Cleat wear

[abarensfeld7]

Word on the street (ok, word from Carmichael) is that Lance popped out (twice, that is) because of the sheer force that he was putting on the pedal. Nothing wrong with the cleats, pedal, anything...just that he's too damn strong!

[Dogmama]

Word on the street (ok, word from Carmichael) is that Lance popped out (twice, that is) because of the sheer force that he was putting on the pedal. Nothing wrong with the cleats, pedal, anything...just that he's too damn strong!

Silly me. I assumed there might be some problems with his equipment.

[spazzdog]

On the off chance your cleats are not showing wear, and it's harder to clip in/out, remember cleats and pedals should be lubed on occasion.

I put a teeny bit of White Lightening across the spring mechanism in my cleats every so often to achieve quick clip ins, and have my pedals (Speedplay) lubed when the bike gets it's yearly tune-up.

[Ninabike]

Anybody with "Look" pedals and cleats, there arer tiny holes in the cleats which, when they are worn through, it's time to change the cleats. Also, you should check the screws often to make sure they are tight. Once a screw gets loose (especially a front one) you won't be able to clip in - no fun!! Your bike "tool" should have a screwdriver head which fits whatever screws you have.

Just my "2 cents".

[Asphaltgirl]

Interesting that this got posted as I was just complaining about my cleats. I'm also using the Crankbrothers Candies and the one side that I always unclip is really loose. Found out, through a poster on Bike Forums, that Crankbrothers uses a softer metal on their cleats and they may tend to wear sooner than another brand.

<<egg beater cleats are made of brass which is softer than the pedals so the cleats wear preferentially rather than the pedals- they seem to be a lot softer than SPD cleats- I used egg beaters on a single mountain bike ride (with some carrying sections) and they looked a like something that fell to earth in a meteorite.>>

~~AG~~

[bikerchick68]

I don't know about all brands but for those of you on Speedplays, coffee covers are a GREAT investment! I wear Zero's and anytime I take a few minutes off the bike to walk to restroom or coffee shop etc I slip the covers on... you probably all know that already but thought it might be worth mentioning anyway!