Finding the perfect cleat and pedal position for cycling
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If you're new to cycling and want to learn how to install cleats on your road shoes — or if you're an experienced rider who just needs to readjust them — stay with us until the end of the video. We'll guide you step by step through how to install cleats, with tips especially useful for triathletes.
How do you have your cleats set up?
How do you have your cleats set up?
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But your feet slide forward during the ride. I don’t think that there’s a perfect cleat position.
00:00 Why to install new cleats
00:38 The pedal system we’re using
Bikefitjames advice worked great for me: start from cleats all the way back and all the way pushed inside, then fine tune from there
01:24 Removing the old cleats
01:57 Measuring cleat position on your foot
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I have two different foot sizes by three numbers (EU). My left one has a 46 and the right one a 43. Should my cleat position of the right shoe be at the same position as the left one, to avoid different pedal strokes? Or should I move the left cleat position further back and the right one further forward, kind of a compromise two avoid different pedal strokes?
02:41 Marking your shoes
04:10 Installing the cleats
Great video! One question: @7:25, shouldn't I be moving my cleats narrower if my knees are going out rather than make them wider as suggested by the video?
04:51 Fore-aft adjustments
06:44 Lateral adjustments
Thanks James!
07:54 Angle adjustments
08:55 Final fine-tuning
My steps for angle adjustment:
1. Center the cleats.
2. Ride the bike for a few kilometers in your usual position.
3. Make sure your foot is in the center of both sides.
4. If it leans to one side more than the other, correct it.
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Looks great! ☺👍
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Not using cleats right now, but when I go back to them, I'll be mounting my cleats midfoot. Switching to flat pedals and putting the middle of my foot on the axle fixed the toe numbness i had been experiencing.
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Great video. Very helpful information.
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Jeez James, have you been doing the gardening in those shoes or what?
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