Tech Talks: Clipless Pedal Cleat Setup, Presented by Park Tool - Video

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mrbabcock (Apr 28, 2017 at 6:22)

After hip surgery, I found that a great way to set up my cleats was to go back to riding flats.

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wheeled (Apr 28, 2017 at 7:33)

flats or not... as long as they're clipless

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ride4austin (Apr 28, 2017 at 8:33)

I like big flats and I can not lie You clipless riders will deny....

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IamTheDogEzra (Apr 28, 2017 at 10:37)

I am only able to ride very small platforms and am currently awaiting the industry to develop four-pedal mouth-steer technology. I would believe that this technology could be adapted to pinnipeds as well, which are just dogs what swim in water instead of walk on land. Massively untapped market in my mind.

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Balgaroth (Apr 28, 2017 at 7:29)

Sounded interesting at first but then it was only about cleat replacement. Unless you change the type of cleat, most of the time the old cleat makes a mark in the sole of the shoes, replacing them is just about putting the new one in place of the old one. What would have been interesting would have been a video about placing the cleat forward of backward, twisted or not, and so on.

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ParkToolCompany (Apr 28, 2017 at 8:20)

Join us next time! That will be the topic.

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tetonlarry (Apr 28, 2017 at 15:02)

Personally I like the cleat slightly behind the ball of my foot, with the front of the cleat ever so slightly angled in. This makes me slightly duck footed, putting my ankles closer to the bike, but not close enough to rub the chain stay or seat stay. It's exactly how my foot naturally sits on a flat pedal.

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pinnityafairy (Apr 28, 2017 at 6:45)

Who would admit they have palls that are Roadies?

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macross87 (Apr 28, 2017 at 6:37)

I, for one, support our Cleat Overlords.

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abtcup (Apr 28, 2017 at 14:58)

Seems like a lot of work and thought for something so simple. The mountain cleats usually have small studs on the underside that when you install them will leave dimples on the shoe. You just install line up the studs on the new cleat onto the dimples on the sole and you're done. Same with road cleats. If they've been on long enough to wear out...they'll leave markings on the sole for you to line up the new ones with. I run my cleats as far back as they can go on both my XC and trail bikes.

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husstler (Apr 28, 2017 at 20:08)

Liquid thread locker is a no-no for a lot of kinds of plastic! It can cause crazing or can outright eat plastic in some cases. I am referring to the road cleats and the carbon soles ...

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pigman65 (Apr 28, 2017 at 10:35)

To cleat or not to cleat, that is the question

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Skioo (Apr 28, 2017 at 22:55)

For the next tech tip maybe they'll show us how to put the our seat post in the seat tube... using NUMBERS

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BreezerXCer (Apr 29, 2017 at 23:26)

Great post. Like how you showed how to measure in relation to the crank arms and creative ways to get difficult bolts out

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teknovision (Apr 29, 2017 at 6:32)

jolly good show chaps!

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donpinpon29 (Apr 28, 2017 at 12:13)

perfect timing! just bought second hand shoes with cleats with bolts epoxied threads. back to beloved flats

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ibishreddin (Apr 28, 2017 at 12:56)

What about dh cleat placement??