Originally Posted by aplcr0331

lol, I have some of those covers! I rarely remember them though. But, usually on Fondo rides with my wife, I bring them along if there is lots of walking involved. It's the other 95% of my rides where I forget them and I'm going to stop at the quick stop for a Gatorade and a burrito and go to the bathroom and walk in dirt and rocks to stage my bike for pictures that causes most of my cleat wear.

When I started riding with cleats it seemed everyone I talked to about it in person or online mentioned how slippery and difficult it was to walk in them and that you could barely get around. All the Speedplay people told me I'd fall down and could never walk anywhere in SPD-SL's. I trepidatiously got some SPD-SL cleats and braced myself for the calamities of daily falling down and breathlessly held on for dear life as I took one step from the garage towards my bike. I've never fallen. Not even close. My conclusion? Other people are inferior athlete's on their feet and that I'm a cleat walking God amongst mortals!

(Or, despite my smart alec remarks, walking in cleats is not near as difficult as the haters want you to believe.)