No float needed - other Speedplay benefits?

tonkin
tonkin Posts: 67
edited May 2010 in Road buying advice
Do speedplay pedals give any other advantages over other pedal systems? Because i don't need or bothered about float.

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,413
    double-sided, good ground clearance, large platform

    with the zero if you don't want any float you can just adjust it out
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    in my opinion, no.

    the zero`s supposedly have an adjustable float. but in practise ,even when adjusted to nothing , theres still some movement there.
    i must disagree with sungod, the contact area is to small and i found that my foot
    rocked slightly. which made my ankles hurt. went back to using looks and the relief was unbelieveable.

    i know that everybody else on this site raves about speedplays and i sometimes feel like
    the loan voice, but i did`nt like them at all. so, if you dont need the float i would recommend you go elsewhere.
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    a lady in our club tried them - had problems clipping in - went back to spd in the end. So in my limited experience no benefit.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,413
    contact area vs. some others, from speedplay...

    CLEAT/SHOE CONTACT AREA
    Speedplay 2849.2 MM²
    Shimano 2106.0 MM²
    Look Keo 1708.5 MM²

    absolutely no play in mine, they do need to be correctly fitted, and not all shoes are compatible
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    sungod wrote:
    contact area vs. some others, from speedplay...

    CLEAT/SHOE CONTACT AREA
    Speedplay 2849.2 MM²
    Shimano 2106.0 MM²
    Look Keo 1708.5 MM²

    absolutely no play in mine, they do need to be correctly fitted, and not all shoes are compatible

    From the Speedplay website, isn't it? :roll:

    I use Time anyway! :twisted:
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    Commuting / Winter rides - Jamis Renegade Expert
    Pootling / Offroad - All-City Macho Man Disc
    Fast rides Cannondale SuperSix Ultegra
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    speedplay cleat shoe contact area is massive , theres no problem there.
    its the cleat pedal area that is the issue and to refine that even further , is not the total area , its the distance between the contact points. that gives you the stability.
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    I went from SPD-Rs to Speedplay. The transformation in the ease of clippling in and out is amazing. I might perhaps try Look pedals one day to see what they are like, but for now I'm a Speedplay convert and I can't imagine using anything else.
    Specialized Venge S Works
    Cannondale Synapse
    Enigma Etape
    Genesis Flyer Single Speed


    Turn the corner, rub my eyes and hope the world will last...
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,710
    Recent road pedals list on my bikes:

    Look CX6 Delta
    Look Keo Carbon
    Time Impact Pro Magnesium
    Ritchey Pro Micro V4 Road
    Speedplay Zero stainless

    I quite like the Speedplay Zeros overall, with ONE major drawback: the cleats are very prone to clogging up with grit, grime and gunk which affects their clip-in and out performance dramatically. Otherwise they are good, although replacement cleats are ludicrously expensive.

    Oh, and you MUST have the Coffee Stop covers as they are the worst of all the above for walking in!
    Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS
  • SunWuKong
    SunWuKong Posts: 364
    I used to have the Zeros and just didn't like them, now use Time and really like them.
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    SunWuKong wrote:
    I used to have the Zeros and just didn't like them, now use Time and really like them.

    well at least there's 2 of us
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • majormantra
    majormantra Posts: 2,094
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    I quite like the Speedplay Zeros overall, with ONE major drawback: the cleats are very prone to clogging up with grit, grime and gunk which affects their clip-in and out performance dramatically. Otherwise they are good, although replacement cleats are ludicrously expensive.

    Oh, and you MUST have the Coffee Stop covers as they are the worst of all the above for walking in!

    +1. The cleats are arguably an imperfect (and very expensive) design but as a whole the pedal system is excellent. The effective platform size is very large with Speedplays - I can't imagine them feeling unstable.

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