TrentonMakes Posted April 20, 2017 Share #1 Posted April 20, 2017 I took a look at my [yellow] cleats and they are beat to hell. This is not my photo, but it's exactly what my cleats look like. (on mine one of the "little" yellow things at the base of the triangle is completely gone on each cleat) Though they still seem to work fine, I ordered a new pair. When I first got these shoes I thought the only options were yellow (6 degrees of float) and red (0 degrees). Apparently now there's a blue cleat with 2 degrees. Anyone using these? I almost went with the blue. If I'm standing on the pedals really pushing myself hard, sometimes I feel like I would like a little less float*, but I feared negative impacts on my knees so I stuck with the yellow. I can check to see how many miles I got out of these cleats but it wasn't as much as I expected.... if I can find cleat covers on the cheap maybe I'll pick them up. *it occurs to me that maybe with this wear I'm getting a lot more than the supposed 6 degrees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 20, 2017 Share #2 Posted April 20, 2017 I ride Looks but ride the cleats with the more float as well. It works for me so haven't changed in the past 10 years or so. When I stand and pedal the movement can be unnerving but I've never unclipped so I've just gotten used to it. I do replace my cleats every couple of years, they are easily overlooked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted April 20, 2017 Share #3 Posted April 20, 2017 That's the way mine look at least once a year. I'm abusive to my shoes / cleats. I like the 6 degrees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2017 Share #4 Posted April 20, 2017 I ride the yellow Shimanos and probably won't change. I do replace them every couple of years. Took me a while to find them but you can get covers for those and it saves them a bunch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted April 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, Zackny said: I ride the yellow Shimanos and probably won't change. I do replace them every couple of years. Took me a while to find them but you can get covers for those and it saves them a bunch. Initially I didn't get the covers because they weren't much less expensive than a replacement pair of cleats. But I don't think I got much more than 1000 miles out of these (if that), so another $15 on covers might help after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2017 Share #6 Posted April 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: Initially I didn't get the covers because they weren't much less expensive than a replacement pair of cleats. But I don't think I got much more than 1000 miles out of these (if that), so another $15 on covers might help after all. Pavement chews up those cleats. Don't try walking on steel grates with those covers, you'll lose them. Found that out the hard way? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2017 Share #7 Posted April 20, 2017 I always used spd double sided mtn pedals. I may have replaced them 2 times in 15 years. I stick with them and they work hassle free. I have buds that use road pedals and once a year, they look like the image in the OP. Many times, falling apart on our rides, so I don't waste my time with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend_Maynard Posted April 20, 2017 Share #8 Posted April 20, 2017 I've grown used to shimano SPDs as well. They have a good deal of float. I think that's a good thing. For whatever minor benefit there might be to low/no float, the risk of injury from them far outweighs the benefit, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted April 20, 2017 16 minutes ago, Mr. Beanz said: I always used spd double sided mtn pedals. I may have replaced them 2 times in 15 years. I stick with them and they work hassle free. When I first went clipless I was mostly riding my MTB and I got SPDs, two sets of pedals (for road bike and MTB) and some SIDI shoes. I never replaced any of it - original shoes, cleats, pedals are still in good shape. But on road rides over 30-40 miles I was getting that pressure in the center of my foot, and it lasted for hours after I got off the bike. I don't get this with the road pedals. Yes, the road cleats are a little clumsy to walk in, but I figured I'm buying them for riding, not walking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2017 Share #10 Posted April 20, 2017 1 minute ago, TrentonMakes said: When I first went clipless I was mostly riding my MTB and I got SPDs, two sets of pedals (for road bike and MTB) and some SIDI shoes. I never replaced any of it - original shoes, cleats, pedals are still in good shape. But on road rides over 30-40 miles I was getting that pressure in the center of my foot, and it lasted for hours after I got off the bike. I don't get this with the road pedals. Yes, the road cleats are a little clumsy to walk in, but I figured I'm buying them for riding, not walking. Read more Guess I'm lucky, never had a problem with hot spots (I think that's the term used). I did like 23 centuries one year, longest being 126 miles. Our weekend rides are never less than 40 and never had that problem using shoes made my Nike (I really liked these), Answer, and Shimano. Maybe being flat footed is a plus in cycling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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