Pedal Choices

indysmith

Hello folks,
I've pre-ordered a 2012 Canyon Roadlite 6.0 SL, and I'm trying to decide what pedals to get for it.
I will be using the bike for long all-day rides around the country. I would like to be able to walk around a bit and explore wherever I ride to, and for this reason I feel like road pedals may be unsuitable. I also already own some mountain bike shoes (no road shoes) which I'm very fond of...
I've always used Shimano mountain biking SPDs in the past, and have been very happy with them, but for my road bike I would ideally prefer something a bit lighter weight and with a larger pedalling platform.
Any suggestions?
Thanks very much!

StorckSpeed

I'm with you there.
I like to do most of my cycling on my MTB Shoes, that way you can do a bit of walking if you have a problem you can't fix OR if you do a coffee stop OR if you encounter a huge hill you just can't get up.
I have a pair of SIDI road shoes too which I really like, but like to save them for races and the drier summer months, they're too good to ruin in the winter and on training runs.
Rather than swap the pedals over every few days, I bought a pair of Exustar E-PR77 Pedals which are Look Delta compatible one side and SPD compatible the other.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... -pr77-8827
That way if you decide to upgrade to road shoes later you won't need a second set of pedals.

With a good pair of MTB shoes you won't need the wider platform, honest injun.

There's a suggestion for something different.

indysmith

Whilst it seems like a good idea and I'm sure they suit you very well, at 266g per pedal they are far too heavy for my needs. They are also specified for "spinning and indoor road use", which is slightly worrying.
I forgot to also specify that I'd prefer (although not absolutely essential) double sided pedals for ease of use.

StorckSpeed

The weight - 266g is per pair (confirmed on the kitchen scales)
This is lighter than shimano 105 road pedals (325g) and about the same as similarly priced Look Pedals.

I haven't seen any mention of being for indoor use only in either the manual or any website I've just searched. Although I do think that is the Niche they are now aimed at, good for a spinning class for example when you don't know what people will be wearing on the feet.
I've used these pedals on my road bike for 3 years now, summer and winter and never had any issues and they still look as good as new and turn as smooth as a SONIC hub.

Good luck in finding a double sided SPD pedal at less than 266g though, lightest I've seen are the Crank Brothers candy at 262g, crank brothers pedals also come with a small plastic converter that clips onto the pedal and make it into a traditional platform pedal.

noodleman

I use crank brothers candy with sidi dragon MTB shoes. They are a small platform I suppose, but with carbon soles on my shoes I can't feel any difference to larger pedals that I've tried. Give them a try. You can get some of last years model dirt cheap if you look around.

Strobe_UK

I have just started using the Shimano A600 - they are a single sided road pedal with MTB clip. Only done a couple of hundred miles thus far but currently no hot spots and I ride with fairly run of the mill MTB leisure shoes. A small bug-bear is that they naturally hang the wrong way and you need to flip em 180 degrees each time to clip in. Got mine from Planet-X ...
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/PES ... spd_pedals

jeepie

What about Time ATAC Carbons? Brilliant pedals which have the advantage of being able to walk around, a very postiive and precise clipless mechanism and a large area e.g. http://www.wiggle.co.uk/time-atac-xs-carbon-pedals/. 338g per pair..... They do a 50g lighter Ti pair too http://www.wiggle.co.uk/time-atac-xs-ti ... on-pedals/ but too rich for my blood.

snakedoc

I also have shimano A600s - fantastic SPD pedal
Use them with carbon soled MTB shoes which gives me the ability to walk around if I need to!

indysmith

StorckSpeed wrote:

The weight - 266g is per pair (confirmed on the kitchen scales)
This is lighter than shimano 105 road pedals (325g) and about the same as similarly priced Look Pedals.

I haven't seen any mention of being for indoor use only in either the manual or any website I've just searched. Although I do think that is the Niche they are now aimed at, good for a spinning class for example when you don't know what people will be wearing on the feet.
I've used these pedals on my road bike for 3 years now, summer and winter and never had any issues and they still look as good as new and turn as smooth as a SONIC hub.

Good luck in finding a double sided SPD pedal at less than 266g though, lightest I've seen are the Crank Brothers candy at 262g, crank brothers pedals also come with a small plastic converter that clips onto the pedal and make it into a traditional platform pedal.

266g for the pair actually sounds very good (sorry - a couple of web sites I looked at had them listed as 266g each, and I was inclined to believe it since they look seriously chunky and were listed on the Exustar site under the "Indoor Cycling" category, where I guess weight is less important.)

Maybe these are the right choice, as I may well end up getting some road shoes for sportives and club-runs, and it would be nice to have the flexibility.

Has anybody tried Speedplay pedals? There seems to be a great number of benefits to them, but they are expensive and I wouldn't be able to attach them to my mountain shoes, or walk around in them...

g00se

Another +1 for Time ATACs. I've got the bottom of the range Aliums which are quite heavy - but good for a first pair to try out.

jeepie

Hi Indy,

I've got Speedplays on my best bike. They are definitely the nicest pedal I have but they have two big drawbacks i) Walking in them is very difficult even with coffee shop covers ii) They clog with mud. If you want the best pedal for riding a road bike I'd go for speedplays. But if you want an all round pedal for cycling, touring, towpath etc, and which you can walk in go for the Time ATACs. So I've three pedal systems: Speedplay, Time and Shimano SPD (on my hack). Each have their advantages.....According to what you said originally I'd go for the ATACs or try the cheaper Aliums .... but you know what they say - buy cheap, buy twice.....


J

Wheelspinner

Another vote for the A600 Shimano ones. I've got a couple of sets of these in use, and they work well, look good and are reasonably lightweight. Agree that the only down side is the way they hang, means the underside gets a bit scratched up from your SPD cleat tipping them over to click in, but otherwise no complaints at all.

I also use Speedplay, and prefer them for "serious" riding, but for the money the A600 is excellent.