Sidi shoe gaskets

In another thread discussing the dreaded Look squeak, I observed that I had never had a problem with
the squeak in over 15 years of riding Look pedals. I neglected to mention that I sprinkle some tire
talc every month or so on the cleats so that release would be as smooth as possible. Maybe that has
kept the squeak at bay too. "Mike Lackey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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FWIW...

Last spring I decided to "upgrade" to a set of Sidi Genius shoes. Within

30

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days, the notorious squeak started.

Tried Johnson's and ArmorAll, seemed to be a temp fix. Soon as the lubricant wore/washed off, the
squeak returned.

Tried a 1" square of rubber between the adapter plate and the shoe.

Seemed

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to work except on hills (especially 8% or better).

Figured that if a small rubber square worked under most conditions, then bigger *must* better.

Had some spare automotive-type gasket material in the garage. Removed adapter plate, traced
outline of adapter plate onto gasket material,

trimmed

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to fit, cut holes for cleats, then placed the "shoe gasket" between the

shoe

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and the adapter plate.

Took 'em for a spin yesterday.... several 8% (and better) climbs and nary

a

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squeak.

Your mileage may vary.