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Your cart is empty.Traditionally, mountain cleats have only had two material options. Mild steel and brass. This has largely been to ensure that the cleat wore out faster than the pedal interface, but has left us with cleats that are often times very fast wearing, and in all cases, are quite heavy. Enter 6/4 Titanium, only slightly less hard than tool or spring steel used in the pedals, it's a remarkable 2.25 times stronger and 3 times harder than brass or mild steel. Best of all, the extreme toughness and abrasion resistance of 6Al/4V titanium means that you can expect 300-400% wear life compared to traditional materials. Now we couldn't just stop there, but by combining 3D printing technology with this material that is 1/3 lighter than steel, we are able to achieve a cleat with internal lattice structure (called a gyroid) which maintains stiffness and strength while reducing weight to create a cleat set that is HALF the weight of a standard cleat set. This savings of 25-30 grams per set of cleats is significant over time, particularly in CX events where running is crucial. 25gm reduction x 100 rpm = 180kg of mass not lifted per hour of riding, 90kg per leg!
W. R. Thorne
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
These are fine with most of my pedals. They work flawlessly with Garmin Rally XCs and Shimano 520s, but they do NOT work with my ES600 single sided SPDs. It's too hard to unclip and I tipped over at a stop sign like I was just learning how to use clipless.Other than that, they're great. Just try em before you go for a ride.
Paul
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023
I received these cleats as a gift. I don't like writing negative reviews, especially for a product from a company I regard highly. Their quality is generally top-notch.I started getting pre-mature releases from my XTR pedals after less than 1 year and with only1000 miles on the cleats. Upon inspection, I discovered extensive wear on the pedal engagement area. I have never seen this kind of wear on steel cleats.I queried Silca on the early wear and I asked if these should be considered race-day cleats, and also asked if there was any warranty applicability, since they have a 2-year warranty. Their response was that they do not consider these to be race-day cleats, and that the wear I experienced is normal wear and tear, which is not covered by the warranty.So although the cleats are a bit lighter than steel, at least for my budget, I don't think the weight savings is worth the cost differential with steel, especially when the high wear-out rate is factored in.
Fulana de Tal
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2022
I am a big fan of Silca products and own a variety of them: saddle packs, lube, levers, socks, a pump, a computer mount, etcWhen I saw the titanium printed cleats, I was very excited to try them. They look amazing. I installed them on my shoes without trouble. I did not notice, however, that the stack of the cleat was a little higher, maybe 1mm, than the OEM cleat.I use Shimano S-Phyre shoes with a Shimano XTR pedal. The cleat engaged well but the shoe wobbles around the engagement point. The one who noticed was my bike fitter — shortly after installing the cleats, I had a bike fit. He noticed an odd movement through the pedal stroke and had me take the shoes off and he clipped them on the pedal - the extra movement was obvious. He then tried Shimano cleats and that extra movement was gone.Needless to say, the Silca cleats were a disappointment. I bought my cleats through the Silca site and submitted my review there but it has not been posted.
Arthur S.
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2022
These cleats are very expensive and the weight concept is kinda silly, but these cleats float, engage, and release MUCH BETTER than shimano cleats. They're worth the money!
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