cleats

[SPECIALIST]

running shimano cleats and wondering over time do they get harder to release or the opposite

 

[jamie]

Your pedal should have an adjustment screw, this will allow you to adjust the amount of tension on the cleats

 

[Dales Cannon]

In my experience they get looser as they wear. You can up the tension in the pedal springs to compensate or get new cleats.

 

[harmonix1234]

Does swapping the cleats over from left to right when they get a bit old freshen them up?

Just thinking, I always rotate out of the pedal the same way, so in theory should one side of the cleat wear more than the other?

 

[Pinner]

Does swapping the cleats over from left to right when they get a bit old freshen them up?

Just thinking, I always rotate out of the pedal the same way, so in theory should one side of the cleat wear more than the other?

Nah, your thinking of Crank Brothers. I reckon Shimanos wear out from the bottom, from walking around. Can't notice any difference in the release. They last heaps long because they are steel, whereas CB are brass.

 

[Norco Maniac]

Does swapping the cleats over from left to right when they get a bit old freshen them up?

Just thinking, I always rotate out of the pedal the same way, so in theory should one side of the cleat wear more than the other?

good question. seeing as i only walk around at the track with mine, a swap every 6 months or year should be a good idea. different if you're a mtb rider or roadie i guess. mine are SPD's.

 

[hach_bee]

I run SPD's and find I wear out the top point of the cleat on my shoe before anything. That said, I centre my weight over the balls of my feet more than normal...

 

[indica]

I have run the same until my shoes were fucked.
Current shoes - Shimano, over 4 years.
Previous Gaerne - 8 years.

 

[SPECIALIST]

thanks guys cheers

 

[TLS]

I've never had a problem with Shimano SPD's wearing out. Because they are metal they seem to last forever.
That said the pedals will loosen but I think this just due to the pedals tensioning screw / spring releasing. As long as you tighten this up every now and then you'll be right.
If you're doing heaps of rough / technical riding this can happen pretty quick.
I'm pretty certain any looseness is due to the pedal tension releasing not the cleats wearing, but I may be wrong on this.