Best cleats for new bike

[BigonaBianchi]

I have always riden with shimano spd's and they have been fine. But they are heavy. I hav ejust bought a new carbon frame bike and im after some lighter pedals but still with the same strength and reliability. So....which ones....???

look?

im thinking i may need to be driven by choice of road shoes as i'm a size 12 uk and i want to be able to walk in them....so looking at mtb shoes....anyway any thoughts or are they all much of a muchness?

 

[ianrauk]

You can't put Look (or road) cleats on MTB shoes. Though you can put MTB Cleats on some road shoes.

Have a look at the XTR SPD pedals. They won't be much different weight wise to road pedals.
Not that you would notice the difference anyway as you have your size 12's stomping on them.

You are only talking about 30-40g's difference in weight per pair pedals between XTR's and Look's.

 

[adscrim]

If you want to use mtb shoes you'll need a cleat with a two bolt pattern - like the spd cleat. What about something like Specialized touring shoes and a touring spd pedal (shimano A600).

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Shimano RT82 look like road shoes but has a recessed SPD cleat. Couple those with A600 pedals and you have the perfect combination of light quality pedals with shoes you can walk in

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rt8...m_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&kpid=5360461367
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...e=Googlebase&gclid=CI6CiOyT7b4CFYXKtAodjygAiA

 

[Smokin Joe]

Shimano RT82 look like road shoes but has a recessed SPD cleat. Couple those with A600 pedals and you have the perfect combination of light quality pedals with shoes you can walk in

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rt8...m_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&kpid=5360461367
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...e=Googlebase&gclid=CI6CiOyT7b4CFYXKtAodjygAiA

Damn you for posting that.

Now I want them

 

[Peteaud]

The A600 are only a few grams heavier than Ultegra roads pedals anyway.

A600 = 286 gms

Ultegra carbon = 256 gms.

 

[derrick]

This is what you need, forget Shimano way to heavy.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/look-keo-blade-carbon-ti-pedals/ 258g per pair with cleats and hardware)
http://www.specialized.com/gb/gb/ftr/shoes/road-shoes/sworks-road

 

[RebornBumbler]

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Have a look at the XTR SPD pedals. They won't be much different weight wise to road pedals.
Not that you would notice the difference anyway as you have your size 12's stomping on them.

You are only talking about 30-40g's difference in weight per pair pedals between XTR's and Look's.

Or for just over half the price, the XT (Deore) are 343g

Regarding the carbon Looks, I'll admit 260g including cleats is pretty lightweight, but I could get a really nice wheel for that price!
Personally I'm currently content with a pair of neutron-star-dense M520s (420g) and Specialized Tahoe shoes.

 

[derrick]

Or for just over half the price, the XT (Deore) are 343g

Regarding the carbon Looks, I'll admit 260g including cleats is pretty lightweight, but I could get a really nice wheel for that price!
Personally I'm currently content with a pair of neutron-star-dense M520s (420g) and Specialized Tahoe shoes.

You could get a nice wheel for that, you may have to pay a bit more for a really nice wheel,

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Thanks ...ill check all these out )