LouiseSJPP
Formerly Errecaldia
- Location
- Pays Basque, France
Although generally, I have little problem with my conventional clipless pedals, I do need a long pedal stroke to get them engaged, which makes starting on steep hills (15% or over) difficult, not to mention scary. I end up exhausting myself, when I should have taken a short break, to keep going until the gradient eases enough to be confident about re-engaging the clips.
So when I saw a set of Speedplays recently, I was interested, they do look a lot easier to get into, especially as they are double sided. But the downside soon became clear on reading around the subject: getting gravel in the cleats when off the bike is a problem.
Then I saw the Speedplay Frogs, but can't find out much about them, other than they are designed to be resistant to dirt ingress. Dare I mention they are really MTB pedals....
Can anyone advise: when hopping off a bike onto a gravely shoulder of the road, are Speedplays a problem, and do the Frogs overcome it? And are the Frogs as good as the original Speedplays for 'normal', ie non(racing, non-competitive, riding?
So when I saw a set of Speedplays recently, I was interested, they do look a lot easier to get into, especially as they are double sided. But the downside soon became clear on reading around the subject: getting gravel in the cleats when off the bike is a problem.
Then I saw the Speedplay Frogs, but can't find out much about them, other than they are designed to be resistant to dirt ingress. Dare I mention they are really MTB pedals....
Can anyone advise: when hopping off a bike onto a gravely shoulder of the road, are Speedplays a problem, and do the Frogs overcome it? And are the Frogs as good as the original Speedplays for 'normal', ie non(racing, non-competitive, riding?