Do Speedplay Cleat Buddies work with Keep on Kovers?
02-06-16, 05:53 PM
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Do Speedplay Cleat Buddies work with Keep on Kovers?
I use my speedplay light action cleats with Keep on Kovers.
Recently, I had occasions where I had to walk on some dirt and mud in order to go to rest stops during rides. The mud in my cleats caused my cleats to get stuck to the pedals so hard that by the next stop, I couldn't get them unclipped no matter how hard I twisted my ankles. I then started riding one handed and tried getting the cleats out with the other hand to no avail. Then I started looking for some grassy area where I can just crash and take my feet out on the ground. Thankfully, I had tri shoes on with only one velcro on each shoe so I just opened up the velcro mid ride, took my feet out on the ground, got off the bike and then forced shoes out with both my hands.
Anyways, in order not to repeat what happened today, I was thinking of getting these new Speedplay Cleat buddies.
However, I know these were made specifically for Speedplay walkable cleats.
If you look at the pic below, the walkable cleats have little bending inwards around the circle which the Keep on Kovers don't have much of.
Has anyone tried using these cleat buddies with Keep on Kovers or know anyone who tried or know any information of whether this is viable or not?
Thanks.
Recently, I had occasions where I had to walk on some dirt and mud in order to go to rest stops during rides. The mud in my cleats caused my cleats to get stuck to the pedals so hard that by the next stop, I couldn't get them unclipped no matter how hard I twisted my ankles. I then started riding one handed and tried getting the cleats out with the other hand to no avail. Then I started looking for some grassy area where I can just crash and take my feet out on the ground. Thankfully, I had tri shoes on with only one velcro on each shoe so I just opened up the velcro mid ride, took my feet out on the ground, got off the bike and then forced shoes out with both my hands.
Anyways, in order not to repeat what happened today, I was thinking of getting these new Speedplay Cleat buddies.
However, I know these were made specifically for Speedplay walkable cleats.
If you look at the pic below, the walkable cleats have little bending inwards around the circle which the Keep on Kovers don't have much of.
Has anyone tried using these cleat buddies with Keep on Kovers or know anyone who tried or know any information of whether this is viable or not?
Thanks.
02-06-16, 06:16 PM
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I find the coffee shop covers pretty easy to slip on and they stay on really well. They won't work with the Keep on Kovers but you can use them instead of the KoK.
02-08-16, 01:56 PM
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or just use your water bottle(s) to clean out the mud before you clip back in.
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those wont work with the keep on covers only the walkable cleats which im not too happy with. they don't stay on and ive lost two of them during rides. one I was able to go back and find, one speedplay replaced and the other I gave up on.. going back to the regular cleats and keep on covers
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those wont work with the keep on covers only the walkable cleats which im not too happy with. they don't stay on and ive lost two of them during rides. one I was able to go back and find, one speedplay replaced and the other I gave up on.. going back to the regular cleats and keep on covers
EDIT: I suppose you lost your cleat covers. Otherwise if you had just lost the cleat buddies, you wouldn't really need to go back to keep on kovers.
Are cleat buddies made with rubber or hard plastic? I'm thinking of buying the cleat buddies and possibly cutting the edges into shape to fit with my keep on kovers. Do you think this could work?
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02-12-16, 05:43 PM
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I had to buy these cleat buddies to see for myself whether they work or not. Received them today and am happy to say they seem to work well with Keep on Kovers for anyone else who is interested.
Below is a pic of my cleats. Note the reason my cleat positioning looks weird is because I'm using a midfoot set up.
Below is a pic of my cleats. Note the reason my cleat positioning looks weird is because I'm using a midfoot set up.
