Cleats, clips or better pedals??

[mattlandells]

Personally, I'd recommend you move to clipless (the Shimano M520s are great )

However, if you don't want to wear cycling shoes all of the time, have seen these work well:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....4_PCN_BIX_Stores&itemcount=4&salenotsupported

They are really simple, holding your foot in place when you twist it, and retaining normal use with normal shoes

 

[mattsccm]

Toes clips and straps are not as efficient especially if you are not wearing traditional stiff shoes with the slotted cleat.
Clipless ( actually that term is so totally out of date as we do actually use a clip and modern riders think clipless means flatties) will work better.,Why not get some of those pedeals that a flat one side and have an SPD fitting on the other. That way you can use cycling shoes or trainers. They are often thought of as a bit daft but do a job for a commuter very well. More to the point they can be cheap as many cheaper road bikes come with them as new and people ditch them. (and I scrounge them) Just a thought

 

[PpPete]

For me one of the best things about changing from clips/straps to M520 SPD was not having to rotate the pedal to get my foot in. A flat one side/clip the other would negate that benefit for me - but that's just me.

And that said I still have clips/straps on one bike, so I can just jump on it for a quick trip to the shops without changing shoes.

 

[Curly_cat]

I recently bought the XC cycling shoes from LIDL (£18) and some shimano M520 pedals for £20. Best £38 ever spent on cycling kit IMO.

LIDL have more cycling shoes in from today priced at £16.99. Go and get a pair

 

[Garz]

I took a look at them lidl shoes, they are ok for the price but would suit (IMO)a mtb better than I road bike. If your after a cheap experimental clipless ride then that combo curly mentioned is probably the cheapest you can get really. Definately an improvement over my toeclip/strap pedals for sure.

 

[MajorMantra]

I took a look at them lidl shoes, they are ok for the price but would suit (IMO)a mtb better than I road bike.

They're absolutely fine for casual use or commuting. I use Lidl shoes with SPDs for daily around town use on my fixed gear road bikes and Sidis with Speedplays for 'serious' road riding.

Matthew

 

[MancRider78]

And after All this I went with:

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebw...ersetQRY=Kflat pedals&f_SortOrderID=-1&f_bct=

Just ridden home with them and after the knackered plastic factory pedals it was a joy. Just need to get gears sorted so they change when I flick the switch rather than jolting later.