Customer Reviews

Shimano SM-SH56 SPD Cleat Sets

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These omni directional cleats work great. They are silver in color vs. the std black that come with shimano spds. (The std black cleats are mono directional - you have to twist laterally to release from the pedal.) I feel more confident about unclipping from my spd pedals when I need to without worrying about twisting my foot in a specific direction. I highly recommend these cleats for anyone concerned about unclipping quickly.

These cleats came with my new shimano pedals, and I have to say they are wonderful. These have "multi-directional" release, meaning that you can literally twist your heel any which way and they release for you. I have never had a problem releasing quickly, even for a quick, unexpected stop, and have never had any of those infamous falls not being able to release in time, because these allow for such fast, easy release. You really don't have to think about it at all, just twist your foot right off. In addition, they don't release unexpectedly when you don't want them to like going up hill. Great cleats for spd compatible pedals!

I was a bit skeptical about these cleats at first. I've been riding some form of clipless for over 15 years and was worried about unexpected releases. I'm happy to report that's not the case. The regular cleats are easy to disengage but these are just a bit easier in some situations where you're about to fall over and can't do a typical sideways foot twist in time. You can push technical riding to the limits. They hold solid on fast rocky downhills and standing uphill power climbs unless you have a pedal strike (pretty typical issue with all pedals). Would probably avoid for singlespeeding which can involve very forcefull upstroke pulls at a very low cadance.

These have made riding so much more exciting! They are my first pair of cleats, so I have nothing to compare them to...but they have given me no problems and let me out easily without releasing unexpectedly. Great cleats.

I've been using these, or their equivalents, for over ten years. They last a long time, and I can't think of an instance in which they ever unclipped without my wanting them to. They're "multi-release" but I've only ever used them by swinging out my heel, same as I would do on a road bike, and they work fine that way.

These cleats are exactly as described and make it very easy for a newbie road biker like me to clip and unclip. No falls yet and burning up the roads!

I purchased a road bike with clipless pedals but did not have the proper cleats for my bike shoes. I went to a local bike shop and found a set for $30. I was able to purchase the identical item on Amazon for about $17 including shipping.

The description on Amazon was right on, the delivery on time. The cleats work perfectly. What more could you ask for? Needless to say, I am very satisfied and would recommend Amazon and this merchant to anyone. Thank you.

I own a set of the SM-SH51 cleats that supposedly not able to multi-directionally release, like these ones do, but the regular ones DO multi-directionally release and it seems like a matter of the tightness adjustment on the pedal to me in terms of ease of exit.

Why buy knockoffs when you can buy Shimano brand name cleats! Great price from a great seller - super fast delivery. AAA+++ Seller.

I bought 'em, put 'em on my KHS fixed-gear, and use 'em. No problems. Work jus' real good...