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dboden

Hi, I am a beginner to road bikes.
Just wondered, do mtb spd pedals fit road bikes?
It is just to get me going.
I can,t believe you spend all this money on a bike, and don,t get pedals!!!

John Stevenson

dboden wrote:

Hi, I am a beginner to road bikes.
Just wondered, do mtb spd pedals fit road bikes?
It is just to get me going.
I can,t believe you spend all this money on a bike, and don,t get pedals!!!

Welcome to the dark side!

Yes, they do fit, and work fine.

You don't get pedals because there are several different systems (Look Keo, old Look & clones thereof, Shimano, Time, Speedplay etc etc) and most riders already have one they prefer.

Red Rock

Having been a mountain biker for 19 years or so I opted for MTB SPDs on my road bike. Makes walking around easier and saves on buying different shoes.

Red Rock

synchronicity

Pedals are one of the precious few components on a bike that are [pretty much] universal.

I'd reccommend Time atac for MTB (also good if you want to be able to walk off the bike) or speedplay X-series for mostly road use

cyclingfury

You may also wish to know that you can buy a pedal spanner which will allow you to put on and take off all the different makes of pedals. Some SPD pedals can be affixed from the other side of the crank using an allen key, but not all.

Not Another Hill

Shimano A520s are a SPD pedal but look like a road pedal with a road style cage. Quite cheap and fairly light.

malc101

Ah excellent, this was going to be my first proper post...

After years of mountain biking on flats and doing stupid things I made the move to SPDs and cross country and loved it. I have just ordered my first road bike and have opted for the mtb spd as i am used to it and i already have a nicely worn in shoe.

Its good to see there are so many others doing the same and not paying twice for the same system