Cubist
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Keep SPD's or go SL?
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smokeysmoo
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vickster
Squire
Yours might, mine never do!
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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I use both the 520`a and 600`s and i get on fine .
djb1971
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If you're sat on your bike for 100 miles, sl. They spread your foot more evenly over the pedal. For me, pushing hard on spds gives me hot foot. These need to be set up more accurately than spd.
If you're just popping out for a 20-30 miles with mates and get off and walk (eat/drink/look at stuff) spd, touring included. You can buy cool looking spd shoes with stiff soles, I loved my sidi dragons, until they wore out!
Over the years of riding, I've discovered comfort is better than fashion. Especially when I'm on the bike day after day.
If you're just popping out for a 20-30 miles with mates and get off and walk (eat/drink/look at stuff) spd, touring included. You can buy cool looking spd shoes with stiff soles, I loved my sidi dragons, until they wore out!
Over the years of riding, I've discovered comfort is better than fashion. Especially when I'm on the bike day after day.
Easytigers
Guru
I have tried both and just couldn't get on with sl. A pain to clip into and skid around like an idiot on the laminate floor!
Did you not get on with the Ultegra 6800 sl's Pete ?
I have a mate testing out pedals at the moment and he thinks the SPD SL are easier to clip into but then if you don't find clipping in a problem I cant see any point in changing them . Unless youre a tart like me
raleighnut
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Even worse on flagstones, not that my pub of choice has a stone floor 
Peteaud
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Did you not get on with the Ultegra 6800 sl's Pete ?
I have a mate testing out pedals at the moment and he thinks the SPD SL are easier to clip into but then if you don't find clipping in a problem I cant see any point in changing them . Unless youre a tart like me
To be honest i dont get on with SL. I did try and still have them just in case i want to try again. I prefere look over SL as i find them easier. The main reason i dont like SL is i find hill starts difficult, same with junctions when you want a quick clip in. With my A600 i can pedal with the arch of the shoe on hill starts, the pedal hangs right and a quick toe push and stamp down and i am in.
Thats not to say they are better or worse, but after trying out all the pedal systems, i still prefere SPD. In fact ive just bought some new touring shoes, Bontrager Solstice, that are the road shoe with a spd base.
http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/bontrager-solstice-road-shoe-black.html
Peteaud
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They didnt for a long time, now they just hang in the right position.
I like the A600 better platform width.
I think @ianrauk uses SPD, if he does i would be interested to hear his views, based on the miles he does.
After years of using Look type pedals, I now only use SPD on all my bikes, double sided, can walk in the (just as stiff) shoes, for me no drop in performance. I have used single sided SPD, but I find the double sided more user friendly there never the wrong way up.
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@Peteaud
As the above....
No problem what so ever with hot foot etc with any ride I do.
It's not down to the pedal or the cleat, It's all down to how stiff the shoe soles are. It's a classic case of you get what you pay for. Good MTB shoes are just as stiff as road shoes.
400bhp
Guru
Spot on.
