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Are my pedals worn?

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  • 24-06-2016 6:36pm
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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭


    How can i tell if my pedals are worn? I got them off my friend and was going to fit them to my own bike but when i try to fit the cleat onto the pedal it seems very loose. I dont want to go to the bother of taking the pedals off the bike to find these other ones dont work. They are "look" pedals and i have "look" cleats and they are compatible but seem very loose.
    Any advice?


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,538 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    ferry17 wrote: »
    How can i tell if my pedals are worn? I got them off my friend and was going to fit them to my own bike but when i try to fit the cleat onto the pedal it seems very loose. I dont want to go to the bother of taking the pedals off the bike to find these other ones dont work. They are "look" pedals and i have "look" cleats and they are compatible but seem very loose.
    Any advice?
    Might the cleats be worn ?


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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ferry17


    ted1 wrote: »
    Might the cleats be worn ?

    The cleats are brand new so it's not them.


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    snottybridge
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭snottybridge


    ferry17 wrote: »
    The cleats are brand new so it's not them.

    There should be an adjustment on the look pedals, small Allen Key needed for it, there's a +- mark on it, I think turning towards the + is to tighten.


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,477 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Are they "loose" in they are very easy to clip out, or do they simply have a lot of play in them. If the latter there are different degrees of play with Look cleats depending on which cleats they are. What's the model and cleat colour?


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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ferry17


    snottybridge wrote: »
    There should be an adjustment on the look pedals, small Allen Key needed for it, there's a +- mark on it, I think turning towards the + is to tighten.

    I've tried that alright. As tight as can be so I don't think that's my problem..


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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ferry17


    Beasty wrote: »
    Are they "loose" in they are very easy to clip out, or do they simply have a lot of play in them. If the latter there are different degrees of play with Look cleats depending on which cleats they are. What's the model and cleat colour?

    They are loose as in they don't stay in the pedal. The cleats are the 'keo Grip' grey in colour, I know that they have 4.5" play in them.


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    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,537 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Did you definitely get keo pedals, or where you given delta pedals where you'd not be able to clip in pretty much?


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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ferry17


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Did you definitely get keo pedals, or where you given delta pedals where you'd not be able to clip in pretty much?

    They are "look" pedals. Don't know which version as they have nothing else written on them. Pity u can't paste pics onto these posts.


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,477 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    ferry17 wrote: »
    Pity u can't paste pics onto these posts.
    That was your 25th post - you should be able to post pictures now;)


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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ferry17


    Beasty wrote: »
    That was your 25th post - you should be able to post pictures now;)

    Ha cheers.. this is my pedal


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    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,769 ✭✭✭cython


    ferry17 wrote: »
    Ha cheers.. this is my pedal

    That's a look delta, not keo


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    devonp
    Registered Users Posts: 822 ✭✭✭devonp


    yeah they're def delta
    had them on my old beater


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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ferry17


    devonp wrote: »
    yeah they're def delta
    had them on my old beater

    Problem solved. Wrong cleat. Thanks for the help people. Wasn't aware of delta and keo.
    Back to the shop I go.


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    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,537 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Had the very same confusion myself two years ago!


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    ferry17
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭ferry17


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Had the very same confusion myself two years ago!

    Spent the whole evening messing around with them. Disaster. New cleats ordered anyway. 😉


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