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Permalink Reply by Chucko on November 12, 2009 at 8:12am

Nope. Pretty much every brand is a little different. They're basically all made to fit either a road shoe or a mountain shoe though. Road shoes usually have a three bolt pattern, in a triangle pattern. Mountain cleats have a two bolt pattern. Most pedal manufacturers use their own cleat, so if you know the pedal brand, you can get a cleat to match.

Permalink Reply by Brian Bauer on November 12, 2009 at 8:12am

They vary not only by brand but also by cleat/shoe design.

Permalink Reply by joe stein on November 12, 2009 at 8:16am

cleats differ widely by the brand & type of pedal the click in to. they can be radically different.

there are 2 main categories: "road" and "mountain", which can be used on either type of bike, but must be used on the corresponding type of shoes - ie. you can't put cleats for "road" pedals on a "mountain" shoe.

from there, it just gets messier.

Permalink Reply by Michael J Blane on November 12, 2009 at 8:23am

I have used, slots (with toe-clip) PSD and LOK all on the same Sidi "road" shoe. I've also used PSD on my "mountain" shoes. You need to match the clip to the pedal and I'm reasonably sure that "most" shoes will work with the exception that the larger LOK cleaty thing probably will not fit on a "mountain" shoe. Since I ride in Chicago, "road" shoes make it very difficult if you need to walk, at all. I use a touring/mountain shoe for everything because of it's adaptability.
Just my $0.02, things may be different for you.