Only twats ride with worn cleats

It was over a year ago now, have healed up surprisingly well, the scarring is minimal. I took the full force of the crash on my face, so much so that the helmet didn't even get scratched.

*winces

eeeesh...

ouch

glad you recovered well

I just thank god for the NHS and the kindness of the guys on the bus, everyone was really cool and calm whilst I was raging, was in Surgery to put my face back together after less than 12 hours and they did a smashing job, that first pic was after 3 days, unfortunately don't have a pic of the aftermath but just picture a forked nose and blood everywhere! I now look like this!

Bastards! Did you tell them you wanted to look like Russell Brand after the op?

[Seriously] - Good work on the recovery, I winced for a good 2minutes after seeing the first pic!

This is such an epic saga of a thread!

It's an epic arse.

It looks like my cleatbolts are nicely rounded. After nearly killing myself 3 times last night (the 'Cycling Jesus' position probably wasn't a great idea, tbh) I've discovered hex keys won't go in.

I don't own a dremel or fancy tools. How the fuck do I get them off?

Drill the bolts out, unless a drill is considered a fancy tool of course.

In my house it is. I am not a man of DIY, unfortunately. Maybe I'll go buy one. I keep fucking things up so it's probably worth it.

I'm sure that someone on here could lend you one, if you are west you could borrow mine. Remember clamping the shoes between your thighs and drilling down to remove the bolts is not the best idea!

You see, I would have done it exactly like that. How far west are you? Although I will try and source one closer to home too... (SE15)

W12 (shepherd's bush)

In my house it is. I am not a man of DIY, unfortunately. Maybe I'll go buy one. I keep fucking things up so it's probably worth it.

With a drill there's an opportunity to REALLY fuck things up.

You could use a small file on the squished metal to get some sort of allen key shape back to the bolthead. The metal used is fairly pliable, hence why they go round in the first place.

It looks like my cleatbolts are nicely rounded. After nearly killing myself 3 times last night (the 'Cycling Jesus' position probably wasn't a great idea, tbh) I've discovered hex keys won't go in.
I don't own a dremel or fancy tools. How the fuck do I get them off?

Yeah I actually witnessed you near miss / potential epic face palm last night on the way back from pizza party...

I have a Dremel. I work at my flat tonight, you are welcome to come do your cleat swapping.

Yo

Loic

Sweeet, I will do that, txt coming your way big man.

Only twats mount their bike and spend twenty seconds wondering why they can't clip in before realising they still have their cleat covers attached.

Jus' sayin'.

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BTW anybody knows if cleat covers exist for Look Delta? I can only find covers for Keo

Sorry... google answered...

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/exustar-look-delta-cleat-covers-prod18351/

I lost or broke a cleat bolt for the first time last week. I only now realise that the warning signs had been there for ages--the cleat didn't disengage easily. I was just doing a cool fixie circle waiting for a friend to catch up and wanted to gently stop and put my foot on the kerb when I couldn't get my foot out of the pedal and was too unbalanced to try the other one. Cue a very slow and very gentle stack sideways into the carriageway on the quiet side street we were on. No damage done, especially no nasty lingering injury, except a reminder of how useless I am when it comes to mechanical things. A new cleat has already been fitted and normal service has been resumed.

#csb

I caught my pedal on the kerbstone whilst trying to do a combo of riding and looking behind me which resulted a mad ambulance ride to A&E whereupon I had to undergo major bandaging and other things. In all fairness to the ambulance crew and the kind man who was walking past (trying not to piss himself), they did pick up the remnants of my face which were left strewn all over the pavement...

The moral of the story is - don't ride fixed with cleats while trying to look behind you :P

One of my keo cleats is disintegrating, I'm trying to remember not to skid at the moment. I am fully aware that this is most silly and I'm getting some new ones. The brief time with no covers really screwed them over. To be honest they're not best thing to commute in, but the ride is so lovely!

I caught my pedal on the kerbstone whilst trying to do a combo of riding and looking behind me which resulted a mad ambulance ride to A&E whereupon I had to undergo major bandaging and other things. In all fairness to the ambulance crew and the kind man who was walking past (trying not to piss himself), they did pick up the remnants of my face which were left strewn all over the pavement...

The moral of the story is - don't ride fixed with cleats while trying to look behind you :P

Have you considered cycle training?

One of my keo cleats is disintegrating, I'm trying to remember not to skid at the moment. I am fully aware that this is most silly and I'm getting some new ones. The brief time with no covers really screwed them over. To be honest they're not best thing to commute in, but the ride is so lovely!

I've replaced my left keo cleat a couple of times whereas the right one is like new. In my case it's all wear from stop start clipping in and out.