I don't really know many people who walk on their pedals. If you mean cleats then that's fine advice if your goal is to just spend your day pedalling. Many people enjoy cycling as a part of life and life does happen off the bike. People like to visit places and believe it or not, they're not always reachable by staying on a bike. Props to you for your dedication to the religion of pedalling if you happily cruise through town urinating and defecating in your shorts but some of us really would rather use a restroom. And if that chunk of roadtar adorned in a foil wrapper printed with the word "PowerBar" is the epitome of your culinary spectrum then who are we to argue? However some of us find it more pleasant and with much more appetising results to a lunch break and walk into a restaurant for our sustinance. Maybe you're always in a race but my racing days are over and if turning pedals was the be all and end all of my cycling experience then I could just as easily stay at home and keep the flywheel of my trainer spinning.


Cleat covers generally serve one or possibly even both of two purposes.

• They keep contaminates out of the cleat. This can be important for Coombes, Bebops and Speedplay cleats which can be prone to misbehaving if subjected to things like wet sand, mud and gravel because the actual mechanism is inside the cleat and not the pedal.
• They protect the cleat from damage. Many cleats are made of plastic and can be damaged when walked on. Cleats exhibiting increased wear or damage may not function as anticipated. They may be harder to disengage or sometimes the opposite happens where they disengage prematurely.