XTR pedals driving me crazy

[fastezzie]

Have been using (past three years) Lake brand shoes with XTR pedals. The tread/pedal interface squeaks horribly and is driving me insane. I find myself avoiding my MTB because my road setup is so quiet and perfect. I have tried several other brands of shoes and nothing fits very well so I'm kinda stuck with the Lakes. Would a different brand of pedals make a difference? Maybe something with less shoe/pedal contact?

[boots2000]

I also had problems with Lake shoes. I could never get cleats to not creak on those.
Are you using Lake for width? Or another fit issue?

I have also has issues in general with Shimano SPD pedals- They always start creaking when there is the slightest wear- it is usually the pedal rubbing againt the shoe rubber. You can't trim the rubber, or it rocks even more. I have tried lubes, waxes, fresh cleats, differnet shoes- It all ultimately creaks.

Recently I switched to HT pedals- These don't creak. The interface is tight, and they have 4 degree and 8 degree cleats. I have put these on all of my bikes- No noise. I am super happy with these.

[fastezzie]

Lake shoes give my toes room to party. I used to like Shimano but the new last doesn't work for me.
I will try the HT pedals!! Thanks much.

[robbosmans]

You just need to lube the pedal, this is happens to almost al spd pedals, no big deal


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[TheMalahat]

You just need to lube the pedal, this is happens to almost al spd pedals, no big deal


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Just any bike lube? And all over the clip? Mine are driving me crazy. Thanks!

[jcrr]

You just need to lube the pedal, this is happens to almost al spd pedals, no big deal


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Unsure what you mean by 'lube the pedal'... can you expound?

@fastezzie, as @boots2000 mentions, I have expereienced the same when the cleats are worn by some amount. New cleats generally take care of the creaking for me. I have extended the life of worn cleats by placing some gorilla/duct tape on the sides of the XTR where the shoes contact. 1 or 2 layers thick, and fully acknowldeging the tape wears off after 4-5 rides.

[AnkitS]

Switch to eggbeaters

[Sjoerd]

Glad to read I am not the only one with this problem. I use XT pedals and Shimano shoes and the creak is always there and it annoys me very much. I was thinking about switching to Time pedals, to see if that cures it.

[robbosmans]

Just normal grease in the spring mechanism and and a spray lube or chainlube on the cleat interface

Eggbeaters are the worst pedals I have ever put on my bike, the body rusted and the bearings where shot after one mild winter, the cleats are also way to expensive

[rawjunk]

I have same problem with M530 pedals, super annoying.

[Yemble]

I was getting this with XTR pedals. Gave the spring a good spray with a dry teflon lube and smeared all over with red grease. Has been silent since. If it starts up again I'm going to give them a full service down to the bearings just to rule that out.

[Sjoerd]

I've lubed mine as well at times, but it just attracts so much dirt. Surely there must be a better solution to cure the squeaking.

[robbosmans]

I've lubed mine as well at times, but it just attracts so much dirt. Surely there must be a better solution to cure the squeaking.

Try a dry lube

[Sjoerd]

Will do, thanks!

[solarider]

Do we need a thread about waxing our pedals now like our chains? All joking aside, it might be a way of lubricating without attracting dirt. Just a quick rub on the interface with some hard wax?