Worn cleats after long walk!

BailMeOut

Walked nearly three miles last weeks home in my cleats after a puncture and now my cleats are totally worn and no longer clip into the pedals. I guess there must be some protective covers one can carry with them to slip over the cleats to protect them while walking?

Any recommendations what to use and do you all carry around with you in your saddle bag?

Thanks!

Raam

BailMeOut wrote: »

Any recommendations what to use and do you all carry around with you in your saddle bag?

Thanks!

A spare tube and a pump. :P

Darkglasses

BailMeOut wrote: »

Walked nearly three miles last weeks home in my cleats after a puncture and now my cleats are totally worn and no longer clip into the pedals. I guess there must be some protective covers one can carry with them to slip over the cleats to protect them while walking?

Any recommendations what to use and do you all carry around with you in your saddle bag?

Thanks!

There are cleat covers available, a little bit pricey for what they are though (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cleatskins-pedal-cleat-grips-cover-look-spd-speedplay-time/)

If I thought I had a long walk ahead, I reckon I'd probably take the cleats off the shoes entirely, but fortunately I've yet to have that predicament.

blahblah06

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/look-keo-cleat-cover/

colm_gti

BailMeOut wrote: »

Any recommendations what to use and do you all carry around with you in your saddle bag?

Just avoid walking on cleats as much as possible!

BailMeOut

Thanks all. Getting the covers from wiggle.

Muckers

Those look cleat covers are excellent. I was wearing out a few pairs of cleats every year and since I bought the covers, I'm still using the same cleats. They fit nicely in a rear jersey pocket. It's a no brainer really.

Zyzz

Bring a screwdriver/allen key and remove the cleats if something like that happens? Then just reattach when you get home..

C3PO

Zyzz wrote: »

Bring a screwdriver/allen key and remove the cleats if something like that happens? Then just reattach when you get home..

Sure that would destroy the soles of our road shoes .... at least the cleats are replaceable!

Canis Lupus

I have on one occassion walked in my socks and on another popped on work shoes I happened to have in my bag. Let me tell you, walking along in lycra with black leather work shoes and white ankle socks gets you a few looks.....

dancecatz2000

remember a time when my pump broke I filled my tyres with grass to save the rim and cycled home cursing.

smacl

I use recessed SPDs so not an issue.

Sean02

Them were the day´s Dance. and you don´t see a lot of the white socks as part of the latest kits Dope was the guy up front who didn´t warn you of the pothole.
Anyhow those cleat cover sound like a good buy. The idea of the screwdriver......... ???.

Run_to_da_hills

smacl wrote: »

I use recessed SPDs so not an issue.

Recessed SPDs ane an issue when you step on dog poo.

triggermortis

I use cleat covers every work day as I commute on a road bike and they are great. I got the expensive cleatskins off wiggle before I realised there were cheaper options about. Rose have some for about 5-6 euro on their site (rosebikes.de)

BailMeOut

I guess the covers will help stop you slipping and falling in coffee shops or petrol stations when doing the obligatory stop for refreshments mid cycle?!

dx22

C3PO wrote: »

Sure that would destroy the soles of our road shoes .... at least the cleats are replaceable!

...and mess up your cleat fit that you have been fine tuning for a few weeks if you are like me!