Silca Titanium Shimano SPD MTB Cleats

Traditionally, mountain bike 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 oftentimes 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.

Silca 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.

Cleat Weight Information
Crank Bros – 23.5g (42g OEM)
Shimano SPD – 24.5g (54g OEM)
TIME Sports ATAC – 22g (44g OEM)

Specifications
3D printed from 6Al/4V hardened titanium
Hardware, CNC machines 6/v washer plate
6/4 mounting screws with T25 tool interface, 6Nm torque limit
Made in USA