On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 4:08:36 PM UTC-7, Tom Kunich wrote:
On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 12:12:13 PM UTC-7, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 11:26:40 AM UTC-7, Tom Kunich wrote:
I was having some pretty bad noise that I finally realized was coming from the Look Keo cleats. I tightened them all the way up (again) and all it did was to change where in the pedal stroke it occurred.

This is irritating since the Arc cleats didn't do this but the Keo cleats have a different shape into which it is easier to step into (using the Classic pedals - the Blades are absolutely horrible to get into because they don't rotate to the correct position. In fact, they don't rotate at all because they are so light that they cannot overcome the friction of the bearing seals.)

When you are one a hard climb on a quiet road they can drive you batty.

All Look cleats were capable of squeaking. I use a little Armor All or a little TriFlo which helps. IME, Look Keo grip cleats are more prone to squeaking because of the rubber pads. Those pads also impeded entry. I avoid the grip cleats or rip off the pads. It's not like I'm going hiking in my cleats, and if I anticipate being off my bike and walking, I bring my cleat covers.

-- Jay Beattie.

Using those damn Blades they knock the rubber pads off of the cleats in short order. I always carry the cleat covers especially since I've had to walk several miles after getting unfixable flats.

I'll try the Armor All. TriFlo didn't seem to do anything except make it difficult to get the damn Blade to remain in the proper angle to step into.

It's not just the Blades. I was having trouble getting into some standard Max pedals the other day, and it was because the rubber bumper at the nose of the cleat had rolled up into a ball. Those bumpers are useless.

-- Jay Beattie.