Cycling Shoes

www.creeping-death.co.uk wrote: I didn't really take too much notice in the pictures, but I can see

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three screw holes on the front of them, and also another four which move with the shoe on a
track(presumably when you pedal). Can anyone tell me what these are for, and what I'd need to be
able to use them on my pedals?!

The three are for LOOK cleats, the 4 in the track are for shimano SPD cleats. The tracks are to
allow for fore/aft positioning - they wont move once youve tightened down the bolts.

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www.creeping-death.co.uk said:

Howdy everyone! :o)

I've just bought some new cycling shoes off the net, and I received them today. I didn't really
take too much notice in the pictures, but I can see three screw holes on the front of them, and
also another four which move with the shoe on a track(presumably when you pedal). Can anyone tell
me what these are for, and what I'd need to be able to use them on my pedals?!

The 'moving' holes for cleats for use with cleated pedals, such as SPDs. The ones which slide should
not move once you've actually got the cleats attached and tightened up, they only move so that you
can position the cleats directly under the balls of your feet.

I'm not sure what the holes at the front are. Some mountain bike shoes take studs - just exactly
like football studs, and indeed you can use football studs when you lose the original ones - to help
in climbing seep muddy banks you can't cycle up, and that's what these holes may be; but equally
they may be for some kind of cleat I'm unfamiliar with.

If you haven't ridden with cleated pedals it can be slightly scary at first - you need confidence
that you actually can get your foot out when you need to, and it's worth having a static practice
session before you first go out on the road - but it is very well worth it in increased power and
pedalling efficiency, and, in my opinion but not everyones, comfort.

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;; I'll have a proper rant later, when I get the time.

Thanks guys. I managed to buy some pedals on eBay that fitted the bottoms of the shoes. I'm unable
to find any of the studs that you were talking about to use on the forward screw holes. Any help
with online websites would be appreciated.

Kind regards, Chris.