# SPD clipless shoe help
**URL:** https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276
**Category:** Bikes
**Created:** [March 22, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276 "2009-03-22T21:30:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@mr\_fop](https://tarck.cc/u/mr_fop)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/21 "2009-03-25T06:07:43Z")
i’ve almost busted my ass several times taking the backstairs out of my apartment, but i always know when i am clipped in with look cleats.
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/22 "2009-03-25T06:26:54Z")
> [@GoodEyeSniper](#):
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> [quote=barba]Look makes very nice pedals. I think the cleat is a little slick, though. I prefer the SPD-SL
What do you mean by slick? Slick while walking? Or trying to clip in? or out?[/quote]
Most road shoes and Looks in particular are difficult to walk around in as the shoes generally have no tread. You can get cleat covers that make it easier:
…but you have to pop those on and off every time you want to walk around. Road shoes and the pedals that go with them have a lot of benefits that justify using them if you’re not going to be walking much. A lot of people use mountain shoes and 2-bolt cleats like SPD because they have tread and a recessed cleat. You can generally walk around with them without too much hassle.
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### Author:  [@curiousincident](https://tarck.cc/u/curiousincident)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/23 "2009-03-25T06:38:32Z")
^ This. I can wear my mountain shoes around all day and the cleat only rubs a tiny bit on rough sidewalks. I’m sure road shoes would be better for long rides, but even fairly casual looking mountain shoes are infinitely better for riding than your average tennis shoe + clips and straps.
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### Author:  [@GoodEyeSniper](https://tarck.cc/u/GoodEyeSniper)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/24 "2009-03-25T16:31:29Z")
Thanks for clarification, and the cleats for these KEO pedals can not be attached to MTB shoes, right?
I’m fine with having unwalkable shoes. I plan on riding about 13 miles each way to work, where I have a pair of work boots, for shit around town I have the fixed gear with clips/straps. And then maybe some longer rides on the weekends, maybe throw some flip flops in a saddle bag or something, haha
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/25 "2009-03-25T21:30:00Z")
> [@GoodEyeSniper](#):
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> Thanks for clarification, and the cleats for these KEO pedals can not be attached to MTB shoes, right?
That is correct. You’ll need some road shoes. You’ll likely love 'em.
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### Author:  [@curiousincident](https://tarck.cc/u/curiousincident)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/26 "2009-03-25T22:06:46Z")
Don’t they make adapters from 3-bolt road cleat patterns to 2-bolt MTB cleat patterns and vice versa? I imagine that having the adapter to some extent negates the recessed cleat advantage of MTB shoes, though. Probably more of a solution for somebody who already has shoes and pedals that happen to be incompatible and doesn’t wanna shell out the cash for new shoes or pedals.
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### Author:  [@Char\_Aznable](https://tarck.cc/u/Char_Aznable)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/27 "2009-03-26T03:56:16Z")
> [@curiousincident](#):
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> Don’t they make adapters from 3-bolt road cleat patterns to 2-bolt MTB cleat patterns and vice versa? I imagine that having the adapter to some extent negates the recessed cleat advantage of MTB shoes, though. Probably more of a solution for somebody who already has shoes and pedals that happen to be incompatible and doesn’t wanna shell out the cash for new shoes or pedals.
That kind of thing would really worry me though, just seems sort of dangerous, I guess.
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### Author:  [@mr\_fop](https://tarck.cc/u/mr_fop)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/28 "2009-03-26T04:00:15Z")
like making a rowboat out of ice, is that what you’re thinking henryclay?
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### Author:  [@Timarchylime](https://tarck.cc/u/Timarchylime)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/29 "2009-03-27T00:53:21Z")
> [@curiousincident](#):
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> Don’t they make adapters from 3-bolt road cleat patterns to 2-bolt MTB cleat patterns and vice versa? I imagine that having the adapter to some extent negates the recessed cleat advantage of MTB shoes, though. Probably more of a solution for somebody who already has shoes and pedals that happen to be incompatible and doesn’t wanna shell out the cash for new shoes or pedals.
No one makes anything like this that I’m aware of. It just doesn’t make sense. 2-bolt cleats are that way for walkability, By adapting a road shoe, you lose the walkability. 3-bolt cleats offer a wide contact patch, low stack height and light weight. All three would be lost with an adapter. Some shoe companies still make their road shoes 2-bolt compatible.
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### Author:  [@Char\_Aznable](https://tarck.cc/u/Char_Aznable)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/30 "2009-03-27T01:33:05Z")
> [@lot\_22](#):
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> like making a rowboat out of ice, is that what you’re thinking henryclay?
Pretty much
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### Author:  [@curiousincident](https://tarck.cc/u/curiousincident)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/31 "2009-03-27T02:10:59Z")
> [@TimArchy](#):
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> Some shoe companies still make their road shoes 2-bolt compatible.
Maybe that’s what I was thinking of. Or maybe I was just making shit up again. It’s really hard to say.
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### Author:  [@barba](https://tarck.cc/u/barba)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/32 "2009-03-27T02:13:53Z")
There are Speedplay adapter plates. Maybe you are thinking of those?
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### Author:  [@Char\_Aznable](https://tarck.cc/u/Char_Aznable)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/33 "2009-03-27T02:17:56Z")
I think Crank Brothers does something like that too.
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### Author:  [@curiousincident](https://tarck.cc/u/curiousincident)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/34 "2009-03-27T02:20:33Z")
I don’t think so - those are just used for that system to get your cleats adjusted, right?
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### Author:  [@GoodEyeSniper](https://tarck.cc/u/GoodEyeSniper)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/35 "2009-03-27T02:24:25Z")
Um. So when I bought this bike I was told it had KEO pedals, and I didn’t think much of it. Got KEO cleats, rode it around. It clips in and out fine, and holds you pretty tight, but there’s a slight give when you’re really pulling up on the pedal. I check out the pedals closer and notice it says LOOK ARC on the bottom… are the cleats for these pedals interchangeable, and my pedals are just worn? Or is it a slightly different cleat?
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### Author:  [@Matthew\_Trujillo](https://tarck.cc/u/Matthew_Trujillo)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/36 "2009-03-27T07:47:53Z")
mtb shoes and eggbeaters ftw!
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### Author:  [@Timarchylime](https://tarck.cc/u/Timarchylime)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/37 "2009-03-27T12:13:54Z")
> [@curiousincident](#):
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> [quote=TimArchy]Some shoe companies still make their road shoes 2-bolt compatible.
Maybe that’s what I was thinking of. Or maybe I was just making shit up again. It’s really hard to say.[/quote]
Yeah, 90% of what I post is pulled straight out of my ass. If I didn’t make stuff up I’d probably only have about 30 posts.
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### Author:  [@curiousincident](https://tarck.cc/u/curiousincident)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/38 "2009-03-27T12:21:43Z")
It’s comforting to know I’m not the only one.
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/spd-clipless-shoe-help/13276/39 "2009-03-28T02:27:14Z")
> [@curiousincident](#):
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> It’s comforting to know I’m not the only one.
I must the worst as far as just making shit up.
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