Is there a difference between the left and right baseplate for Speedplay Cleats?
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Is there a difference between the left and right baseplate for Speedplay Cleats?
Hey folks,
Can someone please tell me if there is a difference between the left and right baseplate on Speedplay standard cleats? If so, how can you tell.
I've included photos of what I believe to be the left cleat.
TIA!
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Can someone please tell me if there is a difference between the left and right baseplate on Speedplay standard cleats? If so, how can you tell.
I've included photos of what I believe to be the left cleat.
TIA!
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Right, they look identical with no visible markings denoting left and right. I contacted Speedplay customer support and the agent told me that there are left and right baseplates. I guess he misunderstood. The "cleat surrounds" are labeled left and right.
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The fact that they are not labelled probably answers your question. The “left” cleat in your photos (what led you to believe it was a left cleat?) looks symmetrical from above and below. But what about the side profile? Is there any curvature there that could potentially be handed? That’s the only way I could imagine them being handed.
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There is no difference.
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The fact that they are not labelled probably answers your question. The “left” cleat in your photos (what led you to believe it was a left cleat?) looks symmetrical from above and below. But what about the side profile? Is there any curvature there that could potentially be handed? That’s the only way I could imagine them being handed.
To Wahoo's defense, they agreed to send me replacement baseplates after I told them the left baseplate didn't align with the cleat and that I was unable to mount it to my shoe, (true story). For the moment, I'm using a baseplate from an old cleat.