Look keo 2.

[Cupotea]

Any reason why your ditching spds ?. i get one fine with them even on long rides.

This! With the stiffness of modern shoe soles, the need to road clipless pedals has lessened. They might give a slightly lower stack height and slightly more stable platform but unless you're noticing hot-spots in your shoes it might not be worth the switch, especially as they come with the downside of waddling like a duck, slower engagement when starting off from junctions and Look cleats famous cheese-like build.

All that said, I have Shimano MTB SPDs on my MTB and cross bike and Look Keo on my road bike and am very happy with that setup.

As others have mentioned, DHB from Wiggle and Louis Garneau from Evans are good value and come in widths for actual humans and tend to give more for your money until you're looking north of £100. I use Specialised for both pedal types and am very happy with them. If you have any sort of instep issue I don't think you can beat Specialised. They have multiple insoles to tailor fit and a dedicated fitting process in their stores. Mavic, Sidi, Giro are all probably a bit too expensive and tend towards an Italian fit. Until I tried their shoes I didn't realise Italians only had 4 toes.

 

[cyberknight]

This! With the stiffness of modern shoe soles, the need to road clipless pedals has lessened. They might give a slightly lower stack height and slightly more stable platform but unless you're noticing hot-spots in your shoes it might not be worth the switch, especially as they come with the downside of waddling like a duck, slower engagement when starting off from junctions and Look cleats famous cheese-like build.

All that said, I have Shimano MTB SPDs on my MTB and cross bike and Look Keo on my road bike and am very happy with that setup.

As others have mentioned, DHB from Wiggle and Louis Garneau from Evans are good value and come in widths for actual humans and tend to give more for your money until you're looking north of £100. I use Specialised for both pedal types and am very happy with them. If you have any sort of instep issue I don't think you can beat Specialised. They have multiple insoles to tailor fit and a dedicated fitting process in their stores. Mavic, Sidi, Giro are all probably a bit too expensive and tend towards an Italian fit. Until I tried their shoes I didn't realise Italians only had 4 toes.

A 600s on the nice bike give me a pretty good platform , i have considered like the OP going for full on road shoes but in my case i think why fiddle with what works .

 

[Milzy]

A 600s on the nice bike give me a pretty good platform , i have considered like the OP going for full on road shoes but in my case i think why fiddle with what works .

I have A600 on my winter bike. Love them. Just awkward spinning them up to top side to clip in sometimes. When I watch a mate stick his £11 cleet covers on and off I do think he's a bell end I must say.

 

[vickster]

I have A600 on my winter bike. Love them. Just awkward spinning them up to top side to clip in sometimes. When I watch a mate stick his £11 cleet covers on and off I do think he's a bell end I must say.

SPD SL single sided too, so potentially same issue, but with cleat wear

 

[Randomnerd]

Something from Sidi. Deals here

https://www.bikechaincafe.com/cycling-shoes

Note, you have to pay fir returns (expect a fiver for shoes with insurance)

Or just go to your LBS and find something 3 bolt that fits foot & budget

I've used this outfit and they're pretty good, if a little slower than advertised on delivery.
I wouldn't ditch SPDs, and I would pay more for SIDIs (you get the odd half price deal at bikechaincafe if you keep looking) If you're clipping in, good shoes make cycling so much easier. The extra effort to propel yourself round in bog-standard Shimanos is only revealed when you invest in a decent carbon sole or at least something fitting. Clipping in is easier and more positive, and adjustment during a long ride can be vital.

 

[Milzy]

I'm thinking of sticking with spd's.

 

[cyberknight]

Has anyone done a side by side comparison ?
Found a gcn vid basically said that although there is a slight power loss transfer with mtb , unless your a sprinter putting out insane watts its so minuscule that its not worth worrying about .

 

[S-Express]

Found a gcn vid basically said that although there is a slight power loss transfer with mtb

That would depend on the shoe, I think.

 

[cyberknight]

That would depend on the shoe, I think.

Indeed and they tend to compare small mtb pedals like m 520 rather than my preferred a 520/a 600 which i think have a similar platform size to road pedals to push on but then again its been over 20 years since i rode in road shoes and since i started riding again its been MTB style as i started on aldi shoes and m520s , moving onto a bit better from there , work for me so i always advise MTB , unless your racing i feel that i am not loosing anything and as i onl average 200 watts on a good ride ( according to stravanomics ) its not like i am gonna be beating anyone .
I cant say from experience which is better as i havent done a side to side comparison, we really need someone with a power meter to do a test of the two and compare speed for the same power .

 

[Globalti]

Is it too late to dissuade you from buying Look Keos? The quality is dismal.

SPD-SL every time.

 

[Milzy]

Is it too late to dissuade you from buying Look Keos? The quality is dismal.

SPD-SL every time.

SPD every time. If a car driver attacks you then you can either flee or stay and defend yourself.

 

[Milzy]

Screw Keos I'm drinking Keo in heat wave Cyprus.

 

[S-Express]

Don't understand all the anti-Keo stuff - several pairs in use here and never had a problem with them..

 

[Globalti]

How long have you had them?

 

[Levo-Lon]

The shimano RO88 is a nice shoe at 47 quid on wiggle site..i paid nearly 80 for mine fron the cycle shop in 2015.
Get the next size up if buying shimano