New Cleats Please!

I started having trouble clipping in and out of my pedals on the final ride around the vineyards at the foot of Mont Ventoux. When I got back, I decided to buy some replacement cleats. It looks like I really did need them!

The one on the left is the new one, naturally. The grey plastic grippers are almost entirely missing from the old ones, and the red plastic areas were very badly worn. These are about 6 months old, but admittedly have been used to climb some of the highest roads in France.

Walking around the stones and gravel to get pictures on the climbs probably didn't help either.