first crash... do I need to replace my shoes?

[loopybunny]

My goodness!!! Are you okay and how does your ankle feel? I can't imagine the force it would take to rip the cleat out of your shoe and not hurt your leg, ankle or foot!

I wonder if the threads got stripped out of the bottom of your shoe when the cleat was torn loose?

I'm more or less okay. I taped up my knee before the ride and the RockTape actually prevented road rash. Only minor scratches. I must have put my hand down because my thumb hurts a little bit, but nothing serious.

It is possible that not all of the screws were in tightly or something.

The guy at the LBS said my shoes & cleats showed higher than average wear considering I've only had them since April. They have just under 1000km of use.