Bike specific shoes on flat pedals

ross_mcculloch
ross_mcculloch Posts: 478
edited June 2008 in MTB buying advice
I currently have DMR V12s on my Giant XTC 4.5 and I plan on keeping them until I learn to ride properly!

I'm not a huge fan of flat skate style shoes but I'm finding my Merrell trainers don't give great grip over the rough stuff.

Can I use bike specific SPD shoes on flat pedals with a view to going for SPDs in the future or will they give me no grip whatsoever?

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  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Ross - I use basic (non cycle shoe looking) Shimano SPD shoes without cleats on my V8s.
    They have a fairly stiff sole, can be walked in, grip the pedals really well and don't make you look like a roadie reject.

    They also cost naff all. I find skate type shoes as useful as teflon coated tyres for cycling.

    http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp; ... tyle=22514
  • ross_mcculloch
    ross_mcculloch Posts: 478
    So do you just take off the cleats?
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    They tend to come with a plastic "skid plate" that you can use in place of the cleat.
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Sorry Ross - just been for a run!

    The cleats aren't fitted on when you buy them - and they come with the SPD pedals, not the shoes. There's a small "hole" which i cover (from the inside) wth tape just to keep the water out. They work really well.

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