Roadie pedals. Tell me about your roadie pedals.

itboffin

Here you go old man, I believe this is what you've been looking for

http://www.tririg.com/store.php?c=mercury

sketchley

My 2p worth, spd's perfect for the commute, double sided plus quick clip in and clip out. Speedplays nice all day 'roadie shoes' not great for commute, here's why, first I have to carry coffee covers as walking etc a nightmare, second they wear the bottom of your shoes unless you fit these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/speedplay-stain ... ear-plate/ and third and most important there is no front resistance when you clip in basically you don't find the front then clip in the back, you just have to position the cleat above the pedal and push down. This isn't a problem when moving off slowly but for a quick getaway at the lights on the commute its a pain, furthermore a cautionary unclip when your not sure how the traffic will behave or what might be coming at a junction requires that you unclip but don't move your foot left , right, forwards or back, if you do the cleat will not longer be aligned with the pedal and won't then clip in easily when you press down. If you get this wrong, i.e. pedal not alligned, then your foot can slip off the pedal resulting in you bashing somthing. Practically the difference is with speedplays I clip in, both sides, then move off, where as with spd's I move off and clip the other side in while moving something next to impossible with speedplays. If your journey is start stop, speedplays will wind you up. Speedplays are slightly easily to ride with normal shoes than spd's though.

daviesee

Strip all the superfluous stuff off SPD and get down to what is required for them to simply work and you get these:-
http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/a5447/ ... tAodMBkA3Q
Look good IMHO too! :P

greg66_tri_v2.0

itboffin wrote:

Here you go old man, I believe this is what you've been looking for

http://www.tririg.com/store.php?c=mercury

I've seen Aerolites, which look like the inspiration for these. "Minimalist" doesn't quite cover it, does it. Can't believe they are comfortable either, but no doubt that's a misconception.

rjsterry

Looked up the Podio system, and they seem to mainly be discussed on Retrobike and similar vintage forums. A google image search reveals lots of lovely steel frames, DT shifters and quill stems. Hmmmm.

Me, I'm a SPD user, but thats as much out of habit as anything else. I tend to end up wearing my cycling shoes on building sites, so MTB shoes are pretty sensible.

veronese68

daviesee wrote:

Strip all the superfluous stuff off SPD and get down to what is required for them to simply work and you get these:-
http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/a5447/ ... tAodMBkA3Q
Look good IMHO too! :P

And they have the words PRO and road in their name. Everyone's a winner.

The Rookie

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

STOP IT WITH THE SPDS AND MOUNTAIN BIKE SHOES, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I'M GETTING A NOSEBLEED EVERY TIME SOMEONE SUGGESTS THEM!

Oh dear, if you don't like what is clearly the right answer (based on the number of answers for each option), don't ask the question!

For commuting MTB SPD's are head and shoulders above any other clipless and tick almost all your boxes, the one it doesn't tick is a minor issue and in other areas they surpass what you want, there is a massive range of pedals and shoes from different suppliers and the system is tough and robust (my current cleats are 4 years old and the pedals on my commuter the same age).

Let me know where to send the box of Kleenex.

tgotb

Sketchley wrote:

My 2p worth, spd's perfect for the commute, double sided plus quick clip in and clip out. Speedplays nice all day 'roadie shoes' not great for commute, here's why, first I have to carry coffee covers as walking etc a nightmare, second they wear the bottom of your shoes unless you fit these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/speedplay-stain ... ear-plate/ and third and most important there is no front resistance when you clip in basically you don't find the front then clip in the back, you just have to position the cleat above the pedal and push down. This isn't a problem when moving off slowly but for a quick getaway at the lights on the commute its a pain, furthermore a cautionary unclip when your not sure how the traffic will behave or what might be coming at a junction requires that you unclip but don't move your foot left , right, forwards or back, if you do the cleat will not longer be aligned with the pedal and won't then clip in easily when you press down. If you get this wrong, i.e. pedal not alligned, then your foot can slip off the pedal resulting in you bashing somthing. Practically the difference is with speedplays I clip in, both sides, then move off, where as with spd's I move off and clip the other side in while moving something next to impossible with speedplays. If your journey is start stop, speedplays will wind you up. Speedplays are slightly easily to ride with normal shoes than spd's though.

Disagree totally with this; like any pedal system you have to get used to them, but I find Speedplay just as easy to clip/unclip as SPDs. You just stamp down on the pedal and it clips in; none of this fussing to locate the toe piece while pedalling softly (or not at all). It's a different technique, but once learned I find it much easier/quicker. I have Speedplays on the track bike, and am much happier setting off from flat ground and then clipping the second foot in, than I would be with Look or SPD-SL.

Also not sure of the need for this precautionary unclip that both you and Greg are so worried about, and the resultant need to pedal whilst unclipped. Why not just stay clipped in, and take your foot off the pedal when you actually stop? It's not like we're on clips and staps; you can unclip every modern pedal system I've ever used almost instantaneously...

I hate the look of those TriRig ones, but unless you actually pull up on the pedals, track-style, they might actually work...

Sewinman

I use Crank Brothers Egg beaters for the commute. My best/weekend bike has SPD-SL and they are a joy on a long ride, with a much better/bigger platform and feel much more secure for climbing. I tried them commuting and the single side clipping in was a nightmare, hence keeping my egg beaters for the commuting bike. So Egg beaters for commute, SPD-SL for weekend.

itboffin

Egg beaters look great but i found them a bugger to clip in and stay clipped in, plus it doesnt feel like there's any platform underneath

Sewinman

The platform is not big, which is ok for commuting, but yes - can feel unsecure. The Candy ones have a proper platform. Not had a problem clipping in and the clip out is fast, which is good for commuting.

sketchley

TGOTB wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

My 2p worth, spd's perfect for the commute, double sided plus quick clip in and clip out. Speedplays nice all day 'roadie shoes' not great for commute, here's why, first I have to carry coffee covers as walking etc a nightmare, second they wear the bottom of your shoes unless you fit these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/speedplay-stain ... ear-plate/ and third and most important there is no front resistance when you clip in basically you don't find the front then clip in the back, you just have to position the cleat above the pedal and push down. This isn't a problem when moving off slowly but for a quick getaway at the lights on the commute its a pain, furthermore a cautionary unclip when your not sure how the traffic will behave or what might be coming at a junction requires that you unclip but don't move your foot left , right, forwards or back, if you do the cleat will not longer be aligned with the pedal and won't then clip in easily when you press down. If you get this wrong, i.e. pedal not alligned, then your foot can slip off the pedal resulting in you bashing somthing. Practically the difference is with speedplays I clip in, both sides, then move off, where as with spd's I move off and clip the other side in while moving something next to impossible with speedplays. If your journey is start stop, speedplays will wind you up. Speedplays are slightly easily to ride with normal shoes than spd's though.

Disagree totally with this; like any pedal system you have to get used to them, but I find Speedplay just as easy to clip/unclip as SPDs. You just stamp down on the pedal and it clips in; none of this fussing to locate the toe piece while pedalling softly (or not at all). It's a different technique, but once learned I find it much easier/quicker. I have Speedplays on the track bike, and am much happier setting off from flat ground and then clipping the second foot in, than I would be with Look or SPD-SL.

Also not sure of the need for this precautionary unclip that both you and Greg are so worried about, and the resultant need to pedal whilst unclipped. Why not just stay clipped in, and take your foot off the pedal when you actually stop? It's not like we're on clips and staps; you can unclip every modern pedal system I've ever used almost instantaneously...

I hate the look of those TriRig ones, but unless you actually pull up on the pedals, track-style, they might actually work...

Fiar enough, I guess it comes down to personal experience. For me I never miss a clip in on an SPD (note I've never tried SPD-SL or Look) when commuting. On my best bike I have speedplays, I like them for long rides in the country but on the start stop commute I have been known to miss a clip in and bash my leg as I said never do it on SPD. Might just need more time to get used to them I guess. As for the precautionary unclip it to do with traffic and filtering (at least for me) when you don't know if the gap is going to open or close and you might have to stop quickly.

FoldingJoe

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the dreaded "Keo Squeak".

I run classics and blades and both have developed squeaks over some period or another. Admittedly, the classics more than the blades - but then I am not altogether sure whether it is the cleats causing the noise, or the pedals themselves.

itboffin

I'm now exclusively look on my road bikes and everyone of them squeak, from classics to carbon to carbon blade, fortunately i cant hear it over the sound of my wheezing and swearing

tgotb

Is there a clipless pedal that doesn't squeak? My SPDs and Speedplays both do it on occasion...

greg66_tri_v2.0

TGOTB wrote:

Is there a clipless pedal that doesn't squeak? My SPDs and Speedplays both do it on occasion...

Podios. Podios don't squeak.

veronese68

Extra 15% off pedals at PlanetX until midday tomorrow. Code is UKSHP15.

tgotb

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

TGOTB wrote:

Is there a clipless pedal that doesn't squeak? My SPDs and Speedplays both do it on occasion...

Podios. Podios don't squeak.

Got it.

SPDs, for ease of unclipping
Earplugs, to obliterate the squeak
Handkerchief, to deal with the nosebleed

My work is done...

greg66_tri_v2.0

TGOTB wrote:

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

TGOTB wrote:

Is there a clipless pedal that doesn't squeak? My SPDs and Speedplays both do it on occasion...

Podios. Podios don't squeak.

Got it.

SPDs, for ease of unclipping
Earplugs, to obliterate the squeak
Handkerchief, to deal with the nosebleed

My work is done...

Don't forget very dark glasses. To shield my eyes from the visual affront that is spds.

I thought that the words "roadie pedals" on the thread title might have kept spds out of the conversation. Ah well...

greg66_tri_v2.0

Veronese68 wrote:

Extra 15% off pedals at PlanetX until midday tomorrow. Code is UKSHP15.

Last thing I ordered from PX (last week) was showing as in stock on their website when I ordered. Then had a message a week later saying "err, you know we said it was in stock? Weelllll....".

Bit off PX at the mo as a result.

jonginge

Time, that's what you want. Maybe.

I run the RXS cleat versions on all my bikes these days*. Clipping-in and out in traffic is fine for me. They have a wide platform with lateral and rotational float. There's no lateral cleat adjustment as such but 'q-factor' has two settings which depends upon which cleat you put on which shoe.

The cleats are ok to walk in (It's all relative) and are reasonably robust. I go through one set a year on the commuter. No squeaking unless the cleats are worn.

ETA: one of the original selling features of Time pedals was the low stack height.


*It's going to be a bit spendy when I upgrade to the clic-2

rjsterry

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Extra 15% off pedals at PlanetX until midday tomorrow. Code is UKSHP15.

Last thing I ordered from PX (last week) was showing as in stock on their website when I ordered. Then had a message a week later saying "err, you know we said it was in stock? Weelllll....".

Bit off PX at the mo as a result.

Had the same. Twice on the same item; eventually told that they had no plans to restock the item.

veronese68

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Extra 15% off pedals at PlanetX until midday tomorrow. Code is UKSHP15.

Last thing I ordered from PX (last week) was showing as in stock on their website when I ordered. Then had a message a week later saying "err, you know we said it was in stock? Weelllll....".

Bit off PX at the mo as a result.

I must confess to feeling the same way about them. Ordered 1" threaded forks with a 270mm steerer, arrived with a 225mm steerer.
I thought the sale might push you into a decision, although I suspected it was highly unlikely.

rjsterry

How about some Campagnolo pedals?

Not much more vintage than your current Podios :twisted:

Not sure you can nail cleats onto a carbon sole

MrSweary

If you want a super cool alternative you could have Shimano PD M530 trail pedals. All the double sided ease of SPDs with a handy platform that gives you super stability and allows you to pedal un-clipped in if needs be. The perfect commuting pedal. *Awaits wrath of Greg*

MonkeyMonster

I understand your pain Greg. I run spd sl's on the proper bike... and spds on the cannon that will be re-fitted with knobblies and de-roaded for mtbing and snow and shoes that need grip if I step off. I haven't had any issues with unclipping due to side movement with filtering or random sideways movements on the hoy with sl's at all. It can be very iffy at times not clipping in with a bit of power down but that rarely happens and you learn to always hover accurately more or less. The width of the sl's is massive compared to spds and makes a huge difference.

I'd suggest you keep trying sl's.

daviesee

Greg posts query including full spec.
Gets correct answer.
Doesnt like answer.
Flounces off else where and asks the same question.
Gets same answer.
Still doesnt like answer.

I suspect he knows what he wanted all along and was just seeking approval.

greg66_tri_v2.0

daviesee wrote:

Gets correct answer.

Apart from the fact that you clip back into spds when you apply downward pressure, spds are the correct answer. So apart from being inadequate on that score and no different to most other road pedals, they're perfect.

Do you work in a high pressure sales environment, by chance?

daviesee

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

daviesee wrote:

Gets correct answer.

The fact that you don't have to clip back into spds when you apply downward pressure, spds are the correct answer.
So apart from being adequate on that score and no different to most other road pedals, they're perfect.

Do you work in a high pressure sales environment, by chance?

FTFY.
And, no.

MonkeyMonster

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

daviesee wrote:

Gets correct answer.

Apart from the fact that you clip back into spds when you apply downward pressure, spds are the correct answer. So apart from being inadequate on that score and no different to most other road pedals, they're perfect.

Do you work in a high pressure sales environment, by chance?

Heh heh, not sure "get's correct answer" would ever apply to Greg because he's so fussy . His/The correct answer would actually be either "they started making those odd shoes/pedals/cleats etc you use so it's all fine" or I've got an entire warehouse of all of the bits for sale at 75% off" and you can have access to all of it.