What Pedals (sigh...)

[Thomk]

I've just bought a flash road bike and think I might look a bit of a wally with my Crank Brothers eggbeater pedals so wondered if anyone could give me some advice on some pedals with the following attributes:

1. Fairly light
2. Fairly inexpensive
3. Option to walk a bit on the cleats
4. Won't look a wally

Cheers!

 

[lee1980sim]

I fail to see a problem with egg beaters on a road bike

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Stick with what you're used to. There's nothing wrong with eggbeaters on a road bike

 

[StuAff]

+1. I use SPDs on all my bikes. Stick with the eggbeaters.

 

[Hyslop]

Stick with what you're used to. There's nothing wrong with eggbeaters on a road bike

Agreed,stick with your preferred choice.

 

[Thomk]

I use them on my current road bike. It's just that the new one has a load of gumph on it to save weight everywhere so I feel a bit of a fraud with fairly heavy pedals. Also I use Candy's at the moment and would use the standard eggbeaters if I didn't change brand but am unsure if my shoes will be stiff enough to cope with the lack of width.

 

[Thomk]

I was looking at these - PD-M540

Cheap, a bit lighter than the Candy's, can still walk on them, good excuse to get some new shoes...

 

[Thomk]

Or I'm making up a problem that doesn't exist?

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Eggbeater 1s then - 174g per pair... and a stupid price

alternatively

Shimano A600 peals and RT82 shoes

 

[Thomk]

Eggbeater 1s then - 174g per pair... and a stupid price

alternatively

Shimano A600 peals and RT82 shoes

Eggbeater 1's 286g as far as I can google

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Eggbeater 1's 286g as far as I can google

Whoops I meant to type eggbeater 11

 

[Citius]

Or I'm making up a problem that doesn't exist?

yes.

 

[Thomk]

Whoops I meant to type eggbeater 11

Crikey!!

 

[Cuchilo]

105 SL are pretty much the same as the Ultegra version give or take a few G

 

[vickster]

Why would you look a wally. Not like you can see the pedals when you are attached to them!

If you must switch to spd, I'd go with m520, cheap as chips, light, easy to clip in and out of as you have the clips on both sides (unlike a600 which are always the wrong way round when trying to clip in, pita!)