Which cleats?

[Stevec047]

As @vickster says it is a case of try try and try again to make sure you get a pair that's comfy.

Decide first if you want a pair you can walk in easily or if you want specific cycling styled shoes which mean the cleat will sit proud of the sole making it harder to walk.

I have a pair of Specialzed mtb shoes which have loads of grip and the cleat sits in a little void meaning I can walk around normally but can sound like a tap dancer.

Comfort is the most important part of buying shoes don't get ones that pinch as they will cause loss of feeling on a long ride.

 

[nickyboy]

Look Keo Easy

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/keo-easy...t0gfUgPpotLQVBYPu8sWMUTgkSgDgS0TClxoCI7fw_wcB

Another vote for these pedals. The added bonus is that Decathlon sell own brand Look Keo compatible cleats which are way cheaper than the real Look Keo cleats

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/keo-0-compatible-cleats-id_8298319.html

 

[guitarpete247]

My only (nearly) clipless moment was with 2 bolt SPD's. I, unknowingly, lost a bolt so when trying to unclip, the shoe rotated but the cleat stayed where it was. I had to roll onto grass bank and delivery the shoe so I could undo the pedal and cleat to get home.
Now on the MTB shoes I have used loctite on the bolts.
Road bikes have SPD SL's. Also loctited bolts in place.

 

[adscrim]

Thanks for the help everyone, I was leaning towards spd so thats what I will go for - any suggestions for a decent pair of first shoes?

Pedals are all much the same when riding so base your choice on what you do off the bike - like do you like to stop places and walk about or is there a long-ish walk from where you will leave your bike when commuting to the 'office'.

If you end up choosing SPDs, have a search for touring shoes (like Specialized sport RBX or Shimano RT82) as there are a number of shoes with road shoe styling and a recessed cleat fitment. Alternatively, shimano used to make a road SPD cleat. It's the same two bolt metal cleat but with a bar behind the cleat holding two rubber walking pads.

 

[jefmcg]

Another vote for these pedals. The added bonus is that Decathlon sell own brand Look Keo compatible cleats which are way cheaper than the real Look Keo cleats

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/keo-0-compatible-cleats-id_8298319.html

Out of stock, so not useful to OP who's ready to buy now

 

[Joffey]

Out of stock, so not useful to OP who's ready to buy now

Other stores do sell them but he seems to be going with SPD.

 

[Hacienda71]

I ride with Keos on my three road bikes and SPD's on my mountain bike. I don't tour or have huge numbers of traffic lights on my commute, so don't use SPD's on the road bike. If I do stop I tend to track stand. If I wasn't that confident or had a lot of stops and walking I might go down the spd route.