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Bolts · Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts) · Application guide

What Are Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts Used For?

Typical applications, the industries that specify bicycle cleat fixing bolts, and how to choose the right size, material and finish for the joint.

Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts are used for structural and machine joints that must be tightened to a controlled preload. They are manufactured to Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts), and the choice of size, property class and finish is driven by the load in the joint and the environment it sits in.

Primary duty
Structural and machine joints that must be tightened to a controlled preload
Governing standard
Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts)
Thread size range
M5 to M5
Category
Bolts

Application notes are general engineering guidance. Verify the property class and any approval requirement against your own design calculation.

What Are Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts Used For? application image

Application guide for Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts to Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts). The core duty of the type is structural and machine joints that must be tightened to a controlled preload. The typical industries, the how-to-specify checklist, assembly practice and the exclusion cases are set out below. Stocked across roughly M5 to M5, they cover light-duty and instrument-scale work.

Typical Applications for Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts

The most common settings where these are specified:

  • Cycling footwear: M5 cleat screws attach road and two-bolt cleats to the shoe plate.
  • Bike fitting: Length follows the cleat, washer and shoe-stack thickness.
  • Service shops: 4 mm hex sets support controlled cleat replacement.
  • Performance cycling: Provisional torque is followed from the cleat and shoe instruction.

How to Specify Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts for Your Application

  • Size: Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product spans M5–M5; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
  • Strength class: Choose the property class (e.g. 8.8, 10.9, 12.9 or A2/A4 stainless) for the load and environment, and tighten to the matching torque so the joint relies on preload, not friction.
  • Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
  • Standard: This product is supplied to Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts). Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.

Installation & Assembly Practice

  • Tighten to the torque for the size and property class with a calibrated wrench — the joint is held by preload, not by the thread friction alone.
  • Ensure at least one full thread projects beyond the nut after tightening, and never re-use a bolt that has been tightened into yield.
  • Under slotted or oversized holes, fit a hardened washer so the preload does not relax into the hole edge.

Common Selection Mistakes with Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts

  • Specifying class 12.9 "to be safe" in a corrosive environment — high classes are more sensitive to hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion; 8.8 hot-dip galvanized often outlasts them outdoors.
  • Choosing a length that puts the shear plane through the threaded portion when a plain shank (partially threaded bolt) was available.
  • Mixing stainless bolts with plated-steel nuts: the joint loses its corrosion logic and can gall or seize.

Where Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts Are Not the Right Choice

Not for permanent joints that will never be opened (a rivet or weld is cheaper), and not where the head must sit flush — use a countersunk screw instead.

Custom manufacturing · Made to drawing

Need a bicycle cleat fixing bolts outside the standard range?

Material and finish are usually what drives a special — a grade the standard part is not stocked in, or a coating chosen against a salt-spray figure instead of a default. Made by cold heading or hot forging.

Minimum order from 2,000 pieces; samples within 7 days of drawing approval.

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Technical Drawing

Customize the parameters below — every spec field is editable, and the drawing redraws to match the values you choose. Changing the size will snap the other fields to that size's standard values; you can then override any individual value.

Dimensioned line drawing of M5 Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts to Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts). Side view and top view, drawn to the dimensions in the table below and redrawn for any size selected.
Length options (mm)
8 / 10 / 13.5
Drive
4 mm hex
Typical cleat system
road cleat hardware
Selection rule
match shoe and cleat stack
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Specification
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Dimensions & Specifications (Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts))

Thread sizeLength options (mm)DriveTypical cleat systemProvisional torque (N·m)Selection rule
M58 / 10 / 13.54 mm hexroad cleat hardwarematch shoe and cleat stack
M5about 12.5 example4 mm hextwo-bolt cleat hardwareabout 2.5 provisionalfollow the cleat and shoe service instruction

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Inside the plant

Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

  1. Wire rod feeding into a cold heading machine
    01

    Cold heading

    Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail.

    Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.

  2. Thread rolling machine producing bolt threads
    02

    Thread rolling

    Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch.

    Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.

  3. Baskets of bolts staged for heat treatment
    03

    Heat treatment

    Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it.

    Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.

  4. Zinc plated bolts in a treatment basket
    04

    Surface treatment

    Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list.

    Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts used for?

Structural and machine joints that must be tightened to a controlled preload. They are supplied to Trade series (bicycle cleat bolts).

Which industries use Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts?

They are commonly specified in service shops, performance cycling and cycling footwear, among other sectors.

How do I choose the right size of Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts?

Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product is available from M5 to M5; the full dimension table on this page lists each size.

How tight should Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts be torqued?

Tighten to the torque for the size and property class so the joint is held by bolt preload. The size pages and torque reference table give recommended values; use a calibrated torque wrench for anything structural.

Can I get a quote for Bicycle Cleat Fixing Bolts in the size and material I need?

Yes. Use the technical drawing and quote form on this page to set the size and options, then send the exact configuration to our team for pricing and lead time.