Make sure your cleats are mounted flat on the sole of your shoes. Cleats should not be flexed. You may have to use some shims. If you don't have any, and would like to try some of the shims, send me a PM and I can send you some. It's white plastic thingies. And do use dry (teflon) lube. And use lock tights (the kind you can undue: not the permanent kind) on the bolts. That way, you don't have to tighten the bolts so tight.

Back when they first came out, I weighed about 125 pounds and had to stomp or jump on them to snap in. But I loved it cause I couldn't scrape the cleats on tight corner.

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