Pedals, cleats and shoes.

[geopat]

Ok, while since I posted. My old Sirrus could do with new pedals as the toeclips are getting rusty and apparently a great upgrade are the pedals which clip to your cycling shoes. I take it I therefore would need the pedals, cleats and new shoes - I have Nike cycling shoes at the moment??

If so any recommendations for a good value package....no point spending too much on this bike.

Thanks in advance.

 

[iAmiAdam]

Are there any holes on the bottom of your cycling shoes at the moment?

 

[geopat]

No holes unfortunately

 

[HLaB]

No holes unfortunately

If they are proper cycling shoes they should have them; it may be a case you have to take a blade to them and cut off part of the sole to reveal them. Don't take any blade to your sole though till you are sure ;-)

 

[the snail]

you can get shimano spd for £20

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=3759

I got the m324 flat/spd (you can ride in normal shoes) and spd shoes from lidl for £15-20

 

[Peter88]

I also have the Shimano M324 pedals and i use these shoes Diadora Rove Shoes but they only have size 48's at the moment.

 

[geopat]

Ooops they do have 2 holes in each of them which have screws in them...what else do I need? Will the Shimano pedals be ok? Will I need to buy cleats? Will all cleats fit my shoes? Thanks

 

[guitarpete247]

Shimano SPD pedals come with cleats so if your shoes have 2 holes all you need are the pedals. Crank Brothers are also 2 hole cleats but I've only ever had Shimano.

 

[som3blok3]

+1 for the M324 pedal, any SPD shoe will work on the clipless side (thats a confusing statement right there) and you can use any shoe/flip flop/bare foot on the other side. Great purchase, might go rusty after a while though, mine are........

 

[HLaB]

Ooops they do have 2 holes in each of them which have screws in them...what else do I need? Will the Shimano pedals be ok? Will I need to buy cleats? Will all cleats fit my shoes? Thanks

Yip thats them; remove the bolts and fit cleats :-) 2Holes you'll need mtb type cleats Shimano SPDs are the most readily available but you could go for another 2 bolt mtb cleat and the matching pedals if you wanted like crank brothers. Oh and cleats will come with the pedals so you won't have to buy them separately. I think the cheapest are the M520 double sided type (or similar) but a lot of folk prefer the dual sided type (cleat one side, flat the other) it makes it easier to cycle in normal shoes on that trip to the pub ;-) So all you really need to do is buy the pedals :-)

 

[Skyfoil]

I think the cheapest are the M520 double sided type

I fitted M520's to my bike this weekend. They were very easy to set-up and use. I've never used SPD's before, but I would recommend these.

 

[geopat]

Went for the M324s as I prefer a flat side for convenience

Thanks to everyone for their help/advice.

Cheers