"He wore biking shoes, cleated into pedal straps"
The author is describing a cyclist, who's wearing cutoff jeans and biking shoes...but I don't understand the meaning of "cleated into pedal straps"
I have to translate it into Italian...so, you could tell me the equivalent, too or just explain me what this means..
Cheers
2007-08-10 22:03:24 · 8 answers · asked by sydbarrett 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
'Cleats' is still a term used for fixing shoes to pedals, especially on racing bikes. Actual cleats were plastic fittings that screwed to the sole of your shoe, and had a cleft in them that snapped onto a metal plate on the pedal. They could be undone (eg at a traffic light) by twisting your foot sideways. Thgey were quick and simple, but it took a bit of a knack to use them.
Nowadays, more sophisticate two-part bindings are used (something like a ski binding). One part is fixed to the sole of a specially designed shoe, and clips into the other part, which replaces the pedal. There are even specialised types for mountain bikes.
Why use cleats or bindings? Besides the obvious advantage of preventing your foot from slipping off the pedal, they make riding much more efficient; and are essential for competition riding. This is because your leg muscles can be used for lifting one pedal on the up-cycle, while pushing down on the other pedal on the down-cycle. They improve efficiency by about 60%, compared to a non-fixed shoe.
2007-08-10 22:24:59 · answer #1 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Biking shoes are specially designed to clip into the bike pedals. Any such hardware attached the sole of the shoe may be referred to as "cleats". The writer is taking advantage of the fact that in English you can easily covert any noun into a verb. In this case the implication is that the cleat on the sole of the shoe is in some way connecting to the pedal strap.
2007-08-11 05:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In this sense, a cleat is a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe) that clips into the bicycle pedal to prevent slipping. I don't know the cycling term in Italian, but the nautical one is 'galloccia' - a thing around which ropes are tied.
2007-08-11 05:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well cleat itself means a shoe or boot.So Cleated will mean wearing shoes/boots on the pedals of of a bike. :-)
2007-08-11 05:10:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he was wearing cleated riding shoes and they were secured into the straps on racing bicycle pedals so as to keep feet attached to pedals throughout stroke which aids speed and stability
2007-08-11 05:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cleated = to fix an object to another bigger object.
The shoes the biker wore is fastened into the pedals of the bicycle.
2007-08-11 05:12:12 · answer #6 · answered by StandTall 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
his biking shoes were inside a strap some bikes have on their pedals.
2007-08-11 05:08:00 · answer #7 · answered by Björn 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would say he meant they are "fastened" into pedal straps.
2007-08-11 05:08:55 · answer #8 · answered by haley_cb 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋