Crankbrothers Match Shoe Shim

These shims are designed to create the necessary clearance between your shoe's sole tread and your clipless pedal. This prevents the rubber sole from interfering with the pedal mechanism, ensuring consistent and reliable engagement.

While specifically designed for the Crankbrothers Match shoe system, they can be used with other shoes if you are experiencing interference between your sole tread and the pedal body. However, they are optimized for the specific interface of Crankbrothers pedals.

You likely need a shim if you find it difficult to clip into your pedals or if you feel the shoe sole is dragging against the pedal body when you try to engage. If your cleat feels 'mushy' or doesn't snap in with a crisp click, a shim can often resolve the issue.

The shim is installed directly between the bottom of your cycling shoe and the cleat itself. You will need to remove your cleat, place the shim against the shoe sole, and then bolt the cleat back on over the top of it.

Adding a shim will slightly increase the stack height of your cleat, which may change your effective leg length by a negligible amount. In most cases, you won't need to adjust your saddle height, but if you are very sensitive to fit, you might want to double-check your position after installation.