Best clipless pedals + shoes for beginner

[Atyl1972]

hey peeps, can you advise me on the best clipless to start with as a total newbie, Ive been looking at the shimano A530 as there are 2 sides, one being clipless the other being flat for everyday shoes, and then some mtb shoes please as i will be regularly stop starting to begin with so would prefer the recessed shoe..

thanks in advance guys...

 

[ironman]

Hi There
Like yourself I am a beginner and ended up buying Shimano M324 pedals again double sided, I liked the look of these as they looked like they had a more substantial grip/spike on the flat side. So far thay have been excellent, to get to my prefered routes I have a lot of junctions to stop at, so until I reach the long stretches I use the flat sides, then clip in and offski no problem. Very easy to use/adjust, the shoes I have with them are SPD Shimano MT41's (recessed) nice and ridgid for pedalling and great to walk in.
Hope this helps

Cheers

IM

Just edited Shimano M324 not 'A324' - whoops!!

 

[corshamjim]

I use Shimano MT22 shoes - amazingly good value, but (certainly for me) not as comfortable as I'd like so I'll try something else next time.

On the whole I prefer a pedal which can clip both sides, but the ones which are flat one side and clip the other are good on the utility/commute bike as I don't always want to wear cycle-specific shoes.

 

[Atyl1972]

Thanks IM, much appreciated, will google right now

Hi There
Like yourself I am a beginner and ended up buying Shimano A324 pedals again double sided, I liked the look of these as they looked like they had a more substantial grip/spike on the flat side. So far thay have been excellent, to get to my prefered routes I have a lot of junctions to stop at, so until I reach the long stretches I use the flat sides, then clip in and offski no problem. Very easy to use/adjust, the shoes I have with them are SPD Shimano MT41's (recessed) nice and ridgid for pedalling and great to walk in.
Hope this helps

Cheers

IM

 

[ironman]

Hi Again

My mistake the pedals are Shimano M324 - Sorry about that!

IM

 

[Angelfishsolo]

My first pair of SPD shoes were the MT20's to go along with M520 peddles. The shoes are very comfortable and the peddles great value for money and easily adjustable.

 

[Atyl1972]

Lol i googled the peddle and nothing came up,lol.. thanks man

Hi There
Like yourself I am a beginner and ended up buying Shimano M324 pedals again double sided, I liked the look of these as they looked like they had a more substantial grip/spike on the flat side. So far thay have been excellent, to get to my prefered routes I have a lot of junctions to stop at, so until I reach the long stretches I use the flat sides, then clip in and offski no problem. Very easy to use/adjust, the shoes I have with them are SPD Shimano MT41's (recessed) nice and ridgid for pedalling and great to walk in.
Hope this helps

Cheers

IM

Just edited Shimano M324 not 'A324' - whoops!!

 

[Willo]

I've got the A530s on my road bike and they're fine. Find them ok for clipping in as they tend to hang the right way up id that makes sense. Don't use the flat side very often, but when I have its okay but can be a little slippy in the wet. Overall they do the job well.

 

[slowmotion]

My first pair of SPD shoes were the MT20's to go along with M520 peddles. The shoes are very comfortable and the peddles great value for money and easily adjustable.

I've got Shimano M520s too. I think they were a little over £20. I have quite wide feet and the only shoes that I found comfortable were some North Wave ones.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/northwave/mission-mtb-shoes-ec011854?query=NorthWave shoes

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I have large but narrow feet so I can't comment other than to say cycling is the only sport in which I can get shoes to fit snugly

I've got Shimano M520s too. I think they were a little over £20. I have quite wide feet and the only shoes that I found comfortable were some North Wave ones.

http://www.evanscycl...query=NorthWave shoes

 

[ACS]

M520's and Specialized BG Sport MTB Shoes work for me for commuting and Specialized BG Comp road shoes from stepping out at the weekends. Use MTB shoes for commuting because I have a bit of walking on polished floors and as the cleat is recessed it just makes life easier and keeps the cleaner from attacking me with her mop because I have marked the floor she has spent hours polishing. Road shoes for weekend because I like to get out in 'nice' kit.

I went to my LBS and tried on lot of different shoes, I found both Shimano and Sidi to be too narrow and North wave to be a touch too wide. A comfortable pair of shoes, because they are a primary contact with the bike, are essential.