think i will advise him to replace them now!
p.s Well held that man

You totally lost me there I'm afraid

 

[gaz]

I had one the other day just like that. i knew my SL cleat was just about to give way. and it did. i have no idea how i stayed up right.

 

[Stephen-D]

You totally lost me there I'm afraid

hehe sorry mate! was meant to say my brother, walked 5 miles in his roads showes with his cleats attached and by the time he got home they were pretty mangled as he ahd to walk 5 miles in em! he still uses the same shoes and cleats but it sounds like he should replace incase what happened to Vikeonabike happens to him. hope that helps, LOL

 

[wafflycat]

Dependent upon which cleat system you use, you can get cleat covers to use when you are in walking mode. I have a set for my Looks when wearing my road shoes. Saves cleat wear & tear so your cleats last a lot longer.

 

[TheDoctor]

SPD all the way for me. Cleats are recessed, so you can walk in the shoes. I did a 3 hour hike in SPD shoes once. No problem at all.

 

[wafflycat]

Of course, apart from my normal road shoes with look cleats (that I use the covers for), I have Look cycle shoes with the cleats recessed, where one set of cleats has lasted five years... and still work and I can walk normally in them

*smug*

 

[Vikeonabike]

What type of cleats were they?

Red Look Deltas...

 

[Mark_Robson]

I have spd's on all my bikes simply because they make it easier to walk when required. I have a pair of "road" carbon soled shoes for my racers and a pair of more robust trainer type shoes for my MTB.

 

[wafflycat]

Red Look Deltas...

Cleat covers are your friend.

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=Look+delta+cleat+covers&hl=en&aq=fhttp://www.gbcycles.co.uk/eshop.asp?wci=product&wce=SPNCC01&desc=NIMROD+LOOK+CLEAT+COVERS

 

[hotmetal]

Count me in as another one using recessed cleats.
I've got some carbon-soled Shimano shoes that I use on the MTB and my road bike. All three of my bikes have got Crank Bros Candys so I don't need to match the shoe to the bike. It's not 'purist' but it works a treat and in any case I'm not out to race - I feel very confident clipping in and out whether on or off road. And like others have said, you can walk in them! I also have a pair of 'casual trainer'-style Shimano shoes that I can wear to work, so I don't have to wear the stiff soled ones all day, or carry office shoes in a rucksack.

Point taken about replacing the cleats as per the OP though - mine have been heavily used over the years and are getting a little bit loose.

 

[Dan B]

Don't be an idiot.....change them before they get worn. I pulled my left foot out whilst accelerating past 27mph out of the saddle...

Yes. I, er, should do this too.

Pulled out while accelerating away from a traffic light and kicked my front wheel hard enough to buckle it. Stayed on the bike, but it was definitely a surprise (and a slower ride home, what with the wheel rubbing ont he brake block every revolution)

 

[Moodyman]

What signs do you get when they're on their way?

I mean do they pop out of the pedal easily? Make funny sounds?