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Cleat life comparisons
I am currently using Time RXS pedals. My cleats are definitely worn after about 3000 miles and ready to be replaced. My old Time Equipe pedals had those two-piece aluminum and brass cleats that seemed to last years. What kind of pedals are you guys using and how long do your cleats last?
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My Keo cleats still have a lot of life left in them, with approximately 4000 kms and about 12 months of use. My other pair has 2500 kms and is even less worn than the pair mentioned above at the same point in its lifetime. Both pairs have been used WITHOUT cleat covers.
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If you send them an email they'll send out new ones for free if you tell them your old ones are worn out. I've gotten other pieces for free just by sending them an email. I've got about 4-5k miles on my quattros. They might be a little loose. I would have to try a fresh pair of cleats to see if I could notice a difference.
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Crankbrothers has great customer service. I bought a MTB with some low end crank brothers pedals. After 25 miles, one of the pedals decided to seize up. So I called the company, they said ship em back and they'd send me out a new pair or for $30 more, they would send candys to replace the broken smarties (both like the egg beater pedals, except for they have a platform around the egg-beater thing). I asked if I could get a pair of egg beaters instead. They said sure, but it would be again, $30. So I said fine. I send the pedals in, a week later, Candies show up I called up the company again, they looked at my claim number and saw they'd just shipped the wrong ones out, so he would ship a new pair out ASAP. I asked him what to do with the candies (MSRP is around $80) since I didn't want to pay shipping, if he would send out a prepaid package. He said, don't worry about it, and just to keep them. Score. Those will go on my other MTB.
As for cleat life. IMO, I think the Keo's do not last as long as the older deltas.
As for cleat life. IMO, I think the Keo's do not last as long as the older deltas.
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I am currently using Time RXS pedals. My cleats are definitely worn after about 3000 miles and ready to be replaced. My old Time Equipe pedals had those two-piece aluminum and brass cleats that seemed to last years. What kind of pedals are you guys using and how long do your cleats last?
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M2 Racer Orb cleats have been at it for over 10,000 KM.
They are still awesome.
They are still awesome.
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My SPD-SL cleats have about 2500 miles on them and it's about time to replace.
The old Look Delta's I had were good for about 2000 miles (no walking surface like the SPD-SLs)
The old Look Delta's I had were good for about 2000 miles (no walking surface like the SPD-SLs)
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spd-sl. 2000 miles. a corner broke out preventing mount. i would still make the same choice again.
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My experience is similar, the RSX or the Impact type cleats are tiny and don't last very long. I wish they would sell just that bronze cleat to replace. I have one foot that barely moves and one that rotates all over the place so I need to replace that one a couple of times a year.
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ummm....Am I doing something wrong or right....I'm on my original Time RXS cleat which have to have close to 10000km's on them...
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You don't really need to worry about wear on the yellow (or red) bits on the cleat, as they're not part of the cleat/pedal interface. You can't have worn through the whole coloured bit just from putting your foot down? I replaced my first set of spd-sl cleats around 7,000 miles and I reckon this set will last me about the same.
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SPD (not sl) should last jsut about forever.
I wear out the Look cleats at low milage because I take short rides and walk around in them a lot (relatively). I think the wear come mostly from walking and unclipping.
I wear out the Look cleats at low milage because I take short rides and walk around in them a lot (relatively). I think the wear come mostly from walking and unclipping.
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You don't really need to worry about wear on the yellow (or red) bits on the cleat, as they're not part of the cleat/pedal interface. You can't have worn through the whole coloured bit just from putting your foot down? I replaced my first set of spd-sl cleats around 7,000 miles and I reckon this set will last me about the same.
I think most of the wear comes from in and out and walking around (I know the yellow plugs don't affect the connection, but mine are almost gone....then we're in trouble). If you ride in a city and don't trackstand every light you'll wear more than the guy who clips in and goes 50 miles straight in the same amount of mileage.
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I don't race...
I always unclip with my left foot and I don't notice much difference between my two feet when it comes to movement. I do notice that on my plain RXS pedals that cleats seem a lot tighter then my RXS carbons...
This might be a stupid question, but what are the signs of cleats that need to be changed??
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My RXS have around 3000 and are on the edge. The little rubber treads are breaking off one by one exposing the cleat. They work and I've spent too much on my bike lately, so I'll wear them tile they die.
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