Wear out a set of cleats and you don't need to overthink the replacement — you just need the right ones. Ritchey's WCS Mountain Pedal Cleats are the OE replacement for the brand's mountain pedal line, covering the WCS XC and Trail pedals along with the Pro V4/V5 generation. They use the standard SPD two-bolt pattern, so if you've been running Ritchey mountain pedals with Shimano-compatible shoes, these drop in without any adapter or shoe swap.

Float is set at 4 degrees, which is the middle ground most riders want from an SPD-style cleat — enough rotational give to keep your knees happy on long days, but not so much that the release point feels vague when you need to dab. The cleats are steel-bodied for wear life, and the pair ships with all the mounting hardware you need, so you're not digging through your parts bin for the right bolts and washers.

Worth flagging: these are mountain cleats, two-bolt SPD pattern. If you're running Ritchey's road pedals (Micro Road, three-bolt), you want the road-specific cleat instead. And while these will physically engage with Shimano SPD pedals on the shoe side, Ritchey lists them as the official replacement for their own mountain pedals — that's the use case they're built around.