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Squeaky Keo's ?

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  1. Hey everyone,

    I have the Look Keo Sprints, and a couple of rides ago I started to get a pretty loud squeak. At first I thought it was in the crank or a crack in carbon somewhere.

    I narrowed it down to the front interface of the cleat that's rubbing on the nose of the pedal (side-to-side). I tried cleaning the surface and even sanded it down with fine paper.

    What is the easiest, most effective solution ? New cleats ? WD-40 ?

    Thanks,
    -Greg

  2. gman0482 said:

    I have the Look Keo Sprints, and a couple of rides ago I started to get a pretty loud squeak. At first I thought it was in the crank or a crack in carbon somewhere.

    I narrowed it down to the front interface of the cleat that's rubbing on the nose of the pedal (side-to-side). I tried cleaning the surface and even sanded it down with fine paper.

    What is the easiest, most effective solution ? New cleats ? WD-40 ?

    If the squeak is indeed coming from the front of the cleat, then try beeswax ... those YELLOW votive candles are beeswax.

    Regular BAR soap is another possibility.

    Rub the candle/soap/whatever on the upper & lower portion of the pedal which makes contact with the tip of the cleat ...

  3. gman0482 said:

    Hey everyone,

    I have the Look Keo Sprints, and a couple of rides ago I started to get a pretty loud squeak. At first I thought it was in the crank or a crack in carbon somewhere.

    I narrowed it down to the front interface of the cleat that's rubbing on the nose of the pedal (side-to-side). I tried cleaning the surface and even sanded it down with fine paper.

    What is the easiest, most effective solution ? New cleats ? WD-40 ?

    Thanks,
    -Greg

    Spray Pledge..onto the pedal and on the cleat before the ride. Be careful walking, the cleats get slippery after spraying...PLUS a wonderful lemony smell!

  4. Try spray lube with PTFE (Teflon). It works to stop squeaks on my speedplays; in fact it's what they recommend as routine lube for their cleats.

  5. Thank you very much guys.

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