Grrr...2nd bloodied knee courtesy of SPD-SL pedals!

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Yes Kristen, they are the black ones. Purchased about a month ago.

I am very suspicious, indeed. All 3 of us who have had issues with this pedal have the exact same model purchased within about a week of one-another.

Got my Look cleats on my shoes. I will get in a ride tomorrow. Going to have to get different cleats, though--the ones that came with the pedals have none of the rubber grip things on them (why would Look even make cleats without them--they are slippery!?), which will be a no go for running through duathlon transition area.

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(why would Look even make cleats without them--they are slippery!?)

There are the purists and weight weenies... I hope you have better luck with the Look pedals. I'd suggest you buy two sets of cleats. I wore off the rubber in my left cleat (I unclip my left foot at stops) in less than a month when I started using the Look pedals. I replaced only that cleat and it has held since then.

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Now I am 100% certain that there was something very wrong with those black Shimano 105 pedals and I am contemplating contacting Shimano so that they can dope-slap their quality control peeps...since there are at least 3 of us with the same issues on the same pedals.

Today I did a ride with Look Keo Plus pedals and I think it actually ticked my hubby off how easily I popped-in to take off. Clicking out was a piece of cake, as well. If I had to unclip for an emergency stop I actually could, with these pedals. I actually think I may tighten the resistance, since on the lowest setting I'm a bit suspicious that I could come unclipped if I pulled up hard in a sprint and rotated my ankle a bit.

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I am going to look for the Look Keo Plus pedals. I took a ride today and almost found myself on the ground. I was coming down a hill and heading for an uphill and the light was about to change so I wasn't slowing much. Got to the light and it had not changed but I saw a police car at the turn in and decided to emergency stop to avoid a ticket. I almost fell trying to get my foot out in an emergency stop. I struggle getting the cleat back in. Most of the time it just slips off the pedal and I have to try four or five times to finally get it clipped in. Maddening cleat. I also have a sore spot on my foot right under the big toe towards the outside of my foot. Feels like I had a rock in my shoe and bruised a small area. Not sure what that is all about.

Tired of fighting these cleats. I need something new and less dangerous.

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Wise plan. We actually ended up tightening my Look pedals 2 revolutions, since they were almost too loose on the loosest settings. Night and day difference between the 105s and the Looks in terms of function.

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Wise plan. We actually ended up tightening my Look pedals 2 revolutions, since they were almost too loose on the loosest settings. Night and day difference between the 105s and the Looks in terms of function.

Just curious...but do the Look pedals "right" themselves into the proper position for clipping in? In other words, are the pedals weighted on the bottom so that the part where your toe clips into is pointing up after you unclip out of them at stoplights and such?

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Just curious...but do the Look pedals "right" themselves into the proper position for clipping in? In other words, are the pedals weighted on the bottom so that the part where your toe clips into is pointing up after you unclip out of them at stoplights and such?

Yup. In that respect the Looks and Shimanos are similar, though the Looks seem a hair easier to get into (especially before we tightened the tension a bit).