What pedals for touring?

[Crankarm]

Why not just use the pedals and clip system you normally use? I don't see any benefit in changing to a new system with which you might be unfamiliar just to go touring. Stick with what you know.

 

[theloafer]

toe clips+straps for me on all three of my bikes caygill tourer-boardman cx- cannondale synapse carbon used them for 35 years works fine and as they say ...if it,s not broke dont mend it

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

toe clips and straps and I cycle in my hiking boots or hiking shoes which are waterrproof.

 

[jakegil]

crank brothers egg beaters for me. never have to look down and very easy to clip in and out of.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

I ride with dual sided spd shimano....they are ideal for touring with sod touring shoes.

Not being able to pull up on the cranks on these American hills doesn't.bear thinking about imho.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Sod = spd on this dam phone

 

[TheDoctor]

SPD for me. I can comfortably walk for miles in SPD shoes, so I just take those.

 

[HorTs]

I use flat pedals with toe clips, strapless ones like these.

 

[samid]

Does anybody use Powergrips? (I read some rave reviews about those a few years ago, and even got myself a pair - but could not get to grips with them somehow ... now I think maybe they're worth another try?)

 

[hoopdriver]

I like flats. I have a pair of T.A. Specialities quill pedals on my best tourer and MKS sylvan roud and sylvan tourers on my other two.

 

[samid]

After 10+ years of using almost exclusively clipless I decided to try good old flats on a relatively "serious" ride again, and put MKS Sylvans on my Riv when I rode 115 km this last Saturday. I must say that I liked the experience (even though I wore rather flexy sandals). While not being clipped in felt strange at first I don't think it slowed me down any, and I actually liked the newly found "freedom" ... So, while I'm not sure I'll switch all my bikes to flats (I do have more bikes than I need), I think I will keep flats on the Riv (which is my "touring bike) and see how it goes.

 

[samid]

And now for something completely different: check out the pedals on this bike!

 

[PpPete]

Been using SPDs for a couple of years.
Mostly M-520 but audax bike has A600
Rode son's bike for a couple of miles they other day - he prefers old style toe clips. I hated it.
Didn't have straps tight, so was slipping about a lot, and even then couldnt get out of them fast enough at junctions, nearly had a "clip" moment.

 

[Zenroad]

I'll start: I have been using Time ATAC clipless for many years now, for all my riding including touring. Now I'm thinking to maybe go back to basics and just use regular, flat, without any attachment system, pedals. So what do you all use and why?

I'm now using Shimano PD-M324. Can't say enough good things about this 2-sided pedal. One side is the run-of-the-mill platform pedal with a nice wide deck--great for any old shoe you want to wear with it. The other side is SPD. I tour with a pair of Sidi Genius 4 road shoes and a pair of Merrell Barefoot running shoes. On the highway between towns, I'm clipped in with the Sidis. When I get close to urbia, I slip into the Merrells and ride the platform side. Works like a charm. The best of both worlds with only one pair of pedals. The M324s are tough, fully adjustable, and serviceable (though I haven't had to service them yet, but I believe the bearings are replaceable).

Another good-looking pair of 2-sided Shimano pedals are the PD-A530s. I've read a lot of good stuff about them.

One pair of pedals that can handle two kinds of shoes makes a lot of touring sense to me.

 

[samid]

I'm now using Shimano PD-M324. Can't say enough good things about this 2-sided pedal. One side is the run-of-the-mill platform pedal with a nice wide deck--great for any old shoe you want to wear with it. The other side is SPD. I tour with a pair of Sidi Genius 4 road shoes and a pair of Merrell Barefoot running shoes. On the highway between towns, I'm clipped in with the Sidis. When I get close to urbia, I slip into the Merrells and ride the platform side. Works like a charm. The best of both worlds with only one pair of pedals. The M324s are tough, fully adjustable, and serviceable (though I haven't had to service them yet, but I believe the bearings are replaceable).

Another good-looking pair of 2-sided Shimano pedals are the PD-A530s. I've read a lot of good stuff about them.

One pair of pedals that can handle two kinds of shoes makes a lot of touring sense to me.

If there were a Time ATAC system pedal like that I'd definitely try it. Unfortunately there isn't