Cleats - Opinions please

CaroDavo
CaroDavo Posts: 8
edited July 2010 in Road beginners
Dear all,

Please could you enlighten me as to what is generally the best cleats for roadies?

As a relative newbie I have always used Shimano SH51 with my lake cycling shoes. I'm now looking to udgrade my shoes and would be interested to know if I am missing a trick by sticking with SH51.

Thanks for any help.

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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    I use DA pedals. Had them for 6 or so years now. Never have had to do ANYTHING to them. Seem bomb proof. I like that in a bike part. Cleats seem to wear "long enough" to suit me. Easy in, Easy out. I can't fault them FWIW.
  • Mister W
    Mister W Posts: 791
    You've got SPD pedals and cleats. These are generally considered to be mountain bike cleats but lots of road cyclists use them. I used them for over a year and even raced with them.

    If you fancy a change then there are a bunch of different pedals that are more tailored towards road cycling. I used Shimano SPD-SL but Look Keo are also very popular. These use a 3 bolt fixing, instead of the 2 bolt fixing for SPDs.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    everyone you ask will have a different opinion - bu I have 4 sets of Look Keo's - and the Max2 are great!
  • jamlala
    jamlala Posts: 284
    Look Keo's work for me........
    Cannondale Supersix 105 2013- summer bike - love it!
    Cannondale CAAD12 - racing fun!
    Trek Crockett 5 - CX bike, muddy fun!
    Scott Scale 940 MTB XC racer.
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