Creaking bike shoes driving me crazy..

[tlittlefield]

I have a pair of Mavic Huez shoes that are into their third season with me. A couple of weeks ago they started to creak especially climbing and under heavy effort.

This is defiantly coming from the shoe itself and not the pedal/cleat contact. I tried spraying the uppers with liquid silicone and this helps for about one ride but it comes back.

Anyone have a better solution?

[eippo1]

Maybe try soaking them in water for a bit to get the sweat out of them and make them more supple?

[madencbm]

I have same problem with Giro mountain shoes and spd pedals. It is the pedal-cleat interface. I know this because if I twist the toe slightly in toward the bike the squeaking stops. Nothing I have tried to spray on has worked.

[OtayBW]

Put a little daub of beeswax mooshed into your cleat and/or pedal. Problem solved.

[ShaneAtSilca]

If a silicone spray helps but doesn't last try for something thicker like a wax that will stay in place better. Also maybe identify the specific surface(s) that makes the noise when moving against each other with the help of a stationary trainer and a friend and scuff it lightly with some steel wool or ultra fine sandpaper.

[MerckxMad]

In my case, the noise was created by the lorica tongue rubbing under the uppers/straps. A light coating of silicone spray on the tongue eliminated the noise.

[ckamp]

my poggio's do the same.

take it as a compliment, perhaps you have more power this year...:)

[josephr]

got a set of diadora shoes with Look cleats and the creaking would get bad when the screws would work themselves loose....Loctite blue solved that.
Joe

[OtayBW]

If a silicone spray helps but doesn't last try for something thicker like a wax that will stay in place better.That is a good idea! :rolleyes: :banana:

[zennmotion]

Don't assume it's necessarily at the cleat interface, I had a pair of shoes with squeaky buckles once and it took a replacement buckle to stop it permanently.

[mtb_frk]

I have same problem with Giro mountain shoes and spd pedals. It is the pedal-cleat interface. I know this because if I twist the toe slightly in toward the bike the squeaking stops. Nothing I have tried to spray on has worked.


Mine have started doing it also. A slight twist of the foot stops it. Glad to hear it's not just mine.

[bart998]

Try Gold Bond or other talc based powder... worked for me. Make sure your cleat bolts are tight!