BG Road Shoes

Aidocp
Aidocp Posts: 868
edited July 2007 in Workshop
I currently have Spesh Taho's and I use them with SPD's M520's on the Sirrus and A520 on the Bianchi. I'm thinking of getting a pair of road shoes and I'll probably stick with what I know, Spesh BG. Would I be able to put spd cleats on the road shoes or will I need new pedals?
Road Bike
Sirrus
Commuter

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  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Check whether the soles take three-bolt cleats only, or will also accept two-bolt ones.

    The top-end BG shoes are three-hole only so you can fit Look etc cleats and road SPD-SL but not MTB SPDs

    The bottom-end BG shoes used to take both, e.g. 2006 shoes did but 2007 may not.
  • Greenbank
    Greenbank Posts: 731
    The Road Shoes usually have the 3 bolt system (for Look, SPD-SL, Time and Speedplay). You can get converters to allow you to fit cleats that use the 2 bolt system (like plain SPD).

    www.specialized.com has more info on what each shoe can take.

    I prefer the MTB version of the Spesh shoes (BG Pro Carbon MTB for me) as I use SPDs and the extra bits of plastic on the bottom protect the cleats and allow you walk reasonable distances in comfort, and without needing cleat covers.
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  • fatbee
    fatbee Posts: 581
    GB, where can you get such converters please? I saw a pair of SIDI ones (which allowed two-bolt SPD cleats to go on three-bolt Look shoes) on eBay, but the auction had ended and I haven't been able to find them for sale anywhere else. Ta!

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