The cycling shoe itself is provided with one or more sensors “for providing the user information of the rider”. Geddit? All you really need to know is that the cleat can move automatically as a result of information received from various sensors. The actuator adjusts the relative position of the first and second connecting portions, the communicator is configured to receive info from sensors relating to the bike or rider, and “the controller is configured to control the actuator to adjust the relative position based on at least one of the bicycle information and the user information”. The first connecting portion is connected to the cleat and the second connecting portion is connected to the shoe. “The cleat adapter system basically comprises a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, an actuator, a communicator and a controller,” says Shimano. “The cleat adapter system connects a cleat to a sole of a cycling shoe… allows the position of the cleat to be adjusted on the sole,” says Shimano. This isn’t a tool designed for a bike fit studio, it’s intended for use out there in the wild. Shimano has just been granted a patent (US 11,618,530 B1, if you’re brave enough to tackle it yourself arm yourself with a coffee) for a cleat adapter system that attaches to your shoe and moves the cleat according to input from various sensors.
You’re sceptical? Understandable, but this isn’t a week-late April fools’ joke.
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