HOW TO: set up your road bike cleats

Cleat Key Protocol.
Cleat Key: the bike cleat tool every cyclist needs!

The Cleat Key is a tool designed to help any cyclist properly install their road bike cleats. Using this tool in conjunction with our Cleat Key Protocol allows the user to properly install a bike cleat, and most importantly, set the correct cleat rotation angle.

An incorrectly placed cleat on a cycling shoe can result in sub-optimal performance and injury. Cleat Key solves a basic problem: how to install the cleat on the bike shoe to ensure that it is in the right place. A properly positioned cleat ensures maximum power and performance, and decreases the risk of injury.

This video shows you how to set up Shimano SPD-SL or Look Keo cleats (the 2 most common systems) on your road shoes using Cleat Key.

The Cleat Key was successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2022, and is now available worldwide, with free shipping to most countries, and new lower pricing!

[sumchan]

I have spent so much time on watching setup cleat video. This is the best and clearest video. GOOD

[salvatorevolpedotbe]

Wow, this is the clearest video I've seen about the set up! Good job.

[joeengg]

Never seen any where like this clearly in any video. Thank you.

[renatolovato]

I saved it on my favorites to watch every time I need it! Good job!

[hampritopan]

Finally i have found the most clearest tutorial, subscribed!

[nicogila]

Put the cleats as far back as they go.
This is a really old theory. When you are walking the maximum pressure point in your foot wil be the head of the second metatarsal bone, and it's been wrongly thought that that should be the point where the axle of the pedal should be.
That's wrong.

In Cycling the foot has to be considered as a lever, and it's not such a great lever.
If you put the cleats that far forward you are going to cause fatigue to you calf, and the foot won't be stable.
You have to set your cleats (generally) as far back as they go, cause that is a much stronger area compared to the front foot.
It's a elementary biomechanical notion, as a podiatrist I can't see how this theory has still been shown.

Sorry for the English, greetings from Italy.

[stuartbennett]

Not sure my wife will appreciate the lines on the floor but this video could make me go back to spd pedals - nice one

[DevelopingNL]

Best video and tool on youtube, and trust me I have seen a lot 🙂👍

[lombremic]

Just got mine today. I had tried to do the cleat angle myself using some protractors and thought I got it right, but when this tool showed up, it turns out I was 3° off on each foot. Even though this is a very specific tool, I hate uncertainty when it comes to cycling measurements and this is another niche tool that gets the job done and takes uncertainty out of the equation

[rayFrio]

I suggest everyone set the cleats as far back as they will go. Forget all the metatarsal bs.

[void_presence]

several professional bike fitters (such as the guy from Francis's 'Bike Fit Tuesdays') actually suggest putting the cleats as far back on the shoe as possible

[Gentelman]

Un vídeo excelente. Con esta técnica puedes cuantificar los grados de rotación.
Mi duda es la 4⁰ grados de rotación en el mayoría de bicicletas la zapatilla toca contra la biela, o el tirante trasero de la rueda. Que hacer en este caso? Poner un extensor entre el pedal y la biela? Ninguna zapatilla creo que soporte 4⁰ grados de giro sin chocar.... En mi caso calzo un 44 de pié.... Saludos desde España!

[Ке.к]

Hi, can you help me please 🙏
I need instrument 2:47, but I don’t know name. Can you say pls where I can buy this instrument ?

[Knud]

Thanks! How do you determine the lateral position/stance width?

[mikelohmeyer]

Pitbull bike pedals do not have fore-and-aft adjustment. But they are the easiest to engaged

[michaelsingh]

I tried adjusting my cleat position, my foot now rubs against the crank arm. What did i do wrong?

[phumeoli]

My left foot face inwards when I am pedaling but is faces forward when walking. Why is this? How can I correct it?

[DevelopingNL]

Great video. How much float do you recommend? Is 9 degrees of float too much?

[Soonaone]

Hi, why do you divide by three? Thanks

[googlelimp]

im sorry i still dont understand why people need to state them that way for? sorry only just started on road riding but I've always worn stds on MTB so I kind of just use them the same. i use look in the red so I have full movement in them for cornering etc etc but when riding then it just shapes as it does Automaticaly?? sorry curious. oh as for starting started firthust back furt bad so then fushed them furthest to the front then back one notch and kept at that since????