Right so, story goes like this………

I am a mountain biker through and through ( or at least thought I was )

Until last week after a chat with a persuasive salesman in my lbs!

I left with my first road bike – a £1200 Specialized Roubaix.

I must admit it doesn’t feel as ‘alien’ as I thought and the speed you can get with minimum effort is insane.

Anyway, currently riding it with mtb kit and think that clipless pedals and shoes my be my next purchase.

So what ones to go for?

I have dodgy knees, so need something with float.

I was thinking about Look Keo, ltd edition ones with spring adjustment……..

Any opinions and recommendations appreciated,

Thanks,

Alan.

Time I-Clic’s are pretty easy going, the cleats are a bit crap (in that they wear out pretty quickly).

I’ve just ordered Look Keo’s to replace them so may well stick them on the classifieds in a week or so if you’re interested?

Will need new cleats though…

If you already have some MTB clipless just use them to start.

What Mike said. I’m using these on my Cannondale Caad8

Run flatties on my mtb’s.

All new to me.

I’d probably be looking at double sided pedals in that case. Speedplay zero’s appear to be very popular. Not cheap though.

Shimano 105 are minters.

I have then on my winter ribble and work a treat.

I got some nice Lake shoes with the BOC lace system very comfy and stiff I use with Shimano road pedals would like some speedplay ones though.

For Shoes – Specialized are as good as any.

Pedals – I think most of them have some degree of float now. I’d say go for shimano. But only because the Dura Ace pedals I bought in 1999 are still going strong, and are still silky smooth.

SB

Look Keo’s are good pedals, been rubbing the same pair since I started clipping in to my road bike. Use the grey cleats for some float but nott o much

I started road biking this summer – first of all used mtb shoes and shimano spds, then upgrade to some giro factors (cheap on CRC at the time) and carbon look keos (cheap on merlin at the time).

Shoes are brilliant, so much stiffer, less heel lift than my shimano mtbs. Only issues I’ve had is if the cleats aren’t proper tight they can cause awful creaking, they seem to come a bit loose every 400 miles or so. Probably need to use locktite on the bolts.

Been there recently. Also bad knees. Got some dhb shoes from wiggle at about 40 pounds. They get a great write up and are very comfy and stiff. Don’t mess about if you have dodgy knees get speed play pedals. They have loads of adjustment and the float is free not sprung. This might feel unusual at first but after a short time they really do make a difference. I have a leg length discrepancy and foot angle discrepancy (motorcycle accident) so I’m really sensitive to pedal/ shoe issues but these have been great so far.

Look Keo pedals and a pair of entry-level road shoes will weigh almost half of a road/touring SPD shoe and SPD pedals. However road cleats aren’t as easy to enter as SPDs and the shoes are not designed for walking in so even the few yards to the cafe are hazardous. Keos can be set up at any angle and give plenty of float if you get grey or red cleats.

For pure road use when you can expect to be clipped in for an hour at a time, you can’t beat a proper road shoe for giving you a good firm base, especially when you’re out of the saddle. For anything involving walking, including catching trains with your bike, they are a bit of a nightmare.

Road, and clipless, newbie last year. Went for Shimano 105s + DHB R1 Shoes, and after 6000 miles I am happy with my choice.

Shimano based on reliability.

I have dodgy knees, so need something with float

No you just need to set up your cleats properly, moving the foot and the knee through the pedal action increases the strain on the knee and its surrounding ligaments.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/mens-road-shoes-new-road-pedals-and-cleat-covers

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