good afternoon YouTube so these are my main bike shoes these are some Keene SPD bike shoes that I
picked up I think in 2010 and they're definitely showing their age they're kind of wearing out and
I don't think Keene makes cycling shoes anymore so I picked up this new pair of pearl Azumi shoes and
I like these a little bit better that so one thing I noticed with the Keens that I didn't
really like is on really long rides you tended to get a hot spot on the bottom of your foot because
these were a little bit softer they tend to be a little less stiffed and these shoes are a lot
stiffer I'm hoping that they will give a little better support over the cleat area compared to
these and the other thing I really didn't like there's a good idea but it doesn't really work
well is the velcro closures because I find these things every ride one of these pops off and then
you worry about it getting stuck in the chain if it's on your right foot they always have to stop
and reattach the velcro but I went back to just plain old shoe laces these are the old teens and
I have the multi release cleats here I forgot that I had put the multi release on these and
these things release really nice they they just pop right out Yuni which way and they've got 10
years of wear on them so they're pretty well rounded off and they're almost a little bit
loose because they have a lot of wear on them but they still work and they release so nice
and I put these new regular release cleats on and Wow these things don't release I mean you almost
have to rip your knee out of your socket trying to get these to release so I had picked up a set
of these these are the multi release cleats here so the sh5 six you have to look for that M the
M means multi release and if there's no AM there the regular release so I got a pair of these that
I want to swap for those so one thing I had to do was go in with my little pic here and get the
sockets opened up and then I believe it's a four millimeter allen key on these yep marked where I
had the cleat located there the other thing I did with these is I slid the cleats as far to
the outside of the slot as I could which moves your foot in so that keeps your feet closer to
the bike that helps a little bit with q-factor there's four millimeters there if I had them
centered that would be two millimeters on a side so I goos two millimeters on each side of q-factor
let's see if we can get these out of here there there's the letter M for the multi release yeah
right there and then I slide the cleat over till it's touching on that side okay there we go we
swapped one regular cleat and see a side-by-side there I mean they look very similar that's amazing
there's very little difference right in there there's a bit of a notch on the back slightly
shallower they're slightly steeper on the regular cleat and then this one has a long taper this one
has a really short taper and then there's that step these have this more of a step around the
outside you can feel that step where this one is it's got the long taper there so you can see
the regular cleat is very square on the front where this one is more tapered underneath that
is the multi release cleat I really like these after riding these new shoes with the standard
release cleats they're like bear traps they just will not let go of your foot I was thinking it
was just a matter of waiting for him to wear in a bit but I gave these several months of riding
and they weren't getting any better okay we'll get that cleats on there yes there you can see
how the flat side of these pedals really sticks down when you're riding on the cleat so when I
get into rocky terrain or if you're in a deeply rutted trail where you're gonna hit the side of
the trail that's where I'll unclip and run on the flat side as you can see how the sight of
the pedals really got chewed up there because I was riding clipped in but yeah these seem to
release a lot nicer so you can see I'm clipped in there and kind of hard to do on the bike stand but
yeah that pops out pretty easy clip in there clip in pretty nice and I usually release to
the outside so it feels pretty good yeah I think they'll have to wear in a little bit but I think
that's gonna work a lot better you know I don't have to worry about the velcro straps coming loose
and these these just seem to be a little nicer shoe and they're not quite as insulated as the
Keynes the Keynes had a really thick foam padding inside where these have a little more venting so
they'll probably be a little cooler in the summer so I think I'll keep the Keynes around for cold
winter rides and then most of the time I'll be running these if I'm in shorts I'll wear these
if I have the long tights on I'll probably try to keep using the Keens I think that's a ticket
there so I'll give these a try and let you know how they work so maybe I'll try to do an update
from the trail give you a update on how the cleats work and then we'll also see how the new
11:45 cassette works and so far I'm really liking that cassette I've ridden it on the road and the
top end is really nice so I want to get out and try out the 38 and the 45 cogs on there see how
they work off road so stay tuned for that video be sure to subscribe with the link in the lower right
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you