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roadies seem so 'clicky'
That'll be the shoes... You need those though to join their clique.
....but what about the urinal/face interface on the standard tiled toilet floor?
Probably best to use the sink, or ask for a spare empty [u]paper[/u] cup (Costa get a bit funny if you piss in their mugs)...
I have been eyeing up some DHB R1.0 shoes of late, my old xc type shoes are looking a bit tired, and they seem to be mostly used on the road bikes, so I want something with a stiffer sole, cheap but I'd also like to keep using my m520s and they are drilled for both apparently. Anyone using them like that?
if you really need to you can get MTB cleats onto some road shoes but you'll be walking around on a small metal lump as opposed to a wide plastic lump
Mountain bike SPDs and shoes are good if you need to walk etc so touring yes but road shoes and road cleats for road bikes are a better solution, there's something ace about a full-on pair of disco slippers 😀
why on earth would you be doing this?Getting out of the pedals ( set in minimum spring tension ) as easy as twisting out of CB 's . I can see some 'moments' happening though if trying to unclip in a hurry under load.
Road pedals are way more comfortable than spd's IMHO and my mates opinions too.
I've only ever used the proper road ones on a track day. Apart from that it's candies (lower failure rate than the recent XTR's I believe) I walk round lots and don't take the roadie seriously, I can use all my shoes on all my bikes (the teval pivots and minnars are much better for pub visits) and I don't grind the plastic cleats walking in them. I used to live at the end of a rough gravel road when I got the roadie and had no intention of wandering round in fancy cleats on that.
When I get a new bike I'll probably treat myself to some new shoes/pedals for it and keep them clean.
So me saying hi to mtbers and to roadies but getting just a dirty look makes them right?
nemesis I don't quite catch your point
I think his point is there's lots of miserable arses in the world and generalising that all people on MTBs are awesome fun-loving people and all people on road bikes are grumpy buggers who'll poke your eyes out with the slightest provocation is basically stupid.
switched from Look/Rapha to XTR Race/Shimano AM45 when my Rapha's broke, cannot notice the difference
Fair enough, not really what I was trying to say though.
edhornby - Member
if you really need to you can get MTB cleats onto some road shoes but you'll be walking around on a small metal lump as opposed to a wide plastic lump
Shimano do a cleat adaptor for just this purpose....
[url= http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do?method=view&n=3468&p=343953&c=215&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Pedal%20Cleats&gclid=CIqg4teBg78CFQXnwgod4ZIAKA ]Linky Linky[/url]
Bit pricey for a bit of plastic.
My road shoes (Shimano somethings) will take both cleat types.
Initially I used MTB pedals and shoes. Then I got some road shoes and fitted spd cleats for a couple of rides, realised that the cleat was a bit of an issue on road shoes and found the above item.
But, given that you can get pedals for £20, £15 on a piece of plastic seemed a bit of a rip-off so I went for the pedal option instead. Tempted to do back to the spd option and get those adaptors though to be honest, just for the ease of clipping in.
I'm using Shimano touring pedals, same interface as the mountain bike ones but lower weight than XTR.
[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-a600-spd-touring-pedals ]http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-a600-spd-touring-pedals[/url]
Single sided but you get used to it quickly.