Road shoes and pedals
trudger
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I've recently (finally) been able to swap my trusty MTB for a Road bike, and have changed over my simano MTB SPD shoes/pedals. But I want to get some road/tri shoes.
Does anybody have any recommendation on road shoe/pedal combinations. I've looked on the usual web pages and there seems to be hundreds of shoes around £50.
Are there any makes I should stay away from?
thanks.
Does anybody have any recommendation on road shoe/pedal combinations. I've looked on the usual web pages and there seems to be hundreds of shoes around £50.
Are there any makes I should stay away from?
thanks.
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I have Specialized shoes which I've been very happy with. My current pedals are Time, and they can be really difficult to clip onto (though I accept that this may be the fault of the cleats rather than the pedals). My last pedals were Look, and always clipped in immediately. I guess that this doesn't make much difference in a race as you generally only need to clip in once, but it is a real pain in the neck if your training runs take you through built up areas with traffic lights where you have to keep clipping in and out.
Hope this helps - though bear in mind that this is just one person's experience and others may love Time pedals (or hate Look) etc.
Mike
I also use Specialized shoes, there great allthough mine are pure road shoes which doesnt make life easy. I have heard good thing about Lake shoes.
Im currently using Time pedals and cleats but I would not reccomend them. Like Tiring Tri ing I have real trouble clipping in sometimes which really fustrates me, although once im in its happy days! My first pedals and cleats were look (the red ones) and I had no problem with them. (I do prefer the time pedals in a sick kind of way though)
I say go down your LBS and see what they have for sale. Id also say buy quality otherwise youll be back in there a few months later upgrading and in the long run you will end up spending more £££.
GG
As for pedals/cleats I have a pair of Look which are easy to use and I have never had a problem with, however as the cleats are plastic you will need to replace them quite frequently if you end up walking in the shoes (using the same 'foot down' foot). I am looking to upgrade these to some Keo Carbons over the next couple of weeks (wiggle have them on sale at the mo/cleats included).
What I will say about the Lake shoes I've got though is that I have narrow feet, and they fit quite well. People with broader feet may struggle a little bit.