Today's Forum Topics
Set as homepage
|
View
New Forum Topics Today's Forum Topics Set as homepage |
 |
|
|||||||
Welcome to CyclingForums.com You are currently viewing our website as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions. You will have to register before you can post to this thread. By joining our free online community you will have access to post new topics, communicate privately with other cyclingforums.com members (PM), respond to polls, upload photos and access other special features like product reviews and classifieds. |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
01-04.-2003, 04:53 PM
|
#1 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 1,200
  |
Cleat wear & rotation
Hi guys,
Not having road pedals with plastic cleats for that long, I'm not really used to not having metal cleats that last forever ... I've noticed that my left-hand cleat is a lot more scuffed-up than my right-hand one -- most likely because I always clip out my left foot when I need to stop, but only clip out my right foot if I'm actually getting off the bike. Just how significant is the wear on the cleat when clipping in and out? Does the amount of spring tension dialled in on the pedal affect this? Should I 'rotate' the cleats (akin to rotating car tyres) to even out the wear, or just not bother? I've noticed that the biggest place of wear is on the top tip of the cleat -- the very edge is worn almost to where the yellow pontoon starts (nevermind the fact the yellow bit's the part that's supposed to wear away instead..  )They are Ultegra SPD-SLs, by the way.
__________________
Peter Cannondale  Synapse Carbon  Scalpel  Cyclocross Ultra
|
|
|
|
02-04.-2003, 11:14 PM
|
#2 |
|
ArchAngel
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Orion Nebula
Posts: 2,163
|
I try hard not to scrape my cleats, but like you say rek, it does happen. I got myself some cleat booties, which work well.
__________________
Pain is inevitable...suffering is optional |
|
|
|
Linear Mode
