What is first sign that cleats are going

outfox

The cleats on my shoes (the Look type cleats) are starting to look rather beat up, and it took a few attempts to click one in on a club ride yesterday. Just wondering what is the very first sign that cleats are on the way out? Is is purely visual? Is it when clicking in becomes messy? Or is clicking out the first thing to go? I had to replace my SPD cleats a few months ago, and with them clicking out was the first problem I noticed.
And when they start to go, can you persevere with the old ones until it wrecks your head, or are you better off replacing immediately? Thanks for advice.

dragratchet

well my left cleat is now clipping out without me trying so that's a definite sign, time for new ones

07Lapierre

They have wear indicators.. Small holes on the cleat. If these are no longer visable, they should be replaced.

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgrefurl=http://www.bikyle.com/cleatsrd.asp&tbnid=eCUEWNHy43ZP-M:&docid=SsZdI3vQm6f2kM&h=1152&w=1000

outfox

07Lapierre wrote: »

They have wear indicators.. Small holes on the cleat. If these are no longer visable, they should be replaced.

Simples, thanks.

ZiabR

I usually know when the cleat lets go without me really trying to remove it from the pedal.

jackstaff

Are there any wear indicators on shimano cleats?

Stokolan

These are my current cleats. I think its time for a change

outfox

logik wrote: »

I usually know when the cleat lets go without me really trying to remove it from the pedal.

This is kind of what I'm wondering. Is the first indication that cleats are worn is if your foot starts popping out. Or are worn cleans first evident when you have difficulty getting them to clip in. Maybe its different from cleat to cleat, and pedal to pedal?

Inquitus

Stokolan wrote: »

These are my current cleats. I think its time for a change

Good for another 2-3000 km they are, when you struggle to clip in or they pop out, then its time to change!

Cee-Jay-Cee

Stokolan wrote: »

These are my current cleats. I think its time for a change

Mine look worse but have only around 2000kms on them. The underside (next to the sole of the shoe) of the top section is the part that sits into the front of the pedal and the lower section is the part that clips in. Look at them side on to see if they're worn down, when they are then replace them. Like i said, my cleats look worse than yours but the clip in section is still good with very little wear so they'll do for another few thousand KMs yet.