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New road shoes have arrived along with new cleats etc. I’d like to get the position of the cleats the same as my old shoes as I’ve spent ages getting them sorted.
Any clever hacks? If it helps, it’s the same make of shoes but different models, same type of cleats though (Shimano SPD-SL).
Nope, but coming back to check this thread later. Mine are close, but not quite right, and every time I try to correct I overcorrect, both ways as it were. Been a right faff. They are good enough so stopped fiddling as further fiddling was making it worse, but would like them perfect like my old ones.
I had exactly this problem a few weeks ago.
I thought about posting a thread on here it was getting so frustrating.
I haven't found a good solution, but I've got plenty of rubbish ones if that's any use.
Seat on a table with your feet not touching the floor and relax ; with shoes on obviously . Should give you a good idea on how to set up your cleats .
Use a marker pen (and some masking tape if you're bothered about it) to draw a line down to the sole of the shoe from the knobbly bits you can feel at the base of your big and little toes, and then join them across the sole of the shoe. Do this on both sets of shoes, and then position the cleats in the same position relative to the line.
One at a time, I like to match the heels and look at how the cleats touch each other sole to sole. Then swap one over and do the same.
To be honest, I’m less convinced of precision. My new Giro shoes meant that the cleats are about a cm back compared with my old Shimano due tondrillings. Providing the angle of the cleats is correct, I don’t reall notice the difference. And I’ve ridden them both for 12 hours continuously in TTs and not had any issues.
i also have the Ergon tool. Not used it, as I find by eye is enough.
I have that Ergon tool but am unsure how to use it to replicate from old to new shoes. I can see how to set up new cleats but any ideas how to replicate?
Mark back of shoe midpoint then insert cleat and read off the deviation. Replicate this deviation on new shoe.
in truth it is cleat angle that really matters. If the shoes are different, the lasts may put your feet n slightly different positions anyway, so fore and aft probably won’t be the same. What matters is that for your pedalling, the cleat angles replicate your pedalling action for the new shoes. I’d do that resting old left shoe against new right and then check back edge of cleats touch.
Then just look by eye. Go for a ride, adjust angle accordingly as needed in small amounts. As I said fore aft isn’t really a thing,but angle is vital.
Put them where you think they look right, nip them up and go for a little ride. Take the correct Allen key and adjust to suit.
It's pretty easy for me, as I pedal heels in. I set the cleats where they line up with the bony bit of my foot and check that when I move my heel inboard I can just brush the cranks before the pressure of the mechanism kicks in.