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Shoes creaking while walking
Postby boss » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:09 am
Then I was walking in the corridor at work, and heard a creaking not dissimilar to the noise I heard on the bike. The shoes!
It makes a noise as I transfer weight from my heel to across the cleat and heel. I've done about 4500km on these cleats and while they look a little bit weathered they seem to be in pretty reasonable shape, not past the wear indicators.
I've checked the shoes and visually they don't seem to have any wear issues (cracking or otherwise) and don't flex a great deal when pressure is applied by hand.
Anyone had a similar issue? Time to replace cleats or...
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby geraldobeavis » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:40 am
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby Dan » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:24 pm

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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby Fresh » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:48 pm
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby boss » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:59 pm
Dan wrote:Things creak under load. Solved, and saved from another 'it could be x, y or z' thread
While I appreciate the sentiment, my shoes haven't creaked for 4499km and are now creaking. This would indicate something has changed.
Moreso, they creak while being walked on. I'm not stamping around and putting a tonne of load on them, just regular walking.
Fresh wrote:Do you have Look pedals/cleats?
Nah, I saw threads about Look cleats while googling. Mine are SPD-SL.
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby Dan » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:18 pm
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby Dan » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:21 pm
Have you tried to replicate the noise at home? Perhaps its the floor at your workplace?
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby Marx » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:24 pm
I think the big problem is when you take your cycling shoes off & walk barefoot ,and the creaking is still there...
A bike and a place to ride.
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby boss » Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:38 pm
Marx wrote:I think the big problem is when you take your cycling shoes off & walk barefoot ,and the creaking is still there...
Just verified that my knee/ankle/feet don't creek while wearing thongs, barefoot or regular shoes. Lucky!
Seriously though appreciate the suggestion RE: talc. I am going to re-grease the bolts and cleat-shoe interface and see if that helps. May aswell add some talc in, couldn't help.
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby outnabike » Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:26 pm
My dad used to say, "shoes only squeak because there not paid for". Can't help with the creaky ones, I heard nothing about ones that creak...

Mind you, in his days shoes cost a fair bit.
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby master6 » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:29 pm
boss wrote:[ I am going to re-grease the bolts and cleat-shoe interface and see if that helps. May aswell add some talc in, couldn't help.
I suggest one thing at a time, otherwise you wont know what fixed it
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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:55 pm
master6 wrote:boss wrote:[ I am going to re-grease the bolts and cleat-shoe interface and see if that helps. May aswell add some talc in, couldn't help.
I suggest one thing at a time, otherwise you wont know what fixed it
THIS!!!
Golden rule number one of sorting uncertain problems.

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Re: Shoes creaking while walking
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