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MTB Shoes and pedals for commuting

  • 01-12-2012 5:40am
    #1
    dub 24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 67 ✭✭


    Hey folks looking for some advice please. I plan to use my hybrid for commuting to work and want to use MTB pedals and shoes. I have checked the various sites and have decided on either the Shimano M324 or M530 pedals has anybody used these ? or has anybody got a better recomendation. I am also looking for recomendations for shoes please

    Thanks in advance for all suggestions

    Dub 24


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  • #2
    rp
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    I just got a pair of Spiuk Compass shoes (P&K cycles, Patrick St.), that have proved very good for commuting.
    • Shower proof (unlike a lot of shoes with excessive ventilation)
    • Thick soles, fine for walking in
    • Cormfortable and warm
    • Single velcro buckle: quick to put on and off, no danger of laces in the chainring
    • Clips in ok with Shimano PDA520 (road platform pedals)
    • Reasonable price


  • #3
    Wishbone Ash
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    I'd go with the M324 pedals. In very heavy stop/start traffic you can use the flat side to prevent continuous clipping in and out.They are also useful if you occasionally use your bike with ordinary shoes.

    Regarding shoes, there's a wide variety available from those which are obviously cycling shoes to those which look very much like runners or hiking shoes but have the holes to attach cleats. Just make sure the shoes you get have recessed cleats - otherwise you may as well have the full road SPD SL shoes/pedals.


  • #4
    smacl
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    I've used the M324 and while they're ok, the single sided thing is a bit of a pain in the ass. I now use the double sided M424 with my hybrid, where the platform is big enough to cycle comfortably in ordinary shoes, and cycling without clipping in with SPD shoes simply involves using a different foot position. I found with the M324 I was regularly ending up on the wrong side for what I wanted.

    I use an earlier version of the DHB MTB shoes, which are cheap, comfy, and have stood the test of time.

    n.b. I also use SH56 cleats with this set-up on a loose tension, so unclipping is not typically an issue.


  • #5
    rollingscone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I'd go with the M324 pedals. In very heavy stop/start traffic you can use the flat side to prevent continuous clipping in and out.They are also useful if you occasionally use your bike with ordinary shoes.

    Regarding shoes, there's a wide variety available from those which are obviously cycling shoes to those which look very much like runners or hiking shoes but have the holes to attach cleats. Just make sure the shoes you get have recessed cleats - otherwise you may as well have the full road SPD SL shoes/pedals.

    I've got SLX trail pedals which are double sided with a steel frame around the outside. They're mint. The only shoes that they don't work with are slick soled dress shoes.


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