Clipless Pedals & Shoes.

Grandpa Munster

I'm using toeclips at the moment, but soon I would like to get some new clipless pedals and shoes to go with them.

My question is, what should I be looking for?

They wil be used on a mountain bike which I only ride on the road, never off road. My feet are very wide and size 12.

cjw

Pedals Shimano PD-M540 as they are adjustable and reasonably priced.

Shoes, well that's tricky. I use Specialised but they are narrow. Really you need to go to a shop to try on - more so if you've got large / wide feet. Poorly fitting shoes will be very uncomfortable

jayson

Shimano M520 pedals are better value than the 540's for only a few grams weight penalty, they perform and function exactly the same as the 540's but they'll cost u around £15-20 less.

Torres

Look out for deals, sometimes in buying a pair of shoes (make sure they fit and are comfortable first) you can get a pair of SPD's thrown in for free.

cjw

jayson wrote:

Shimano M520 pedals are better value than the 540's for only a few grams weight penalty, they perform and function exactly the same as the 540's but they'll cost u around £15-20 less.

From a recent bike mag review, they have poorer bearings as well. I recall that the 540's came out on top.

cjw

Just found the mag. MBR... 520's came top (they didn't review 540's) but they made the comment about bearings being lower quality.

the1pig

Try merlin cycles if your from the uk £45 for shimano mt40 shoes and m520 pedals a bargain if ever i saw one!

Dr_Death

TIME TIME TIME.


how many more times??


They are sooooo much better in the sort of crud that we have to put up with in this country, and sooo much better for your knees.

jayson

cjw wrote:

Just found the mag. MBR... 520's came top (they didn't review 540's) but they made the comment about bearings being lower quality.

For what they cost though it doesnt really matter. Ive had 2 sets now and ive never had any probs with them, u can simply bin em and get a new set when the bearing start getting rough.

Rather bin a £20 set of pedals than a £35-40.

cjw

Don't disagree - mine came with the bike

steelo

TIME TIME TIME.

how many more times??

They are sooooo much better in the sort of crud that we have to put up with in this country, and sooo much better for your knees.

Are they adjustable like the shimano ones though?

The type of riding I do, and especially this time of year, mud is everywhere!

clanton

Time pedals can be "adjusted" by the way the cleat is fitted to the shoe - one way is easy release and the other is a tighter release. I have always used Time pedals for my MTB riding, have had one set of Crank Brothers which are fairly similar in design and now gone back to Time. For mud clearance this design is far superior to the Shimano versions.

The Franckster

I have to agree that Shimano 520s are damn good value for money. They're fitted to all three of my bikes and they have never let me down in hundreds of miles.
(Ribble Cycles are selling them in their sale for just £15 at present)
Although the 520s are double sided, Shimano are now supplying them with a removeable clip-in flat platform fitted with reflectors fore and aft. This means that if you choose to fit the platforms before a night road ride, your pedals will to comply with current Road Traffic legislation. The platform also allows you to cycle wearing an ordinary pair of shoes whilst leaving the other side of the pedal for cleated shoes. It can be easily be removed or clipped back in at will in the same way the shoe cleat clips in.