Road shoe advice
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gaz
Cycle Camera TV
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- South Croydon
First decide on your pedal, SPD -SL (a few makes like it such as look) this is the big triangle shaped one which is designed just for road. or the MTB which is a smaller one.
The triangle one uses a 3 screw system, if you want that, look for a shoe with 3 screws in a triangle shape. If you want the other system, look for a shoe with two holes close together.
If you have links to what you want, then post them and we can say yay or nay.
The triangle one uses a 3 screw system, if you want that, look for a shoe with 3 screws in a triangle shape. If you want the other system, look for a shoe with two holes close together.
If you have links to what you want, then post them and we can say yay or nay.
accountantpete
OAP
Many shoes will take the both the spd (2 screw cleat) or the spd -sl/Look (3 screw cleat)- others are specific to either system. Ask when buying.
Shoe sizing is a regular nightmare - check out previous threads on the subject.
Ebay pedal offers frequently chuck in a pair of cleats - which given that they can cost up to £18 is worth considering.
You may also want a degree of "float" in the cleat attachment - again check previous threads on the subject.
Shoe sizing is a regular nightmare - check out previous threads on the subject.
Ebay pedal offers frequently chuck in a pair of cleats - which given that they can cost up to £18 is worth considering.
You may also want a degree of "float" in the cleat attachment - again check previous threads on the subject.
Will1985
Über Member
- Location
- South Norfolk
Don't buy shoes online at least until you have tried a pair in an LBS! The same numerical size can differ quite a bit between brands.
Most pedal systems should come with a set of cleats.
Most pedal systems should come with a set of cleats.
Jobby
New Member
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- Chippenham, Wiltshire
Will1985 said:
Ditto....Try em on in LBS...the Shimano Sizes are wild!!!
Not all shoes are the same! Ask yourself what you want em for, SPD-SL are impossible to walk in but due to the larger contact area are better for TT and Road Race, I find them almost impossible to get going on a steep hills. (SPD-SL are screwed into the sole of the shoe with 3 screws, The cleats are massive plastic triangles and wear reasonably quickly)
I mainly use SPD road touring pedals, They use a much smaller steel cleat that screws (2 screws) into a recess in the sole of the shoe - You can walk normally in the shoe :-)
On 2 of my bikes I use SPD A530 pedals these have a clip one side and a flat platform on the other, It makes junctions and hill starts much easier as you dont have to clip in :-)
The SPD road touring system has a smaller surface area that potentialy transfers less power, But I have never noticed :-)
I personaly have NOT seen shoes that accept both systems, and if there were any I would suspect that teh advantage of SPD touring shoes (ie you can walk in them) would be lost.
John
http://johns-cycle-diary.blogspot.com/
Jobby said:
The dhb R1 road shoe accepts both systems and if you're worried about walking you can get cleat sides for spd cleats.
I personally have no problem walking in my road shoes (look keo cleats - large triangular), indeed I still manage to run up and down the stair in them. You just need to concentrate a little more which is never a bad thing!
I'd say that, at an recreational level, all the systems available are much of a muchness and it comes down to personal choice. I be tempted to find shoes that I like, that are comfy and within my price range and see which pedal systems fit.
