Sidi shoe gaskets

FWIW...

Last spring I decided to "upgrade" to a set of Sidi Genius shoes. Within 30
days, the notorious squeak started.

Tried Johnson's and ArmorAll, seemed to be a temp fix. Soon as the
lubricant wore/washed off, the squeak returned.

Tried a 1" square of rubber between the adapter plate and the shoe. Seemed
to work except on hills (especially 8% or better).

Figured that if a small rubber square worked under most conditions, then
bigger *must* better.

Had some spare automotive-type gasket material in the garage. Removed
adapter plate, traced outline of adapter plate onto gasket material, trimmed
to fit, cut holes for cleats, then placed the "shoe gasket" between the shoe
and the adapter plate.

Took 'em for a spin yesterday.... several 8% (and better) climbs and nary a
squeak.

Your mileage may vary.

In another thread discussing the dreaded Look squeak, I observed that I had
never had a problem with the squeak in over 15 years of riding Look pedals.
I neglected to mention that I sprinkle some tire talc every month or so on
the cleats so that release would be as smooth as possible. Maybe that has
kept the squeak at bay too.
"Mike Lackey" wrote in message
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FWIW...

Last spring I decided to "upgrade" to a set of Sidi Genius shoes. Within
30
days, the notorious squeak started.

Tried Johnson's and ArmorAll, seemed to be a temp fix. Soon as the
lubricant wore/washed off, the squeak returned.

Tried a 1" square of rubber between the adapter plate and the shoe.
Seemed
to work except on hills (especially 8% or better).

Figured that if a small rubber square worked under most conditions, then
bigger *must* better.

Had some spare automotive-type gasket material in the garage. Removed
adapter plate, traced outline of adapter plate onto gasket material,
trimmed
to fit, cut holes for cleats, then placed the "shoe gasket" between the
shoe
and the adapter plate.

Took 'em for a spin yesterday.... several 8% (and better) climbs and nary
a
squeak.

Your mileage may vary.