pedals & shoes...

scazzer
scazzer Posts: 254
edited January 2011 in Road beginners
Hi
After some advice on pedals &shoes......

Ride a mtb with spd on at the moment and just about to buy road bike so after some ideas that wont break the bank of what i shud put on it and what shoes to get....

cheers :wink:

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  • AndyF16
    AndyF16 Posts: 506
    If you're comfortable with SPDs (and have pedals and cleats/shoes already?) then stick with them would be my advice

    It'll probably bring howls of 'heretic' and worse, but I use SPDs on my road bike and see no need to splash out on changing to SPD-SL or anything else for the sake of it myself
    2011 Bianchi D2 Cavaria in celeste (of course!)
    2011 Enigma Echo 57cm in naked Ti
    2009 Orange G2 19" in, erm orange
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    Just put a pair of SPD M520 (double sided) or SPD A520 (single sided) on. Use your current shoes. You can always go for road pedals later if you feel the need (or flush). Many of us use both systems. In winter I have 2 road bikes on SPD.
    My Fleet.
  • RDB66
    RDB66 Posts: 492
    Stick with your mtb shoes and buy the same pedals for your road bike.

    Lots of Roadies wear mtb shoes...Easier to walk in you see. :wink:
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    2011 Carbon Spesh Stumpy FSR.
  • MrBibble
    MrBibble Posts: 79
    RDB66 wrote:
    Stick with your mtb shoes and buy the same pedals for your road bike.

    Lots of Roadies wear mtb shoes...Easier to walk in you see. :wink:

    +1 :D
  • scazzer
    scazzer Posts: 254
    Ok thanks for replies will stick with spd sounds good to me :P .....

    Only thing,i could do with new shoes as 1s im wearing now are about 4-5 yr old so any recommendations on wots good ??????

    cheers
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    I like the Specialised range. I use the BG Expert but the Comp and Sport are nearly as stiff. The Defroster sounds good with present weather. I am using Northwave Celsius boots at the moment. Expensive but what price warm feet.
    What ever you get fit is the most important thing followed by a stiff sole to prevent hot spots at the cleat.
    My Fleet.
  • scazzer
    scazzer Posts: 254
    :D ok thx for ur help n time john ,will have a look round see wot bargain i can get :wink:

    cheers
  • Berk Bonebonce
    Berk Bonebonce Posts: 1,245
    There isn't a range of shoes more comprehensive than the Shimano one.

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