I recently switched from mtn bike shoes to road shoes, no recessed cleat. Up until last night I had spd cleats on the shoes, now I will be using Look pedals & cleats. When I switched to the road shoes with out even thinking about it I walked across our hardwood floorsas I had done with the mtn shoes which mever left a mark on the floors. These floors were built when the house was built, 1937. So it is the real, solid oak flooring, not the crap you find today at Home Depot. My wife about had a fit because I was leaving little marks where I stepped. Yelling at me, she stopped me & had me take off the shoes right then & there. The marks are not that big & there are other marks & scratches that are in the floors already, we need to have a top coat done to take them out. But she about killed me for that. I will now be using the Look pedals & cleats but she still will not let me walk across the hardwood with them on. When I come in from riding I still have to take my shoes off in the kitchen on the linoleum as I did with the spd's.

So fella's if you have hardwood floors be warned your wife may hurt you or at least yell at you if you go walking across them with your cycling shoes on.

Sounds like your wife is related to my ex-wife.

She, also, never made mistakes, and berated those that did.

Before you go crazy with repairs, you can get some Old English scratch cover. You rub it in with a rag, and it only sticks to the part where the finish is worn off. It will make it look good as old. Take it from someone who has 5800 square feet of hardwood floors from 1910 ish.

There is a building in downtown that has banned bike messengers, becuase their cleats where tearing up an ornate tile floor in the entry area.

Sounds like your wife is related to my ex-wife.

She, also, never made mistakes, and berated those that did.

Don't get me wrong, she does not berate me, nor do I berate her & we both make mistakes. In this case I made the mistake of taking it for granted & as a matter of habit I could walk across the floors with the road shoes that do not have recessed cleats as I had always done with the mtn shoes without worrying about it causing problems.

Before you go crazy with repairs, you can get some Old English scratch cover. You rub it in with a rag, and it only sticks to the part where the finish is worn off. It will make it look good as old. Take it from someone who has 5800 square feet of hardwood floors from 1910 ish.

There is a building in downtown that has banned bike messengers, becuase their cleats where tearing up an ornate tile floor in the entry area.

Thanks for the advice we'll try it.

Why can't they just ban those with out recessed cleats? I thought there was a product called cleat cover for spd cleats to prevent damage on flooring.

Why can't they just ban those with out recessed cleats?
I forbid you to buy them.

Ah, the benfits of bachelorhood. Being able to degrease bicycle and car parts in the dishwasher. Turning a bathroom into a spray booth (the vent works very well for getting rid of overspray). Bicycles and motorcycles in the living room.

Don't ever get a dog if your hardwood is that valuable to you.

You should have known better. You probably shouldn't walk on the linoleum, either.

Don't ever get a dog if your hardwood is that valuable to you.

We have a dog. We adopted her when we bought the house. In most of the house we have area rugs & runners. In the dining room we do not. This is where I park my bike. The real solid oak my floors are made of are a lot more durable & can withstand a dogs claws compared to the cheap **** you find today at home improvment stores.

You should have known better. You probably shouldn't walk on the linoleum, either.


Walking on the linoleum is no big deal. We bought the good tough Armstrong stuff, I have yet to put a mark in it from anything, let alone bike shoe cleats. We first installed it in the back hallway, right off of the kitchen. I have dragged pieces of lumber, dropped sharp objects on it on accident, etc & have yet to damage it. We found these tiles at Home Depot. The durability is worth the cost we spent on them.

I guess this has "something" to do with cycling.....................

Yeah, my bike and bike stuff are in the garage... which is fine, because that is all that is in there.

A bike garage... a beautiful thing.

I guess this has "something" to do with cycling.....................

Yah, almost as much as the threads posting about crashes, cars, and other stuff have to do with advocacy. OMG the trolls and anals here have turned me into ILTB! Save me! eeek!

Huh?

Umm, cleat covers?

just wear sneakers and get flat pedals. :D

Cleat covers:

http://www.lookcyclesusa.com/contents/media/l_Delta%20cleat%20cover.jpg

Ah, the benfits of bachelorhood. Being able to degrease bicycle and car parts in the dishwasher. Turning a bathroom into a spray booth (the vent works very well for getting rid of overspray). Bicycles and motorcycles in the living room.
++1:D Been there done that! Best one was using the oven for drying carb parts:p One old house we used to rent had big double french doors...built a ramp up the stairs and brought the MG inside:roflmao:

Aaron:)

I recently switched from mtn bike shoes to road shoes, no recessed cleat. Up until last night I had spd cleats on the shoes, now I will be using Look pedals & cleats. When I switched to the road shoes with out even thinking about it I walked across our hardwood floorsas I had done with the mtn shoes which mever left a mark on the floors. These floors were built when the house was built, 1937. So it is the real, solid oak flooring, not the crap you find today at Home Depot. My wife about had a fit because I was leaving little marks where I stepped. Yelling at me, she stopped me & had me take off the shoes right then & there. The marks are not that big & there are other marks & scratches that are in the floors already, we need to have a top coat done to take them out. But she about killed me for that. I will now be using the Look pedals & cleats but she still will not let me walk across the hardwood with them on. When I come in from riding I still have to take my shoes off in the kitchen on the linoleum as I did with the spd's.

So fella's if you have hardwood floors be warned your wife may hurt you or at least yell at you if you go walking across them with your cycling shoes on.

In my house, we don't wear shoes (cycling or otherwise) inside the house, we have no hardwood floors, but do have carpet everywhere. Keeping floors clean and fresh is less expensive then cleaning and refinishing or replacing. 35 years ago, I visited relatives in what was then West Germany, they kept several pairs of slippers by the door in various sizes for guests, and you were expected to take off your shoes and put on a pair of slippers. When you went outside you took off the slippers and put your shoes back on. It worked there quite well, at that time, and I expect that even though the primary reason, carpet and hardwood were very expensive to clean or replace/refinish has mostly gone away, that they do it now as tradition, more then anything else.

Advocacy and safety? I guess you slip and fall on your hardwood floor wearing certain shoes. But wouldn't this thread be more apropos to say,a home depot forum?

++1:D Been there done that! Best one was using the oven for drying carb parts:p One old house we used to rent had big double french doors...built a ramp up the stairs and brought the MG inside:roflmao:

Aaron:)
I am truly humbled. An MG inside the house! Living inside the house was probably the most light the MG ever saw, certainly the Lucas (Prince of darkness) electricals never provided much.:D

I am truly humbled. An MG inside the house! Living inside the house was probably the most light the MG ever saw, certainly the Lucas (Prince of darkness) electricals never provided much.:D
You can be sure it, being English, had to be pushed inside the house. Starting - Hah!
Reminds me when I had to push with my 64 VW my roommate's Austin Healy 100-4 all over State College, PA before it would start. It was fun to drive around in though.

That's why I have laminate, I could run my bike down the hallway with carbide studs on the wheels, then put my smoke out on the floor at the end and still look like new.