Quote Originally Posted by tnhlind
Hi,
I am thinking about getting Speedplay pedals and have been reading a lot of reviews about them. The only negative that keeps repeating is that the cleats are very fragile and you have to be really careful not to get dirt, rocks, etc. in them. I run triathlons and am concerned about whether this will be a problem running in my bike shoes out of T1 and after the bike into T2. Has anyone had experience with this and what do you think? I have not mastered (or even attempted) the art of leaving my shoes clipped in, so that's not a solution for me at this point. Thanks.
I do tri's and I have yet to have any issue with my Speedplays and the cleats getting gunked up. The run you will make out of the transition area will be minimal.

Now, they are NOT fragile. But, if you walk in mud (I have done that), they might be hard to get on/off the pedals. I experienced this after I walked in mud for a whole day. I was still able to get on/off the pedals though, with some work.

But, that has only happened ONCE the entire time I have ridden on them... 1 year.

I love my Speedplays! They are great!