Road Cycling - Installing cleats...need help

I got my look-style pedals and they came with 2 types of cleats. Red and Black. Red ones seem to allow for 6 degrees of motion for knee problems, so im putting those on. My question is..in the middle of the cleat is a hole and in the hole there is this black square piece..do i take that out or leave it in? any other suggestions?

Hmmmmm, well i have both types of cleats... I left the black rubber in on my red because its there for some reason...
I was told that if you use those cleats on older style look pedals to remove the black rubber thing...
So honestly , I DONT KNOW !!!!!

Hmmmmm, well i have both types of cleats... I left the black rubber in on my red because its there for some reason...
I was told that if you use those cleats on older style look pedals to remove the black rubber thing...
So honestly , I DONT KNOW !!!!!
BUT.... I am sure someone will tell us ..... :D

i hope soon lol..i have shoes and stuff strun about my bed

I got my look-style pedals and they came with 2 types of cleats. Red and Black. Red ones seem to allow for 6 degrees of motion for knee problems, so im putting those on. My question is..in the middle of the cleat is a hole and in the hole there is this black square piece..do i take that out or leave it in? any other suggestions?

I have had both and would never take them off. I thought of them as an anti-skid device. Doesn't work great.

My question is..in the middle of the cleat is a hole and in the hole there is this black square piece..do i take that out or leave it in? any other suggestions?

I was told that this black square piece of rubber serves as some sort of a wear indicator. When it no longer 'sticks out' of the plastic, your cleat is 'officially' gone. Somehow, I always replace cleats before they reach that point. :( Like fresh handlebar tape, new cleats are one of those nice cycling luxuries. ;)

Since we are on the cleat subject .. how do you set its position (ie 1-5) I have made some adjustments but have never found a scientific approach ?

Since we are on the cleat subject .. how do you set its position (ie 1-5) I have made some adjustments but have never found a scientific approach ?

Do you mean the tension? Well, start with low tension (for easy unclipping) and as you gain experience in the pedals you gradually raise the tension (which makes for better riding).

If you mean the position of the cleat on the shoe sole, I can only suggest to trial and error (taking the appropriate screw driver with you on your test ride). You want the ball of your foot to be 'on the pedal axle'. At which angle, etc. exactly depends on your preferences, position, etc. When it feels right, it's probably right.

Yes I meant the position not the tension. I have tried different positions, 2 and 4 , and have found very little difference and can adapt to either. I understand that you will natuarally modify the angles but was curious about some kind of std approach to the subject .. Thks