Setting up new cleats on your cycling shoes can be quite a fiddly process. Getting it wrong can lead to inefficiency, discomfort, and even injury. But it doesn’t have to be this way! In this video, Manon shows you a simple technique to make fitting new cleats to your cycling shoes easier. There are many methods out there, but this is a great place to start.
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What top tips do you have for setting up your cleats? Let us know in the comments below!
Salam dari saya, apa ada bantuan sepeda buat saya, pake rangka 48
The nice thing with SPD cleats is that it leaves a mark on the soles of your shoes so you can position the new ones easily 🙂
.. your so beautiful…
I wish I saw this video last week. I put the cleats on my new shoes and I developed some soreness on the outside of my right foot (the cuboid) after a 20 miles ride. I think there is some adjustment work to do.
Very good. Will use this tutorial to fit my new cleats onto my new shoes I purchased this winter. Thanks alot Manon!
The Look cleats shown in the video have a rubber plug in the middle, which can be screwed to the sole and stay there when you have to change cleats next time. So no need to draw on your shoes just to keep the position with new cleats.
Can always rely on gcn to explain something simply in a few minutes. Thank you so much!!!
Should the shoes fit tight on the tip of my toes (mostly the big toe), or should I get a size bigger to have 0.5 centimeters extra room to fit it more comfortable as I would do with all my walking shoes? I have both options here, the one with a little extra room are super more comfortable but I don't know it that could be a problem. and maybe the tighter ones will get a little softer after a few rides.
Anyone know her instagram?
your cleats are nice
I hope I'll be like that when that happens 💖
#askgcntech I am just today installing cleats on my new shoes and used the old ones for measurements but doublechecking I found that my cleats are about 8 mm behind that "knuckle line"
Are ther any tests that document the effects of alternative cleat placements fore/aft with respect to comfort and efficiency?
U beautiful
Does anyone have any recommendations for off-road/trail cycling shoes for people with wide feet? At the moment I just use flat sole shoes as cycling shoes just crush my feet. After 10 mins the pain is unbearable. I'm pretty sure its worse than child birth. 🙂
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If you are not a pro rider or someone who is chasing marginal gains the easiest way to place your cleats in a position that is kind to your knees is to smash the fore/aft as far back as possible (closest to the heel). This will give less leverage on knee/achilles tendon. The most important part is the angle of the cleat, the trick to sit on a bench with your knees at 90 degrees and feet floating in the air is a good starting point to realize the natural position of your feet. But the easiest way to know that your angle of the cleat is correct is to be on the bike and make sure that you have equal float for your foot to move both in and out in all positions in your pedal stroke. I.e. wiggle your heel left and right at top of pedal strike, quarter past, bottom and quarter to and make sure you have float in all positions.
Youre beautiful mannon
I just bought new shoes so should I buy new cleats ? Or can I use my old ones?
Can you use pack tool general purpose grease?
You mention having one leg longer than the other, but what if your feet are different length, which is quite common? I have just had 2 years of knee pain and physio after I had set the fore aft in relation to each foot with spd cleats
Can I have your insta ….?😍
I addicted to your voice 🙂 !!
Her instagram?
this just saves me a knee
Manoooonnn 💕💕💕
Please. When I can start use cleats and clips?
such a babe! thanks for the video! cleat fitting is such a pain
Can anyone please advise… fitted new cleats to my new shoes and I am getting pain/numbness across the ball area of my both feet…any ideas to rectify?..thanks Dave
She's so cute ❤
The best bit of info for me was dangling your feet to see if the turn inward or outward and the appropriate adjustment. That will protect my knees I think.
is there a LEFT and RIGHT Cleat for Look Keo Cleats? they looks the same but the only diffrence is one say A-1 and the other A-4? does it not matter
Thank you gcn. I am new to the world of cycling, so I have now invested in a copy of the maintenance bike book and am as far as page 25 Item 12 and 13 are I feel wrong.
I dont have cleats yey😗
Do i need torque wrench on Shimano rc5 carbon?
Thank you very much very interesting me
I have Shimano shoes with Shimano yellow cleats. The problem is, when I push the cleats all the way forward its still doesn't line up with the ball of the big toe. Wtf.?
Thank you on the tips on greasing the bolt hole. Gonna apply some anti sieze on mine.
Hi Pedal Wrenchers, see as a MTB sprint World Record holder yes aehy had to take advice on equipment, the lovely Jessica chatting away obviously knows about cleats therefore pedal adjustment, you know when you're selecting shoes it's all power-to-weight ratio so a slight head-wind can easily eat up 2g of weight reduction you've spent an extra $250 to get, returning to Jessica's tuition consider my guiding light – 2 velcro straps only because while you're adjusting pedals and/or if mechanical failure you're stuck in your pedals so if you're stuck you need a tree, fence, traffic lights post, stop sign to prop and get your foot out of your shoe or you're on your head, some think laced SPD shoes cool and wind-up shoes cool and no aehy don't want to wreck your fun however you're not getting a foot out of laced shoes and wind-ups fail yes aehy've seen wind-up motorcycle boots so roadworthy for 350kph mechanism failure, only velcro straps will be legal in the British Commonwealth phased in from this year until deadline 2025.
Too far back cleat placement IS the latest New Age hipster craze. DO IT ! Place your cleat as far back as possible and revel in same. It's so NOW ! At the same time also position your saddle as far forward as possible (nose down, of course). This is a 1-2 New Age Hipster craze knockout punch that simply can NOT be beat. And remember : FOCUS ON WATTS while you SPIN, SPIN, SPIN on your everything is Made in China bike.
That drawing around old cleats idea is genius thanks 🙂
This is brilliant – thank you!
so much complicated is like she talking in an uknown language
Nice video; good suggestions
This is so helpful, my last ride I had to get a ride home because my feet cramped up, now I won't have to worry about it