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for dura ace pedal owners
squeak squeak squeak. wtf? i replaced my old cleats and for a week the squeak went away. now it's back. i even replaced the plastic insert on the top of the pedal. it is worse than a squeak. it's like two banshees shrieking at the moon. it's so loud it's embarrassing when i encounter another rider or a pedestrian. if you left a bike in the rain for 15 years and then rode it down the block there would be less squeaking. i put some grease on the cleats and the squeaking went away for one ride. today it came back in the middle of a 50 miler. it was so irritating i wanted to ride my bike off a cliff.
is this a common problem with shimano pedals/cleats?
is this a common problem with shimano pedals/cleats?
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Originally Posted by jtree
squeak squeak squeak. wtf? i replaced my old cleats and for a week the squeak went away. now it's back. i even replaced the plastic insert on the top of the pedal. it is worse than a squeak. it's like two banshees shrieking at the moon. it's so loud it's embarrassing when i encounter another rider or a pedestrian. if you left a bike in the rain for 15 years and then rode it down the block there would be less squeaking. i put some grease on the cleats and the squeaking went away for one ride. today it came back in the middle of a 50 miler. it was so irritating i wanted to ride my bike off a cliff.
is this a common problem with shimano pedals/cleats?
is this a common problem with shimano pedals/cleats?
I've got my pedals set to the lowest clip tension and have the cleat tightened as much as possible. Is the alloy body on the pedals worn at all ? Cleat angle on the shoe can also be the culprit.
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Originally Posted by botto
have around 5,000 miles on mine since late april and not a squeak to be heard.
you sure you don't have looks?
you sure you don't have looks?
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Originally Posted by roadwarrior
I have Looks....40,000+ miles on a set of carbon CX6's, teflon edged cleats. Never had a single squeak.
since i switched to clipless in '91, i've only used looks. finally tried soomething different this year, w/o regrets. while the squeaking wasn't a constant issue, it happened often enough.
ymmv