How To Fit New Cleats To Your Cycling Shoes

What top tips do you have for setting up your cleats? Let us know in the comments below!

Like it a lot. Perfect for beginners or advanced riders.

She’s hot ! Good video too , thanks for the information!

I’m a little confused. I am marking the balls of my feet, but which mark am I aligning it with? The first metatarsal or the fifth?

Thank you!!!! New shoes arrived today and picked them up before a rode!
Let’s see what happens!!!! 🚴

My first GCN video

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Why do you mark both sides of the foot, but only using the big toe position for alignment?

A great video for someone who has never worn cycling shoes before (Don't tell anyone but I used toe clips for years). The advice given in the video is perfect. Everything was aligned and secured, I was clipped to my pedals and set off to explore this new world only to end up in a heap on the floor having not got more than 2 meters still attached to my bike!! So funny. All the gear and absolutely no idea. :-)

thank you! this is sooo much easier to understand than those in writing blogs i've found so far

Lightweight and easy to operate. Very convenient.

Love it

Oh shit. I put Loctite on them screws!

How much the weights ?

What do i do and why is my outside line mark on shoe further back than inside? I have no idea how
Or why we need lines if they aren’t going to
Line up. So should i put mid mark
On cleat on inside mark or outside mark?

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Why would you fit the cleats at the balls of your feet? I’m riding my cleats as far back as possible

Manon😋

Nice shoes! Good video. Thanks.

Misinformative. Putting the cleats as far back as they will go does not lead to a big inefficiency and will suit most riders (except those who focus on sprints perhaps).

nice video. of course we apply a bit or pressure to get in and out in pedals. how tight should screws be into the shoe. i was surprised there's no specification in the shoe/cleat instructions. comment below states 5-6nm. is it right?

Hi my feet feel uncomfortable in middle of feet does that mean i need to put the cleat back a bit more?... thank you

This was very helpful! Thank you GCN as always!

Thank you for this, I needed this, I have not worn clip-ons for many years. This was helpful, thank you.

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This is so helpful, my last ride I had to get a ride home because my feet cramped up, now I won't have to worry about it

Nice video; good suggestions

so much complicated is like she talking in an uknown language

This is brilliant - thank you!

That drawing around old cleats idea is genius thanks :)

Too far back cleat placement IS the latest New Age hipster craze. DO IT ! Place your cleat as far back as possible and revel in same. It's so NOW ! At the same time also position your saddle as far forward as possible (nose down, of course). This is a 1-2 New Age Hipster craze knockout punch that simply can NOT be beat. And remember : FOCUS ON WATTS while you SPIN, SPIN, SPIN on your everything is Made in China bike.

Hi Pedal Wrenchers, see as a MTB sprint World Record holder yes aehy had to take advice on equipment, the lovely Jessica chatting away obviously knows about cleats therefore pedal adjustment, you know when you're selecting shoes it's all power-to-weight ratio so a slight head-wind can easily eat up 2g of weight reduction you've spent an extra $250 to get, returning to Jessica's tuition consider my guiding light - 2 velcro straps only because while you're adjusting pedals and/or if mechanical failure you're stuck in your pedals so if you're stuck you need a tree, fence, traffic lights post, stop sign to prop and get your foot out of your shoe or you're on your head, some think laced SPD shoes cool and wind-up shoes cool and no aehy don't want to wreck your fun however you're not getting a foot out of laced shoes and wind-ups fail yes aehy've seen wind-up motorcycle boots so roadworthy for 350kph mechanism failure, only velcro straps will be legal in the British Commonwealth phased in from this year until deadline 2025.

Thank you on the tips on greasing the bolt hole. Gonna apply some anti sieze on mine.

I have Shimano shoes with Shimano yellow cleats. The problem is, when I push the cleats all the way forward its still doesn't line up with the ball of the big toe. Wtf.?

Thank you very much very interesting me

Do i need torque wrench on Shimano rc5 carbon?

I dont have cleats yey😗

Thank you gcn. I am new to the world of cycling, so I have now invested in a copy of the maintenance bike book and am as far as page 25 Item 12 and 13 are I feel wrong.

is there a LEFT and RIGHT Cleat for Look Keo Cleats? they looks the same but the only diffrence is one say A-1 and the other A-4? does it not matter

The best bit of info for me was dangling your feet to see if the turn inward or outward and the appropriate adjustment. That will protect my knees I think.

She's so cute ❤

Can anyone please advise… fitted new cleats to my new shoes and I am getting pain/numbness across the ball area of my both feet…any ideas to rectify?..thanks Dave

such a babe! thanks for the video! cleat fitting is such a pain

Please. When I can start use cleats and clips?

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this just saves me a knee

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I addicted to your voice :) !!

Can I have your insta ....?😍