Look to spd cleat conversion

[nafuk]

Hi, I commute using spd pedals. I've just bought some Shimano winter
road boots (RWO2) and they have three holes for the cleats, similar to
Look cleats?

I want to attach spd cleats to the RW02s so I can swap shoes on warmer
days and for more easier walking.

I have seen some 'Crank Brothers Quattro Cleats' on ebay - they they
look like a converter for Look to spd cleats. Will these do the job?

Does anyone know of any other solutions?

Failing all else I may make some aluminium plates for the conversion -
any tips or advice?

Thank you

 

[nafuk]

nafuk wrote:
> Hi, I commute using spd pedals. I've just bought some Shimano winter
> road boots (RWO2) and they have three holes for the cleats, similar to
> Look cleats?
>
> I want to attach spd cleats to the RW02s so I can swap shoes on warmer
> days and for more easier walking.
>
> I have seen some 'Crank Brothers Quattro Cleats' on ebay - they they
> look like a converter for Look to spd cleats. Will these do the job?
>
> Does anyone know of any other solutions?
>
> Failing all else I may make some aluminium plates for the conversion -
> any tips or advice?
>
> Thank you

Replying to my own post for more info:
Edingburgh Bicycle Co. sell a converter plate for £10 but I am still
left with the problem of walking on the cleats. Any ideas for fixing
some blocks of ruber etc. on the soles

 

[Adrian Godwin]

nafuk <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> nafuk wrote:
>> Hi, I commute using spd pedals. I've just bought some Shimano winter
>> road boots (RWO2) and they have three holes for the cleats, similar to
>> Look cleats?
>>
>> I want to attach spd cleats to the RW02s so I can swap shoes on warmer
>> days and for more easier walking.
>>
>> I have seen some 'Crank Brothers Quattro Cleats' on ebay - they they
>> look like a converter for Look to spd cleats. Will these do the job?
>>

> Replying to my own post for more info:
> Edingburgh Bicycle Co. sell a converter plate for ?10 but I am still
> left with the problem of walking on the cleats. Any ideas for fixing
> some blocks of ruber etc. on the soles
>

Crank Brothers cleats use the same two-hole fixing as spds but aren't
the same. The Quattro pedal expects the same cleat shape as other
eggbeaters but is intended for road use so they offer a cleat set
which fits 3-hole shoes, which I think is what you've found on ebay.

I haven't seen one of these kits except in that picture, but I think
it has a rubber surround (which helps with walking) and some way of
fixing the two-hole cleat. It appears from the picture that the cleat
is fixed in an unusual way - perhaps with the allen screws coming
through the surround from the top side, and threaded into the cleat.
Normal Crank Bros cleats are threaded into the shoe, just like SPDs.

So I think the rubber surround would do almost what you want, but
the allen screws wouldn't screw into your SPD cleats.

-adrian