Road shoes
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addictfreak
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- Boldon, Tyne and Wear
Mike
Hello and welcome.
Firstly you dont need to go clipless you could always ride normal pedals with trainers.
But if its clipless you want, then you have a few choices.
SPD pedals, with shoes that will take an SPD cleat
SPD SL pedals again with the appropriate shoe and cleat.
Look pedals, with the right shoe and cleat.
There are probably other choices, but these are the ones im aware of. Prices will vary greatly from around £20 - £250 for shoes and pedals will be in the region of £25- £120. Its personnel preference to be honest and budget of course.
If your a novice, I would suggest popping along to a good LBS to seek advice and see whats available.
I use two different types of shoe/pedal combination. But on my road bike I prefer SL pedals with SPD SL shoes/cleats. The combined price for my pedals and shoes was around £160 (internet prices).
Hello and welcome.
Firstly you dont need to go clipless you could always ride normal pedals with trainers.
But if its clipless you want, then you have a few choices.
SPD pedals, with shoes that will take an SPD cleat
SPD SL pedals again with the appropriate shoe and cleat.
Look pedals, with the right shoe and cleat.
There are probably other choices, but these are the ones im aware of. Prices will vary greatly from around £20 - £250 for shoes and pedals will be in the region of £25- £120. Its personnel preference to be honest and budget of course.
If your a novice, I would suggest popping along to a good LBS to seek advice and see whats available.
I use two different types of shoe/pedal combination. But on my road bike I prefer SL pedals with SPD SL shoes/cleats. The combined price for my pedals and shoes was around £160 (internet prices).
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- the post-brexit wasteland
welcome.
my stock advice when buying clipless… if you're riding 50 miles and walking from bike to café, get look/spd sl which are better for riding (stiffer, better for putting all your leg power through to the pedals). if you're going to be on and off the bike or combining a ride with sightseeing or for utility cycling or touring, get spds which have a recessed cleat that makes the shoes easy to walk in.
my stock advice when buying clipless… if you're riding 50 miles and walking from bike to café, get look/spd sl which are better for riding (stiffer, better for putting all your leg power through to the pedals). if you're going to be on and off the bike or combining a ride with sightseeing or for utility cycling or touring, get spds which have a recessed cleat that makes the shoes easy to walk in.
TheBoyBilly
New Member
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- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
addictfreak is right, you don't need to go clipless (I did and love it) but I have been given a set of Crank Brothers Candy 1s which were an unwanted gift and may put them on my MTB. The thing is, I like the flat pedals my Boardman came with. I have never 'slipped off' them and worry a little about getting caught out in a dangerous situation while clipped. I quite like the four-way entry idea of the Candys though.
Bill
Bill
mate, if you go on www.wiggle.co.uk you can get some of these shoes for onlyl £40 (see links below). i have two pair and they are well, comfy. loads of my mates have got a pair as well, and love them. They are great for a first cycle shoe (and for your subsequent pairs for that matter)
road shoe needs these type of cleats for this type of pedal (will also take Look cleats for Look pedals)
mtb shoe needs this type of cleat for this type of pedal
the pros and cons are
road :
pro - slimline pedal, slimline shoes that come in nice colours.
Con - cleats get wrecked when walking because they are not recessed and pedal is one sided, so can be harder to clip in.
mtb:
pro - double sided pedal so easier to clip in, cleat is recessed into sole of shoes so will last 100 times longer (had mine for 4 years):
con - shoes come in dark colours (because of nature of sport), pedal is not as streamlined (but who can tell when your foot is on??? and they've started to do streamline versions but these are more expensive and they only do the same job)
i use mtb ones on my road bike and my cyclo cross bike. they look fine. and my cleats have never needed replacing. if you do go for road shoes, you can buy cleat covers for when you need to walk but those shoes are harder to walk in too.
road shoe needs these type of cleats for this type of pedal (will also take Look cleats for Look pedals)
mtb shoe needs this type of cleat for this type of pedal
the pros and cons are
road :
pro - slimline pedal, slimline shoes that come in nice colours.
Con - cleats get wrecked when walking because they are not recessed and pedal is one sided, so can be harder to clip in.
mtb:
pro - double sided pedal so easier to clip in, cleat is recessed into sole of shoes so will last 100 times longer (had mine for 4 years):
con - shoes come in dark colours (because of nature of sport), pedal is not as streamlined (but who can tell when your foot is on??? and they've started to do streamline versions but these are more expensive and they only do the same job)
i use mtb ones on my road bike and my cyclo cross bike. they look fine. and my cleats have never needed replacing. if you do go for road shoes, you can buy cleat covers for when you need to walk but those shoes are harder to walk in too.
