just made the switch from shimano spd shoes and pedals......

[c2c]

to time Xen e pedals and dhb shoes........ the result is very favourable but clipping in is a bit fiddly at times, spesh on my right foot for some strange reason........ anybody out there any experience with time pedals and cleats.....??

 

[Crankarm]

Yep, prefer Shimano SPDs .

 

[c2c]

Yep, prefer Shimano SPDs .

have to say, the shimano spd shoe/pedal combo is much more user friendly, double sided pedal entry for one, but the road bike i bought for commuting and training did not come with pedals, so after using the above setup for a while, have now put them back on my trek mtb and gone for the time set up described on my bianchi... its lighter and more efficient which is what i wanted, but just a bit fiddly...

 

[goo_mason]

I frequently think of getting proper road pedals and shoes, but my SPDs and Sonoma shoes just seem perfect for the riding I tend to do, so why change for change's sake ?

 

[hackbike 666]

SPD's are fine for me,funnily enough im seeing more people use toeclips.

 

[goo_mason]

SPD's are fine for me,funnily enough im seeing more people use toeclips.

I was just saying the same thing to my cycling colleague at work today ! I think lots of the new bikes people have got on the Bike2Work have pedals with toeclips.

My SCR2 came with toeclip pedals on it; they came off the minute I got the bike home, and on wet my SPDs.

 

[bonj2]

I frequently think of getting proper road pedals and shoes, but my SPDs and Sonoma shoes just seem perfect for the riding I tend to do, so why change for change's sake ?

so you don't keep thinking of it

 

[bonj2]

have to say, the shimano spd shoe/pedal combo is much more user friendly, double sided pedal entry for one, but the road bike i bought for commuting and training did not come with pedals, so after using the above setup for a while, have now put them back on my trek mtb and gone for the time set up described on my bianchi... its lighter and more efficient which is what i wanted, but just a bit fiddly...

bit of a travesty to put MTB pedals on a bianchi. Audax bike, tolerable - bianchi's pushing it a bit.
If you find ultegra SPD-SLs or Look or whatever difficult to clip into, get speedplay zeros! double sided road pedals. Best of both worlds!

 

[HLaB]

I frequently think of getting proper road pedals and shoes, but my SPDs and Sonoma shoes just seem perfect for the riding I tend to do, so why change for change's sake ?

On my winter rather than changing the spds I like, I went for stiffer soled shoes. I use spd-sl's on my summer bike but clip in and out less on it. acceleration wise from foot on the tarmac to clipped in I prefer the spd's overall I think the spd-sl are better but it depends what environment you're riding in.

 

[goo_mason]

so you don't keep thinking of it

I do. It's like a weird battle with myself - I keep coming back to it and coming to the same decision every time. It's Pedal OCD, I tell ya !

Either that or I'm just not right in the head. Which is probably quite likely, according to my daughter.

 

[c2c]

bit of a travesty to put MTB pedals on a bianchi. Audax bike, tolerable - bianchi's pushing it a bit.
If you find ultegra SPD-SLs or Look or whatever difficult to clip into, get speedplay zeros! double sided road pedals. Best of both worlds!

exactly bonji, the bianch came minus pedals, so in order to ride it straight away i nicked the spd and shimano shoes off my trek. money being tight i rode like that for 8 months and now have the dhbr 1 shoes and time pedals, so much more efficient and lighter, just a bit fiddly clipping in. prob cos i rode spds for years.. the zeros sound a good idea, i was on a budget £100 had to cover it, traffic lghts are the pain, i set off with my left foot clipped and am starting to get used to flipping the right pedal and clipping in. i wouldnt recommend this shoe/pedal type combo to a novice clipless rider...

ps the spds are back on the trek for when mrs c2c and i go pottering and i need to walk..