Without turning the bolts in you cannot place the Aero Walkable top-section Turn in the cleat float bolts on the sides of the cleat.Fine-tuning of Q-Factor: Foot Stance and permanent fixing to bolts to torque specs.Fine-tuning of Fore / Aft positioning of the cleat.Turn in the new bolts into the sole, but don’t fix them yet.Put the green mid-section of the cleat (spring + cover) on the metal protector kit and make sure the bolt holes are aligned.Install the Speedplay Carbon Sole Protector kit on the carbon sole, with some Dynamic Assembly Paste with Micropearls between the shim and the sole.

I’m very pleased with my Sidi Wire SP shoes that have a Speedplay specific 4 bolt carbon sole, so no base plate (adapter) needed. Speedplay Zero Walkable Cleats Installation The walkable top layer of this new cleat simply protects the bolts and the bolt heads. I personally didn’t have any issues with the Speedplay Zero v.2 cleats, but the fact that the sunken bolt heads don’t get damaged anymore is the biggest improvement for me. Please note the ribbing in the picture above The walk-able cover is hooked onto the metal mid-layer of the cleats.The used material is the same as the spring. The metal mid-section part that surrounds the spring is thinner and shaped differently. The major change has happened in the mid section of the cleat.Bolts are shorter and have a different head compared to the v2 Zero cleats.The base plate and the spring mechanism are identical in both versions, the design from the new Aero Walkable cleats has been done from the ground up. Let me first start with trying to explain the differences between the “old” Speedplay Zero v.2 cleats and the “new” Speedplay Zero Aero Walkable cleats. In the picture you can see both cleats side by side. Related Posts Speedplay Walkable Cleats – Differences ?

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