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Shimano shoe plugs

bikeit65bikeit65 Posts: 982
edited July 2014 in Road buying advice
Just got my new Shimano R170 road shoes, so what are the little red plugs in the bottom of the sole for?
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  • DiscoBoyDiscoBoy Posts: 905
    I have r170s, and no idea what you're talking about.

    Are there just plugs in the screw holes or something?
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  • bikeit65bikeit65 Posts: 982
    Its the little red rubber plugs in the front screw hole im referring to.
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    Cannondale CAAD 10 2012.
    Pain.. Is weakness leaving the body.

    HATING LIFE-CYCLES FROM 2011
  • AnonymousAnonymous Posts: 79,667
    They look like they are there to stop the carrier moving backwards and forwards so that you always tighten the screws up with them in the middle of the slots.
    Guessing this simplifies set up options and you only remove plugs if you need a position you cannot get from cleats alone.

    Most road shoes do not have a carrier that moves do they (mine do not)?
    Not sure a moving carrier is necessary (maybe it is for some cleats) or a good idea, but the plugs on those seem to be just making the threads stay in one place as they would be on most (?) shoes.
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