[craig749]

After buying some Look Keo Blade 2 pedals I used them for the first time today. My 15 mile ride to work was all ok however my 30 mile hilly ride home was not so good. Whenever I was climbing both in and out the saddle the right pedal/cleat was really clicky. It was almost like a popping noise.

People riding with me thought it was the bike as it was so loud. Has anyone experienced this? Can anyone advise what might be causing it? Before I take them back and risk looking stupid I’d rather try and solve the problem.

As always thanks in advance for your advice

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[Martin Rosén-Lidholm]

Bought 16 Nm Blade 2 for me
Bought 16 Nm Blade 2 for me and 12 Nm for the Mrs.

The Mrs doesn’t ride as much as me, but they squeak.

My pair squeak like h*ll! I’ve tried everything. Have even taken them apart and lubed them three times.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the cleats, as suggested all over the Internet.

[glynr36]

Miles253 wrote:glynr36

Miles253 wrote:

glynr36 wrote:

Keo’s always creak. Just have to live with it!

It was so annoying I couldn’t live with it, plus when you buy something I kind of expected it to work. So I switched to Time :)

It’s not that it doesn’t work, I can’t fault the sets I have.
Just creak and squeak, I found its worse then the pedal/cleat are dirty or the cleats are wearing too much.

[craig749]

After another ride I’ve given
After another ride I’ve given up on the pedals! Bought some Dura Ace pedals which are brilliant and more importantly don’t squeak or click!

Thanks for all your feedback/advice 🙂

[Miles253]

glynr36 wrote:Keo’s always

glynr36 wrote:

Keo’s always creak. Just have to live with it!

It was so annoying I couldn’t live with it, plus when you buy something I kind of expected it to work. So I switched to Time 🙂

[glynr36]

Keo’s always creak. Just have
Keo’s always creak. Just have to live with it!

[Miles253]

I had a pair of Looks, from
I had a pair of Looks, from new they squeaked, annoying too as I liked them. Used both the rubber cleats and non rubber

[surly_by_name]

Charliegr555 wrote:I had a

Charliegr555 wrote:

I had a similar problem try increasing the force required to release just a bit (make sure you can still get out of them though)

Are you sure? I didn’t think you could change the release tension on a Keo blade without changing the carbon “blade”, which is why they sell them in 12nm and 16nm versions?

My blades got very noisy a couple of months ago. (Through trial and error I narrowed noise down to pedla – initially I thought it was BB.) Removed cleat from shoe and then threw away the little rubber bumper in the middle of the cleat. No noise.

[Charliegr555]

I had a similar problem try
I had a similar problem try increasing the force required to release just a bit (make sure you can still get out of them though)

[centurion48]

Same happened to me on the
Same happened to me on the past two rides. Very annoying because it is quite loud and quite unlike normal squeaks and rattles. My cleats are also tightly secured. Will try Nick T’s advice tomorrow.

[therevokid]

with speedplay you’ll be
with speedplay you’ll be cleaning and lubing
more often …. I know 🙂

[craig749]

That’s great Nick, I’ll give
That’s great Nick, I’ll give that a try tomorrow. Hopefully that will do the job. Maybe this is a sign that I should have bought Speedplays!

[Nick T]

Lubricate the metal plate
Lubricate the metal plate with your chain oil. It’s the rubber cap in the middle of the cleat rubbing against the pedal as you float, happens on Looks all the time. Pedal and cleat cleaning should be part of your regular maintenance anyway, so drop a bit of lube on every time you do your chain.

[craig749]

Yes the cleat is as tight as
Yes the cleat is as tight as I can get it.

[Flying Scot]

Are you 100% sure the cleat
Are you 100% sure the cleat is secure on the shoe?

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