daft question about pedals..

AntG
AntG Posts: 72
edited May 2009 in Road buying advice
Just taken delivery of the new road steed and as ever it comes minus pedals...

I have a set of Crank Brothers Eggbeater pedals that I bought for my mountain bike 4 years ago - still in the box more or less unused...

...can I use these on a road bike?

Other than there ability to shed mud easily I can't see any obvious reasons they are classsed as an MTB pedal and not suited to road use..

any thoughts?...does anyone else use eggbeaters as a road pedal?

Comments

  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    They'll be fine. The only problem is you'll get sneered at by roadie snobs, like I do in my SPDs ;)
  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    _Brun_ wrote:
    They'll be fine. The only problem is you'll get sneered at by roadie snobs, like I do in my SPDs ;)

    +1
    Tail end Charlie

    The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.
  • AntG
    AntG Posts: 72
    bring it on! :D

    thanks for the feedback
  • fergyorbea
    fergyorbea Posts: 116
    the main difference is the ease of removing foot. road ones are tighter to begin with to be more efficient. however, if you tighten the crank bros up they should be fine.
    MTB shoes are more practical too. My road shoes are all scuffed!
  • AntG
    AntG Posts: 72
    fitted today and look ace (IMHO) :D