Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Ok, so what happens when somebody walks with their cleated shoes on a soft dirty ground and the cleats get all caked up with mud, dirt, snow. Will you still be able to clip in without any problems or do you have to take your shoes off and clean all the gunk out of your cleats ??
Type "cyclocross" in youtube and watch carefully to see how CX racers deal with the horrors of walking/running on soft dirty ground, mud and even snow while wearing cleats.
Or better yet, head over to the MTB forum and ask them how they deal with this dreadful issue when they're out riding trails.