Good price on standard Shimano road pedal cleats.
I ride 100miwk in rolling hills. These are easy to get in and out of and are very secure. Upon replacing them I didn't get them tight enough so the squeaked. Once I retightened them the squeak went away.
My favorite pedal system. I use this cleat and the blue one with less float.
More comfortable and powerful than regular shoes. Make sure to practice clipping in and out before you ride. I had to loosen my pedals resistance because I couldn't get out!
Great cleats...all I use.
the 6% float allows for ankle flexation which (as designed) mitigates stress on the knee joint -- if interested: be sure to order yellow.
Riding the new wider Shimano SPD-SL shoes and the great cleats - won't ride anything else.
Love these cleats! Ive never had any issies with them!
Easy to install.
Work well, with some amount of float.
Nice enough to walk around with.
If you have Shimano pedals like 90% of road cyclists, these things are a known quantity. Most folks start on the yellows, but once you go blue you never go back. Red is a bit extreme. My only complaint is that I find myself replacing these more than once per year. I don't do a ton of walking on them...
Cleats work perfectly with my pedals
Blue cleats purchased for a slight float and they delivered as expected!
Been using the red-0 float cleats. Wanted more freedom of movement, but not up to the yellow 6 degrees. These fit the bill. Just enough freedom to re-position. Love em!
Easy to cilp in and out. Not the most robust for commuting.
Pros Secure grip on the pedals, excellent energy transfer. Cons It is very difficult to kick out of new Ultegra road pedals with new yellow cleats. I have the pedals on the lightest setting and repeatedly work on clicking in and out. However, I really need to concentrate on a technique that works and plan ahead when I'm going to kick out, because of the tight release. I've ridden about 300 miles on these pedals and the yellow SPD-SL cleats to date. I've lubed the contact areas on the pedals and pivot point, and have even worked the pivot action of the pedals thousands of times using soft jawed vice grips. My next option is to try blue SPD-SL cleats because they have less rotation, which should help with kick out. The most consistent kick out technique I have found with these cleats is to firmly press the front of the cleat forward against the front of the pedal prior to rotating the heal outward.
I've used shimano pedalscleats for 30 years. These have just the right amount of float. Tried other pedalscleat brands with free float as well as no float, and these are perfect. I like the solid support you feel with each pedal stroke. Granted, these cleats have to be replaced with excessive wear, but that's because we all know that we walk on our cleated shoes on pavement. Still worth it.
If you have SPD pedals and want some free float, this is the only cleat for me. I've been riding these ever since I switched to SPD pedals 4 or 5 years ago. I used to ride a LookKeo-style pedal but the cleat would often get caught in the pedal at the wrong spot versus sliding right in. Not good if you need a reliable clip in. I've not had a mis-clip with this style of cleat. I can also recover from the occasional landing on the wrong side of the pedal (it happens).
I prefer red over blue and yellow. Long lasting.
I switched from the red set of SPD SL cleats to the blue pro ones since the 0 degree of float was giving me knee problems but I wasn't a fan of how much float the yellow set gave me so the Blue ones suit me perfectly.
It's. A cleat. Not much that can go wrong here.
