road shoes

fezhead
fezhead Posts: 21
edited September 2010 in Road beginners
hi everyone am after a bit of advice. bourght some road shoes from aldi other day but when i got them home they dont fit my spd sl cleats. these shoes have 2 slots in the sole with 4 small bolts. wondered if there was an adapter plate i cud fit. any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    Sounds like you've bought spd shoes as opposed to sl.

    I haven't heard of adapter plates between the two but if aldi sell spd sl shoes you could probably ask for a exchange, i don't know what the aldi cycling range is like though.
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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    The Aldi ones are SPD, looked at them myself.
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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    fezhead wrote:
    hi everyone am after a bit of advice. bourght some road shoes from aldi other day but when i got them home they dont fit my spd sl cleats. these shoes have 2 slots in the sole with 4 small bolts. wondered if there was an adapter plate i cud fit. any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks

    those shoes are not compatible with three-bolt cleats - simple as. Return them, give them away or bin them and look for the correct shoes from another source....
  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    Just seen this on Wiggle, though I think you need a kit which goes the other way which I can't see on the site.

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Shima ... 7170/#more
    Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Or buy an another bike and fit SPD pedals to them! Far more sensible option. :D
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)

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