Nu shooz, fake cleats?
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Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby Marx » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:13 pm
At home I opened the box & initially thought I was missing 1x cleat bolt per shoe, but.....
https://goo.gl/photos/s5TztYxVGUV68M5H8
...apparently the SPD cleats are dummies, made of plastic & not to be used. Faux-cleats. A deception, a lie, a parody, a fraud.
I think the back story is that regular shoes, the sort you would normally walk about in your day to day, attract a higher tax than athletic or 'sports' shoes. So to avoid this higher tax whatever sports shoes manufacturers/retailers include the 'sports pedal attachment' to endorse these toe warmers as 'non-fashion shoes'. But how's a shoe manufacturer to know what pedal system a prospective customer might have? So their solution is to put in these fakie SPD cleats made from plastic.
On first look they could be mistaken for some exxy ultralight alloy construction, you really do need to be told that they're made from plastic for the penny to drop straight up.
Sure I'm no expert, but apparently when buying shoes for cycling a consumer needs to be.
And yes, we all know that cleats come with pedals, but in this day and age where cyclists own many bikes & many shoes, keeping that inventory up to date with any new purchase is not normally a priority.
With my return to the LBS I was thrown a new set of SPD (steel) cleats from out the back of the workshop.
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby RonK » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:10 pm
Yeah - my thought exactly.Tim wrote:Mountains and molehills.
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby Marx » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:48 pm
Not as exciting a bitchin' about cars or helmet laws eh?RonK wrote:Yeah - my thought exactly.Tim wrote:Mountains and molehills.
You must have trouble distinguishing the view beyond your own keyboard?
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby RonK » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:03 pm
You've seen no such bitchin from me. Go ahead - to try to find something.Marx wrote:Not as exciting a bitchin' about cars or helmet laws eh?
But If this is the kind of stuff that entertains you...
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby mikesbytes » Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:19 am
I had wrongly assumed they were made of some sort of special composite material
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby MichaelB » Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:43 am
Never had cleats come with shoes.
Why they put fake ones in is a mystery.
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby CycloTron » Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:20 am
Anyone with any experience at all with bike shoes and pedals would know that cleats come with pedals, not shoes.
Is the OP just taking the piss?
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby AUbicycles » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:07 am
I think there is a healthy element of larrikin in there.CycloTron wrote:Is the OP just taking the piss?
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby mikesbytes » Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:38 pm
The road ones that Duck is referring to are for the rat trap pedals. I used them on my track bike with double straps until I changed to clipless pedals, retaining the double straps. Some of the retro riders still use them to retain the authentic look for coffee shop rides.
A couple of years ago I saw a guy who was at least 90 riding with the rat traps in bike gear complete with a leather helmet on a bike path, being closely followed by 2 middle aged men, who I'm assuming were his sons.
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Re: Nu shooz, fake cleats?
Postby rustychisel » Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:21 am
Consult the appropriate legislation on taxation pertaining to sports shoes, they are 'dummy' cleats for purposes of importation.
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