SPD / Flat pedals - Which is the best?

Mr Sworld
Mr Sworld Posts: 703
edited October 2010 in Commuting general
My mtb is set up as my commutiong bike at the moment but i'd like to use the Aldi SPD shoes I picked up to commute in.

However I don't want to have to put them on if a fancy a little jaunt in the countryside.

So, can you recommend me a good set of pedals with flats on one side and spd's on the other? :D

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  • sc999cs
    sc999cs Posts: 596
    Shimano M324. Can also be fitted with reflectors so legal for using at night.
    Steve C
  • Mr Sworld
    Mr Sworld Posts: 703
    Ohh... They look good. 8)

    I assume they do come with the cleats?
  • Mr Sworld
    Mr Sworld Posts: 703
    To answer my own question: Yes they do.

    Ordered from Merlin Cycles for £25 and on their way to me.

    Thanks Steve C :D
  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    Mr Sworld wrote:
    Ohh... They look good. 8)

    I assume they do come with the cleats?

    they are good, been riding em for years, reliable, bombproof, good in all weathers and plenty grippy on the flats.
  • sc999cs
    sc999cs Posts: 596
    Mr Sworld wrote:
    To answer my own question: Yes they do.

    Ordered from Merlin Cycles for £25 and on their way to me.

    Thanks Steve C :D

    No problem - been very happy with my pair.
    Steve C
  • markp2
    markp2 Posts: 162
    Or shimano A530
    Genesis Croix de Fer - my new commuting mount
    Saracen Hytrail - the workhorse - now pensioned off
    Kinetic-One FK1 roadie - the fast one - hairy legs though!
    Cannondale Jekyll Lefty MTB - the muddy one which keeps tipping me into gorse bushes!
  • Zachariah
    Zachariah Posts: 782
    Well, I like SPDs, and I also like flat pedals...But which is better?

    There's only one way to find out...
  • sc999cs
    sc999cs Posts: 596
    Zachariah wrote:
    Well, I like SPDs, and I also like flat pedals...But which is better?

    There's only one way to find out...

    :D I thought you were serious until I clicked the link - especially at 1:20.
    Steve C
  • marksteven
    marksteven Posts: 208
    i like a530 shimano best of both worlds
  • legin
    legin Posts: 132
    spd if its dry usually revert to flats in the winter cant really make up my mine i prefer the security of being clipped in when doing drops and jumps and rock gardens but like flats for the off camber and fast bends and muddy conditions

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