shimanopower

I just started using look keo pedals, I've gone on three rides, and I the wear indicators on the cleats (red) are already showing. Three rides!! I only walk a couple meters in them.... from the front of my drive way to the street. How often do most people replace their look cleats?

bsyptak

Buy Kool Kovers, available at most LBS for LOOK cleats. It's true, Looks don't last too long off the bike. I try and not twist my feet when I get off the bike and immediately put the covers on. I store them in the 2 outside rear pockets on my jersey.

I heard that Look redesigned their cleats this or last year, and they are supposed to last longer. But they also raised the price. The Kool Kovers will last forever and work great.

shimanopower

Well the cleat for the look keo pedals are new. They are small, have a lower stack height, and they put teflon to make click and release smoother. But, they are no tougher.

pogoman

I change them every 6 months.

shimanopower

every 6 months? well then i'm way off track with my every 3 days.

pogoman

it all depends on how the cleats do of course. I ride every day and race every weekend and I don't walk on the cleats. There's also different brands that make it. I would go for LOOK products on cleats.

I have seen some guys running on their cleats so that would probably mess them up a bit more than usual.

26mi235

I have not had to change my SPD cleats on either my road bike (6+ years) and mtn bike (4+ years). I could change them now, but I still have never pulled out of them accidentially.

my58vw

About every 4 months or so... (Speedplays), but they would probably last longer if I used the coffeeshop caps, but I am hard on my shoes. Funny, I had to replace one today due to breaking it when my foot came out while riding and slammed the ground.

sestivers

Geez my58 vw, that's like a new set of pedals per year with what those cost.

shimanopower: I would not worry about the wear indicators on the Look cleats. I used to use those also, just wait until the cleat doesn't stay engaged any more. You'll be able to tell when this happens. My first pair (although made by Shimano) lasted a few years.

khuon

I got my Speedplay Zero pedals when they debuted around 4 years ago. And while I know Speedplay recommends cleat replacement every 5,000 or so miles, I have ridden mine for over 15,000 miles. But now it's time to replace them. The cleats weren't actually giving me problems but I was worried about impending failure of the bottom metal plate which is the part of the cleat that really wears out. Here are the new and old plates from my right side cleat which gets the most wear because I click out my right foot more for stoplights.



Notice the difference in thickness?



One of the biggest criticisms of the Speedplay cleats is that they cost anywhere between $35 to $45 for replacements which is more than twice as expensive as Look cleats. The nice thing is that they last longer. Mine have seen quite some miles and I even walk on them without covers a lot of the time... sometimes across rocky gravel roads too. However, since it's only the bottom plate that gets worn, it would be nice if one could purchase just that instead of a whole cleat kit. The rest of the cleat incurs very little wear... even the spring. Beyond being dirty, the cleat-core is still fully functional.



Oh and for those who have experienced the ground-down screwhead problem, I totally agree with you that it's a PITA. However, I didn't have to resort to drilling to get them out. It just took a bit of slow heavy turning. I also imagine that regularly replacing just the screws themselves every several thousand miles should help alleviate future problems.