Squeaky Keo's ?

[gman0482]

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

 

[alfeng]

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 ...

 

[Peter@vecchios]

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!

 

[dhk2]

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.

 

[gman0482]

Thank you very much guys.