Help w/ mounting Shimano SPD Cleats
02-23-22, 12:41 PM
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Help w/ mounting Shimano SPD Cleats
I think I know the answer, but I want to be sure before I go out and buy more stuff that doesn't work.
I am preparing to mount Shimano SPD cleats on a pair of Shimano MTB shoes. As you can see in the photo the shoes have slots but no way to mount the bolts.
I'm guessing I need a backer plate and some kind of thin nuts that won't protrude into the bed of the shoe. I found this set of cleats on-line:
Might this work? TIA for your help
I am preparing to mount Shimano SPD cleats on a pair of Shimano MTB shoes. As you can see in the photo the shoes have slots but no way to mount the bolts.
I'm guessing I need a backer plate and some kind of thin nuts that won't protrude into the bed of the shoe. I found this set of cleats on-line:
Might this work? TIA for your help
02-23-22, 12:58 PM
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Shoes come with a metal plate, threaded for the two bolts. Usually, there's 4 holes in the plate, and you pick two of them. The plate is on the inside, under the insole. But it's not visible through the slots. Missing?
Oh, a google search for spd mounting plate shows that they are available as spares. around $10 !! The flat side faces toward the foot, the raised lip on the threaded part sits in the slot of the shoe.
Oh, a google search for spd mounting plate shows that they are available as spares. around $10 !! The flat side faces toward the foot, the raised lip on the threaded part sits in the slot of the shoe.
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02-23-22, 01:06 PM
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I believe this is what you need. I ordered these to convert a three-bolt shoe to two bolt. Should be an open area under your insole for these.
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02-23-22, 01:12 PM
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Yeah, the part BFisher found looks right.
I confess, I would be mildly concerned why the plates disappeared in the first place. I have never had the plates go walkabout in five or so pairs of spd shoes. You'd have to want to take 'em out.
I confess, I would be mildly concerned why the plates disappeared in the first place. I have never had the plates go walkabout in five or so pairs of spd shoes. You'd have to want to take 'em out.
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02-23-22, 01:42 PM
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I guess I should have been more clear about the shoes. I have had them knocking for like 10 years and I bought them used for $10. Someone dated them from the early 2000's. So the window has long closed on complaining to Shimano
about missing parts! The other shoe I have yet to carve off the cover to expose the slots, but there is no plate under the insole either. Just looking for something that would work.
about missing parts! The other shoe I have yet to carve off the cover to expose the slots, but there is no plate under the insole either. Just looking for something that would work.
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Are you sure there is no plate and that it didn't just slide forward or back and hide? (10 years is plenty of time to perfect the camouflage.) I'd fish around from the outside with a bent wire or spoke before opening anything up.
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I believe this is what you need. I ordered these to convert a three-bolt shoe to two bolt. Should be an open area under your insole for these.
Shimano SH-A200
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Hmm, how long before someone DIY's a set of SPD shoes using this and a pair of thick-soled sneakers?
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Was there anything inside under the insole? I was thinking that some shoes had both the plates and a rubber or fiber piece to fit in there instead?
Maybe I'm just thinking of the outside sole cutout, like the one you removed.
Maybe I'm just thinking of the outside sole cutout, like the one you removed.
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02-23-22, 04:10 PM
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Unlaced the shoe and took a photo with the insole removed. the indented area is 30 x 50 mm. The are no loose plates hiding in either shoe.
Since the cleat cover area on the soles had never been cut out and removed, the shoes were never fitted with cleats by the original owner.
Since the cleat cover area on the soles had never been cut out and removed, the shoes were never fitted with cleats by the original owner.
