Tri - Pedals/Shoes advice

ChickenBalls

Can anybody tell me what pedals/shoes I should get?

I'm not sure which ones would be best for transitions.
Is Carbon good to get?
I'm looking to spend around 150 euro on them.

Any advice would be great.

hunnymonster

I like these pedals
http://www.cycleways.com/store/product/28878/Look-Keo-Classic-Pedal/
I have a larger pair of proper bike shoes for long rides and a tighter pair of tri shoes for shorter races. Both have carbon soles so are pretty light. Try as many pairs as you can to get the best fit for you. I don't allow much float in my cleats but some people need a lot.

911sc

Just got a pair of Shimano 105 pedals (€55) and Shimano TR30 shoes (€70) in cycle super store.
Entry level stuff. Easy to get in/out of the shoes.
I got cleats with float to be on the safe side and not develop problem with knees. That could be change at later stage with fixed one anyway.

tunney

Float does not mean no problems with knees.

ChickenBalls

Thanks for the info guys.

bananamansgay

this seems like a relevant enough thread to ask this -

what is the advantage of having your shoes already attached to the pedals for transistion 1?

is it so the cleats arent damaged when running out of the transition area?

i would have thought it to be fairly difficult to be on the bike and moving while puting your feet into the shoes while attached..

tunney

Practice practice practice

Then you can jump on the bike and put your feet into the feets at 40kph and save time

hunnymonster

It is primarily to save some time, but has the additional advantage of protecting your cleats, protecting your legs and making sure you don't forget your shoes (it happens!). Personally, I don't save much time but still do it, particularly if there is a long run out of T1. In fact I leave my shoes attached to the bike all the time. one less thing to remember. The helmet sits neatly in the (now on the correct way) tri bars so I'm good to go at any stage.

bananamansgay

ahhhh. fair enough.

do you guys put socks on at T1?

i wouldnt have too much of a problem cycling with no socks but cant imagine running with out them.

hunnymonster

I don't use socks up to Oly but I put them on in T2 for anything longer. It's a personal thing though.

911sc

With my new clip-on pedals/shoes ( so far i just had basic pedals and used runners for cycling), i think i have gain about 1.5kmph (based on my usual 3 laps of 7km i use for training - though need to do this few times to make sure wind does not skew the result). But i can recall somebody (Tunney?) in an other thread stating similar time gain.

So, applying this to say a 20kms cycle (like Phoenix Park duathlon race 4), means you gain 02min04sec on the cycling. So, you can afford a slower T1/T2 to allow for changing shoes.;) ( get lock laces to speed things up.)
Or run bare foot like Zola Budd..

"Practice practice practice" as posted by Tunney really seems to be the key point.