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SPD Bicycle Cleats: Wearout Thereof
Posted by Ed in Home Ec, Recumbent Bicycling on 9-August-2012
Mary decided her cycling shoes were worn out after about four years and maybe 8000 miles. Walking with cleated shoes doesn’t work well (no, we don’t bother with cleat covers), but they’ve seen a few miles of pavement, too:
Worn SPD cleat in cycling shoe
A closeup shows that the surface of the old cleat really has worn away:
SPD cleats – new and worn
The rear tang is mostly there:
SPD cleats – rear tang
But the front tang is mostly gone:
SPD cleats – front tang
New shoes, new cleats, new pedals… we’re still tuning for best fit.
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