Originally Posted by
iam7head
2)crankbrothers eggbeater C
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The cleat is pretty small in comparison to shimano, no reported hot spot on my carbon sole road shoes, replacement is 20 dollar. The brass cleat is extremely slippery, probably because all the weight of your foot rest on the heel pad and that baby dot.
I don't understand why people use the basic CB cleats (and the two-bolt SPD cleats, for that matter) on smooth-bottomed road shoes. Walking on a tiny piece of metal is such a stupid idea that, yes, the manufacturers have thought of a solution, and they have those solutions on the market.
3-hole CB cleats:
http://www.crankbrothers.com/accesso...hole_cleat.php
Zero-float version for people with healthy/flexible knees:
http://www.crankbrothers.com/accesso...ixed_cleat.php
Walkable Shimano SPD cleat for most road shoes:
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes..._400002_400266
SPD adapter for some Shimano road shoes:
http://www.rei.com/product/785658
Really, just think about it for a minute. WE ARE NOT ALONE when it comes to bike things. If you've looked at your bike stuff and thought, "Hmm, I wish there was something that could work better for so-and-so...", there's about a 99% chance (roughly) that some other cyclist-engineer or product manager has thought of the exact same problem and has already researched, prototyped, and produced a solution.