Shoes, Cleats and Pedals

TremblingTurnip

This might not get much of a look in after Landis's emails came out but would really appreciate your help.

Looking to get new shoes and pedals for the bike. Have the standard pedal with the toe cage but getting sick of that and looking for something better.

Budget of about €100 for everything, the cheaper the better.
So if you guys and gals could recommend some good gear or sites to get them off it would be great.

Cheers.

ednwireland

if your commuting dont think you can do better than
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=3759
these pedals

and you can walk in most spd shoes (this is different to spd-sl btw )

**Timbuk2**

ednwireland wrote: »

if your commuting dont think you can do better than
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=3759
these pedals

and you can walk in most spd shoes (this is different to spd-sl btw )

I have those - they are great. I would recommend getting SPDs, like the ones above, as you can walk in them. A lot of people get road cleats, but it is very difficult to walk in these and in general they are more expensive. Unless you are a real serious cyclist, I doubt you'll notice much difference between the two, and in my honest opinion, the advantages of the SPD system outweigh the disadvantages (the only disadvantage is not as much power transfer, but I doubt you'll notice).

Also, as said above, SPD-SLs are not the same and are not compatible with SPD Pedals or Shoes.

TremblingTurnip

thanks for the info but to be honest it is for more than commuting, I usually do about 50 k twice a week and will be looking to up it to 100 soon so will need shoes and pedals appropriate for that distance and beyond.

DualFrontDiscs

I use similar SPDs for 100km+ spins all the time.

I say all the time, I really mean all my 100km+ spins are on similar SPDs

DFD*

*DissectingFalseDialects.

Coronal

You'd probably be fine with the SPDs for the longer distance. I think it's the retention that counts and I'd doubt* that road-specific pedals would make that much of a difference.

On the other hand, if you do want to go with a road system;
pedals
shoes

*runs away for more knowledgeable people to give advice and probably bash this

ednwireland

i would go for the keo classics over easy's as they have adjustable release tension
or spd-sl (these are a good deal)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=22687
, or time (or speedplay etc etc)

you prob. need to go to a shop though to try shoes as you need get the right fit (make sure you can wiggle your toes a bit and that they dont feel like they are clamping your foot, they need to be tight but comfortable tight

cleat alignment article

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/feature/article/sweet-cleats-24284

Coronal

Sorry, should have clarified these things. I just posted that combo as the cheapest that came to mind to keep within the budget.

spurscormac

Interesting thread as I'm in the same boat.
Due to collect my road bike in a couple of weeks & trying to decide whether or not to invest in pedals & shoes.

From what I can gather, SPD shoes are easier to walk in - I would definitely consider this as I will be doing Gael Force, and due to the short rough section, I may have to run it with my road bike.

I am also thinking of doing a couple of sprint triathlons to see how I find them, so thats a consideration.

Also, having a MTB with flat pedals, I may consider getting pedals for this too at a later stage, so it would be easier to have the same system on both.

What would people here recommend?

karltimber

spurscormac wrote: »

Also, having a MTB with flat pedals, I may consider getting pedals for this too at a later stage, so it would be easier to have the same system on both.

What would people here recommend?

I just put these on my mtb, after transfering my spd's over to my new road bike.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4516

Was out with spd shoes the other day and they are fine.
also handy for going out with kids - wearing runners - and not uncomfortable.

k

ednwireland

spurscormac wrote: »

Interesting thread as I'm in the same boat.
Due to collect my road bike in a couple of weeks & trying to decide whether or not to invest in pedals & shoes.

From what I can gather, SPD shoes are easier to walk in - I would definitely consider this as I will be doing Gael Force, and due to the short rough section, I may have to run it with my road bike.

I am also thinking of doing a couple of sprint triathlons to see how I find them, so thats a consideration.

Also, having a MTB with flat pedals, I may consider getting pedals for this too at a later stage, so it would be easier to have the same system on both.

What would people here recommend?

seeing as you need to walk in them you need an mtb system

so

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=637

i only have experience of shimano spd so find them fine i use them on the commute and the mtb and look on the road bike

spurscormac

So from what I can see - most shoes to match the SPD system and also look like you could run a few hundred yards, are lace-ups.

Anything that's velcro only, ie would suit for transitions in Gael Force or in triathlons, look more like a normal road shoe, like this...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=46577

Anyone aware of anything that meets my demands that's non laceup ?

If not, I presume something like these would suit my purpose @ a good price...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=22335
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=46594

ednwireland

spurscormac wrote: »

So from what I can see - most shoes to match the SPD system and also look like you could run a few hundred yards, are lace-ups.

Anything that's velcro only, ie would suit for transitions in Gael Force or in triathlons, look more like a normal road shoe, like this...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=46577

Anyone aware of anything that meets my demands that's non laceup ?

If not, I presume something like these would suit my purpose @ a good price...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=22335
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=46594

this is your only choice i think

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31327

otherwise dig through these pages
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=337&CurrentPageIndex=0