Originally Posted by noisebeam
Update: I have about 400mi on the new Shimano SPD left side cleat and it is now worn enough that it unclips on a hard backpedal/skid. I can unpop it with simply a hard vertical pull. For me 400mi seems way too soon to have to replace cleats. This is very disapointing.
Al
Wow, 400mi is nothing. What kind of shoes are you using these cleats on? Are they clickity-clack road shoes? I've had my current SPD cleats on my Minnret mountain shoes, which have a recessed area for the cleats so that they don't click when you walk, for over 1500 miles (about 3 months), and they are still pulling just fine.