Price Paid:
$155.00
at eBay Bike Setup:
2008 Orbea Opal 54cm with full Dura Ace 10 speed, PowerTap wireless rear wheel, Mavic Kysrium SL front wheel, FSA traditional bend (a.k.a. shallow) alloy bars, FSA OS-115 stem w/carbon face plate, FSA SL-K carbon seatpost, Fizik Arione saddle, and Look Keo Carbon CroMo pedals. Summary:
I recently shimmed my left cleat after a Retul fit found a small "functional" leg length discrepancy (legs are the same length, I just sit w/my pelvis rotated slightly, most likely due to an injury to my left femur). At the time I was using Time RSX Carbon pedals. I have been using various versions of Time pedals since the days of Miguel Indurain's Tour de France dominance (1991 - 1995). I've intermittenly tried Shimano pedals but always went back to Time b/c of knee problems with other pedals.
But with 5mm of shims beneath my left cleat, I was having a problem with the cleat bolt head ripping through the cleat itself on the left foot. Time pedals only have 1 metal bracket for the front bolt, not the 2 back bolts. And there is limited side-to-side adjustability.
My Retul fitter suggested Shimano or Look. I went with Look b/c I found them cheaper on eBay than I could find Shimano PD 7810 (which get great reviews). Plus the Looks are ~50 grams lighter than Shimano 7810.
Look cleats have 1 bracket per screw/bolt, which means I can torque down on the cleat screws w/out the screw breaking through the actual cleat body, as I was experiencing with my Time pedals. Were it not for this problem, I would have just continued riding the Time RSX Carbon pedals, which are excellent IMO.
Another problem w/the Time pedals is the limited Q-factor adjustment. The Looks are MUCH better in this department. I was having to buy 2 pair of Time cleats to put on 1 pair of shoes b/c of the way the Q-factor setup works (you just swap the cleats to the other shoe, basically). Strengths:
Highly adjustable, light weight, cleats will work on the spin bikes at my gym (Pure Austin) for weekday winter workouts.
I bought them for $155 (including free shipping) from an eBay seller - great deal compared to retail. But I gave 4 stars for value b/c if you buy them retail they are quite expensive (as are most other high end pedals).
Setup was easy. Mine came with the gray cleats (4.5 degree float) which I need for my old decrepit knees. I also like the fact that 3 float options are available (9 degree red cleat, 4.5 degree gray cleat, 0 degree black cleat). Weaknesses:
None so far. Similar Products Used:
Shimano PD 7800 (hated them), Time Impact, Time RSX Carbon, older Look models.
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