Shoe question

chuckla

I've recently started road cycling from mtb and have a Felt Z85. I've got a pair of shimano MT53 http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/publish/con ... ype-..html boots, can I change the cleats to support spd sl or am I better of putting my mtb clips less pedals on they are shimano m540's

At the moment I'm using the pedals that came with the bike, cages with straps

simon_masterson

You can't put SPD-SL cleats on SPD shoes. There's nothing wrong with using SPDs on a road bike: enjoy the cleat life, double sided entry and ease of walking...

zoltansocrates

aye new shoes needed if you want spd-sl, but imo its the best way to go, cant see past it, and comfortable

but simons right, if youre getting off your bike and walking at any point stay wth spd

Hollow-legs

You can get shimano spd shoes that have both fittings spd-sl & spd ,i was looking for a pair a few months ago,,as i wanted to swap!

These are SHIMANO RO 64

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php ... 0s154p2655

SHIMANO RO 88

http://www.btwin.com/en/road-cycling-sh ... shoes.html

SHIMANO RO 87

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/shimano-ro87 ... 66295.html


Hope this helps somebody?

simon_masterson

Many road shoes do indeed take SPD cleats, but all that does is make it difficult to walk and increases cleat wear; I haven't tried it because it's silly but I've read that it's even worse than walking on road cleats. The point is that shoes originally designed for SPD cleats won't take SPD-SL. Therefore, just use SPD and be happy.