jova54 en-US Wed, 30 May 2012 01:01:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-674313 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:30:09 +0000 scaredypants 674313@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I have speedplay frogs &amp; MTB shoes on my road bike - means I can walk</p> <p>No idea how they compare to the road speedplay pedals</p> <p>Do road pedals REALLY allow more power to be transferred, or is that all down to the shoe ?????!!? (edit - didn&#39;t see aracer&#39;s post somehow, but I think I agree) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-674267 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:58:02 +0000 aracer 674267@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Using a road pedal distributes the pressure over larger surface area.</blockquote><br /> Which is pretty much irrelevant if you&#39;re using a stiff carbon sole. The important thing therefore being the shoe rather than the pedals - if you get an MTB shoe with a stiff carbon sole, the feel and the power transfer is just as good as with a road pedal and shoe. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-674219 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:38:57 +0000 Vortexracing 674219@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Ta </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-674215 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:38:15 +0000 druidh 674215@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Yep - the roadie Shimano pedals come with the relevant cleats </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-674210 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:36:34 +0000 Vortexracing 674210@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>do Shimano pedals come with cleats, like MTB ones?</p> <p>rather numpty question but with some of the posts above I&#39;m no longer sure. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673894 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:13:41 +0000 Ed2001 673894@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>If you are used to mtb spds you will find speedplay the easiest to get in and out of as they are double sided as you are already used to. They also have adjustable float so you can adjust them exactly as you want them no float upto 15 deg ( I THINK).In speedplay its the cleat thats big with the mech rather than the other way round. The downsides are the cleats are expensive, but they wear out slowly, and they are very hard to walk in. BTW I use look keo&#39;s but if I was starting riding with cleats and I was commuting a lot and I had used mtb spd I would choose speedplay, no brainer imo. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673826 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:55:48 +0000 zaskar 673826@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Been using some spare XTRs on my road bike which is ideal for the city and 2hrs hard riding but 4hrs+ ocassional hot spots.</p> <p>Using a road pedal distributes the pressure over larger surface area.</p> <p>Thing is I could never clip out of my Ultegra pedals -really stuck on the easy release setting.</p> <p>Anybody know a good release road pedal? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673809 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:52:18 +0000 oldgit 673809@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Use cleat covers if you go walkies. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673751 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:38:32 +0000 Vortexracing 673751@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I&#39;m sure they will knock a good 10 minutes off my commute.</p> <p>or at least that&#39;s what i&#39;m using as an excuse to buy em </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673618 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:05:44 +0000 geoffj 673618@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Silver disco slippers! The <strong>real</strong> reason I want new roadie pedals! <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673588 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:59:55 +0000 Vortexracing 673588@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>geoffj, I&#39;m just going through the same dilemma. Tired of using muddy, wet MTB shoes for commuting.</p> <p>I have seen these on offer at £45 from Evans.</p> <p><img src="http://www.evanscycles.com/product_image/image/8a8/ac3/b2b/40661/product_page/scott-comp-2009-road-shoe.jpg?1249915805"></p> <p>I&#39;m asuming they will need some overshoes for the depths of winter (or even sooner). The Endura Road neoprene overshoes seem to get good reviews.</p> <p>plus some 105 pedals from CRC.</p> <p>I&#39;ve always used shimano MTB SPD&#39;s, but i&#39;m also completely new to this roadie SPD larky. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673486 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:32:13 +0000 mrmo 673486@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>the way to look at speedplays is as a reversed pedal system. The pedal is the size of a cleat and the cleat is the size of a pedal. </p> <p>Only reservation i would have with Speedplay is the amount of float, not sure about that amount of rotational float, and it is expensive if you make a wrong choice. Hence i stick to Time which i like. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673473 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:28:37 +0000 geoffj 673473@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>The speedplay stuff looks interesting, but the platforms look small.<br /> Does the cleat make up for it in some way? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673283 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:20:11 +0000 metalheart 673283@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Speedplay. They are double sided and have variable float. No more fighting to find the the pedal when pulling away at the lights... </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-673182 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:41:33 +0000 thumbie 673182@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Shoes - Specialized BG<br /> Pedals - Speedplay </p> <p>My experience after starting with SPDs initially, shifting to Look Keo then trying Speedplay. Not looked back TBH. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-672946 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:10:24 +0000 njee20 672946@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Keo cleat don&#39;t last anywhere near as long as Shimano ones, particularly if you walk anywhere. I walk about 100 yards across the car park from the bike shed to my office and find my cleats last about 6 weeks.</p> <p>If I were starting again I&#39;d get Shimanos, which I changed from, they&#39;re easier to get in and out too.</p> <p>But I fear it&#39;s too late! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-672869 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:59:12 +0000 davo 672869@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>dmr v8s with 5.10 impacts for all riding including mincing around on silly road bikes <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-672828 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:19:42 +0000 Andyhilton 672828@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I&#39;ve got some Nike carbon soled shoes that feel like slippers!</p> <p>My spesh mtb shoes are pretty comfy as well. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-672790 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:42:54 +0000 geoffj 672790@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Right Keo Classics it will be then - and I suppose Spesh BG shoes, because they fit me best. Time to flex the plastic! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/road-bike-pedals-again#post-672740 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:03:09 +0000 Andyhilton 672740@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I use look keo classics. Merlin have them in for £39.95 iirc. </p>