SPD shoes

northturton
northturton Posts: 66
edited July 2007 in Workshop
I've just bought my first SPD shoes - Specialized BG Sonoma (via Wiggle) - and they're great to wear.

Question: If I remove the SPD cover on the sole to try them with cleats/SPD pedals, can the covers be put back in place? This is so I can use them with non-SPD pedals and walk around without getting crap in the cleat mounting holes.

Advice appreciated.

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  • sqwerl_mk2
    sqwerl_mk2 Posts: 31
    northturton wrote:
    I've just bought my first SPD shoes - Specialized BG Sonoma (via Wiggle) - and they're great to wear.

    Question: If I remove the SPD cover on the sole to try them with cleats/SPD pedals, can the covers be put back in place? This is so I can use them with non-SPD pedals and walk around without getting crap in the cleat mounting holes.

    Advice appreciated.

    It should clip back in place
  • northturton
    northturton Posts: 66
    even if its a rubber cover? what clips it into place? (without taking it out to look in case it doens't go back in !!)
  • sqwerl_mk2
    sqwerl_mk2 Posts: 31
    northturton wrote:
    even if its a rubber cover? what clips it into place? (without taking it out to look in case it doens't go back in !!)

    I think it locates in a groove in the rubber that surrounds the cleat area so it kind of fits in place like a plug. doesn't the instruction book give any advice?
  • northturton
    northturton Posts: 66
    I think the only instructions I found where in the SPD/Cleat pedal leaflet (Shimano) on using pliers to pull the rubber cover off.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    it sticks in place AFAIK

    just use some araldite, that should hold it in place
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