Thread: SPD or SPD-SL?
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Old 08-12-19 | 06:54 PM
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bradyweb
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
Those cleat covers looks pretty slick, they should at the very least protect floors from damage by the metal SPD cleat.

But I wonder if they will help with the "tippy", rolling in-and-out of the foot while walking. That's what makes those pontoons useful.
Terry- Since I received my cleat covers today I wanted to fill you in on what I find. They are what you would imagine they are; very light weight rubber type cover. With that said, I immediately felt a remarkable difference as I started walking in my road shoes with exposed SPD cleats. As far as walking on concrete it felt like wearing a completely different shoe. I now feel like when the cleats were exposed the temptation to walk awkwardly was mostly mental. We of course try to walk delicately because we are grinding on the hard surface and even making awful sounds and therefore trying to walk on the extreme end of our heals or toes. With the covers on, I walk completely normally and smooth as silk. Seriously, I can walk on these shoes and cleats while appearing and feeling to walk almost like in tennis shoes. There is no sound and it feels completely stable. I'm shocked actually at how much of a difference it is!

And I never would have even given it a thought or looked these up if you hadn't have mentioned the adapters/pontoons. It's like a whole new world pre and post ride for me! Thanks, man!
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