Cleat trouble

furyen

Hi people,
I have on an going battle with cleat position, they are never right always having discomfort in 1 legs so I've come the masses for help, currently I'm running grey keo on look classic pedal. Alot of different info out there, move the cleat forward... Move the cleat back, turn them in, turn out. I am thinking about moving to speedplay zeros at the moment,any advise would be welcome.

Brian?

I'd highly recommend Speedplay pedals, they are brilliant. However, a cheaper option could be to get red Keo cleats. The extra float may solve your problem.

furyen

Brian? wrote: »

I'd highly recommend Speedplay pedals, they are brilliant. However, a cheaper option could be to get red Keo cleats. The extra float may solve your problem.

Read my mind buying a set tomorrow
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aFlabbyPanda

I had a similar battle after switching from spd to spd-sl. The wider cleat gave me oceans of trouble. I tried another fit again but after 2 hours we gave up and I've ordered another set of spds as a short term gap. I also looked at the speedplays but I was worried about the cost since I've just been burned with the spd-sl.

furyen

The_Sub wrote: »

I had a similar battle after switching from spd to spd-sl. The wider cleat gave me oceans of trouble. I tried another fit again but after 2 hours we gave up and I've ordered another set of spds as a short term gap. I also looked at the speedplays but I was worried about the cost since I've just been burned with the spd-sl.

I will try the red Keo 1st, the speedplay do look like a good system, so they will be plan b

aFlabbyPanda

Let me know how you get on,

furyen

The_Sub wrote: »

Let me know how you get on,

Will do

2 Wheels Good

If you're near Dublin, try Bike Fit Studio
They do the Look Keo Fit. I did it last year due to knee issues and it saved my summer! The difference in just 9 minutes on the turbo trainer was huge!
Not sure if anyone else in the country is doing it but it's worth the trip.

furyen

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

If you're near Dublin, try Bike Fit Studio
They do the Look Keo Fit. I did it last year due to knee issues and it saved my summer! The difference in just 9 minutes on the turbo trainer was huge!
Not sure if anyone else in the country is doing it but it's worth the trip.

Was up there last year, ended up moving the cleats again.... They keo pedal thing was a waste of time and 50 euros to be honest

CramCycle

You could record your walk without looking down. look at what way your feet are pointing (they may be different) and then try and line the cleat up on the shoe that your feet remain with a similar angle. I have heard of a few people having success with this. Do not look down yourself, and try not to think to much as you may correct yourself and then this will be pointless. Do it barefooted on solid ground.

Other options are a proper bike fit, this may be better as you get the fore/aft position set up right hopefully as well as an expert looking at other factors that could affect cleat position including saddle position, leg extension etc.

Or get far looser cleats (ie more float) and set them up as you think is best. After a few weeks, look at where the wear on the cleat is focused in terms of against the pedal. This is where your foot is pushing against the pedal. and trying to adjust for the incorrect cleat position. Readjust the cleat position to reduce pressure in this area.

I got the bike fit and it made a huge difference. mark where the cleats are on your shoes, as well as take a picture of them for future shoes and as recommended to me by others, clip them in on the bike and take a pic of that as well, just to cover everything.

crosstownk

furyen wrote: »

Hi people,
I have on an going battle with cleat position, they are never right always having discomfort in 1 legs so I've come the masses for help, currently I'm running grey keo on look classic pedal. Alot of different info out there, move the cleat forward... Move the cleat back, turn them in, turn out. I am thinking about moving to speedplay zeros at the moment,any advise would be welcome.

I'll just stick my 2 cents worth in here as I had/have discomfort in one leg and naturally, I put it down to cleats/bike fit.

I adjusted everything using all the advice I could find here and elsewhere. Eventually, I went and got a proper bike fit done.

The discomfort would start about an hour into a spin and I'd end up with numb toes and discomfort in my leg that slowed me down. It was intermittent until one day when I had difficulty walking after a spin.

I went to my GP about it and it turned out to be something completely different and nothing to do with the bike. The problem was with me and the bike simply triggered the symptoms.

I wont elaborate any further as I don't want it to be seen as medical advice.

Always bear in mind that if the problem persists it may not be the bike. When you feel you've exhausted every avenue of bike fit, adjustment, etc. and still have a problem it might be time to rule out that problem is not with the rider - the bike isn't always the problem.

Like I said - just my 2c.

2 Wheels Good

furyen wrote: »

Was up there last year, ended up moving the cleats again.... They keo pedal thing was a waste of time and 50 euros to be honest

Pity, why did you move them again?
It might be worth looking at pedals/shoes or going beyond that to your bike fit.