Pedals on a giant defy 4 2010

tomgaa

Hey guys,

Just a quick question, im new to cycling and id like to know what pedals come with a giant defy 4 2010, it says caged w/ clips what does this mean, will cleats come with them, iv bought dhb road shoes so im just wonderin, as im waiting for the bike to arrive it was bought off the net so im not entirely sure, any answers would be great. thanks

fizz

It'lll come with flat pedals with a traditional style cage. None of which will work with your DHB road shoes so if you want to use those you'll need to buy some different pedals to use.

tomgaa

Shimano M424 SPD Pedals
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-m424-spd-pedals/
would these pedals be what im looking for so???

or even these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-m520-pedals/

cooper.michael1

Those are MTB / Touring pedals, and don't really go with the shoes you've bought. The cleats do look like they'd fit however. Why go for light road shoes then heavy-ass pedals.

For a casual user i'd return the road shoes and purchase the MTB version. MTB shoes have a recessed cleat, which mean you can walk easily in them as well as ride in them. Road shoes have the cleats sticking out so you can't really walk in them for more than getting to the garage to get your bike out.

The DHB MTB shoes with the m520's would be a good option.

ademort

I have these pedals and they work just fine http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-r540 ... rt-pedals/
Ademort

tomgaa

what pedals would i be looking for so. i prob wont return the shoes as they were gt off the net, so il just buy pedals that come with cleats to fit

tomgaa

ademort wrote:

I have these pedals and they work just fine http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-r540 ... rt-pedals/
Ademort

have you the dbh cycling shoes aswell???

ademort

tomgaa wrote:

ademort wrote:

I have these pedals and they work just fine http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-r540 ... rt-pedals/
Ademort

have you the dbh cycling shoes aswell???

No i dont have DHB shoes but if they are for SPDs then the Shimano 540 pedals will be fine.
On checking the Wiggle site Dhb shoes accept the following shoeplates,Look, Time Impact, SPD, SPD-R, SPD-SL and Speedplay. So any pedals you may like with one of the above systems will be fine with you shoes. I take it that the shoes you have were delivered without plates.
Ademort

tomgaa

ya no plates, as the cleats come with whatever pedals you buy apparently, thanks for the information

Tom

cooper.michael1

There is nothing wrong with the pedals - There is nothing wrong with the shoes, they are just not well matched.

The small SPD cleat will make those shoes even more unstable to walk in, say over a Look road cleat which is much bigger.

tomgaa

this is what iv purchased http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-r540 ... rt-pedals/
with these cleats http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-spd-sl-cleats/

ademort

tomgaa wrote:

this is what iv purchased http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-r540 ... rt-pedals/
with these cleats http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-spd-sl-cleats/

You should have no problem with those, i have the same cleats and pedals, funnily enough one of my bikes is a Giant Defy4. Good luck with your choice and many happy cycling miles.
Ademort

tomgaa

ademort wrote:

tomgaa wrote:

this is what iv purchased http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-r540 ... rt-pedals/
with these cleats http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-spd-sl-cleats/

You should have no problem with those, i have the same cleats and pedals, funnily enough one of my bikes is a Giant Defy4. Good luck with your choice and many happy cycling miles.
Ademort

Cheers thanks for your help and the same to you

wasi1984

1st thing I did when I got my 1st road bike last year was to get the Shimano SPD's and it has made a massive difference.