Speedplay Pedal Thread

But you can't by just Speedplay springs. They insist you replace the whole overpriced cleat.

The cleats are "throw-away" items and designed to be light and inexpensive--- to manufacture. The C-clip spring is, I agree, underdimensioned but even with a beefier clip I'm not sure that they'd not last longer but be heavier and that would cost them customers--- since a large part of their success was based on weight .

If you are constantly breaking the clips I'd look to using other cleat lubricants. I'd also check cleat position, resp. alignment, since a pinch of misalignment with a dash of pedal body wear and some grinding can increase c-clip wear.

Does anyone else get a bit of roll with their Speedplays? I can rock my foot by about 5 degrees each way, it feels, when clipped in.

Nah not me. My foot is pretty solidly attached.

Have you adjusted both screws together?

Sounds like you need new cleats or pedals Morgan

FFS, only had them about 8 months. This is all @scherrit's fault, he set the fuckers up for me!

Did you keep them greased?

with puddle water and sweat, yes.

Ha^

They need to be greased, or they wear out and develop play.

Sounds like user error, not installation problem.

Greased mine couple of days ago; currently enjoying excessive grease oozing out slowly on my cleats ..

Anyone know what shims to use to fix the cleats to Bonts? Anyone have some spare extra shims i seem to have lost the smaller extra shims...using 1F 1R still shows a small gap between sole and plate. Speedplay suggest using the extra shims too...

@goonz let me check, I've got a fair few lying about, with my three hole bonts though all i needed was the adapter shim, i think that was the 1f 1r

thanks appreciate it, you sure the cleats fit correctly just with those shims? No rocking at all? Read a lot of other posts claiming needing the extra shims and even speed play recommend the same?

well i didn't get any rocking and there wasn't any daylight between cleat and shoe? i had a-three's on speedplay zero's fyi

aaaandd that's where the difference is :) just got my speedplay box out and checked the sheet and a-three's are glassfibre soles so do use the 1f+1r, but i presume your shoes are carbon sole and 2012 and earlier? and therefore use "*remove 1-f & 1-r snap shims. install 4-f and 4-r snap shims. May require "extra shim" under cleat-mounting screw of each baseplate"

If they are 2013 and later though, they should be fine with just 1-f and 1-r according to speedplay.

But, i have all the above in shims, just pm'd you

What's the best bang-for-the-buck way to re-grease these things? My zeros are a few years old and after a thunderstorm and a week idle while repairing crash damage, one of them doesn't even want to rotate. The other is a bit rough too.

Grease gun into the grease port

Keep on pushing grease in until it runs out untainted down the pedal spindle.

[https://.youtube.com/watch?v=v9bTnfMI-6I](http://https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v9bTnfMI-6I)

Which grease can I use? A cheaper alt to the speedplay stuff?

Bearing kit is only a tenner for a more long term fix..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Replacement-Bearing-Kit-to-fit-Speedplay-Zero-X1-X2-Light-Action-Ti-Stainless-/141433506111?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item20ee18093f

almost any bike bearing grease afaik

Urr.. You're supposed to grease speedplays every couple of months... Not just run them til they're dry and replace the bearings.

You can use most grease for speedplays and you can use a medical syringe instead of the grease gun if you're strapped for cash... But the the gun is a decent investment in the long term.

In use Shimano grease with one of those little grease guns screwed on to the top.

Yeah I had one of those - fell apart after 6 months. Stupid thing.

Unless you're happy to spend £40 every time your cleats die prematurely, read the care/maintenance instructions.

Anyone know a decent bike shop which will re-grease my Speedplay for me? Need 'em doing before I shell out for a grease gun.

East or Central, preferably.