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Munkjack
21/09/09 13:48
Of late I've found my feet coming out of my cleats when I least want them to - ie in the air - is this because the cleats are worn or the pedals themselves? I'm using Shimano 959 pedals and SH-51 cleats which have performed very well for the last five years or so.
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Dirty Karlos
21/09/09 13:49

I'd say cleats. Do your cleats look worn?

Why does 'cleat' sound rude?

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Owls squared multiplied by Owls to th...
21/09/09 13:58
They last a hell of a long time - check to see if the engagment mechanism simply needs tightening up if you haven't already.
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Monkey Space Pilot (El Capitan)
21/09/09 14:06
I tend to find that when cleats start to wear it actually makes it harder to disengage the pedals, so as owls said I would check the tension on the pedal first.
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Munkjack
21/09/09 14:31
Thanks for the input. I have tightened them up several times - I usually run them pretty loose - so I guess it's not that. The cleats don't look very worn neither do the pedals but they have had a few encounters with rocks over the last few years.
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Fraser Cook
22/09/09 10:00

I am surprised your cleats haven't worn down! i had those same pedals for about 5 years also, but went through about 3 sets of cleats before the pedals themselves starting getting a little rattly and hard to disengage. It was only when switching to brand new XTR ones that i realised how worn out my old pedals were.

when your cleats get worn, there are sort of gouges/concave sections worn into the surface, from twisting in and out. cant show you a photo as i currently have new cleats.

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Nick Evans
22/09/09 11:48
I'd say cleats, I find mine tend to start falling out of the pedals when they get worn!
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Munkjack
22/09/09 14:19
There is quite heavy wear on the outside edge of both cleats, it goes into the bolt edge as well - presumably where I'm pressing on the pedal. Not sure if this would affect matters but will replace the cleats first in the hope that it gets things sorted
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Black Heart Billy
22/09/09 15:02
cleats are made from brass so they wear out before the pedals...try new cleats
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