Cleats slipping out of position... How to fix?

Triathlon Forum
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My cleats slip out of position on my bike shoes… I think one issue is that my carbon leaf pedals require a crap ton of force for me to get out of them. Any tricks for making them stay put? The movement I’m getting is torsion/rotation. Front to back and side to side they seem ok.

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Bump as I’ve been having essentially the same issue.

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Get some of the 3M no slip safety tape and stick it to the cleat mounting area on shoe soles. That will give the cleats a much better hold and you won’t have anymore issue with them slipping around. I stick the tape on all my cycling shoes and never have an issue. It also means that you won’t have to torque down so much on the cleat bolts, lessening the chance of stripping out a cleat bolt socket.

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Get some of the 3M no slip safety tape and stick it to the cleat mounting area on shoe soles. That will give the cleats a much better hold and you won’t have anymore issue with them slipping around. I stick the tape on all my cycling shoes and never have an issue. It also means that you won’t have to torque down so much on the cleat bolts, lessening the chance of stripping out a cleat bolt socket.

^^^This.

Sidi actually supplies some grip tape with their carbon soled shoes due to slippage issues.

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/download/file.php?id=29646&sid=9e10cfa9997346979e97ae7200015719&mode=view

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This makes sense. My shoes actually have a non slip area where the cleat goes… But I think the 3m stuff would still be worth a shot, it looks more “grabby” than what’s there already. Thanks!

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You can also try scuffing the bottom of the cleat with 40-60 grit sandpaper, really scuff it up. I think the cleats are sometimes just as much a problem as the shoe.

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You can also create a friction “butyl gasket”, from an old/punctured inner tube. Large mountain bike tire inner tubes are best used for this application. Using the cleat as a template, cut the inner tube to the exact dimension as the cleat. Now use 3M spray adhesive on your newly made custom gasket to bond it to the cleat. This makes installation a breeze, as the gasket is not moving around as you are positioning the cleat on your shoe. Once the cleat is tightened down, it’s not moving.

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Thanks everyone for the suggestions… D.K., I tried what you suggested and actually did a blog entry with pictures in case it might help someone else. Here’s how it turned out:

http://must-be-half-crazy.blogspot.ca/...ts-so-they-dont.html

Thanks much!