Shoes and pedals.

sirmol
sirmol Posts: 287
edited May 2015 in MTB beginners
What do people wear with flat pedals, do you have specific mtb shoes? or do you wear just normal trainer/shoes etc? Any recommendations for a not so pricey pair for general use not specific to any type of riding?
I am also tempted with these
http://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/pedals-pro ... star-delta

I think they look brill!

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  • jstoup111
    jstoup111 Posts: 1
    Sirmol wrote:
    What do people wear with flat pedals, do you have specific mtb shoes? or do you wear just normal trainer/shoes etc? Any recommendations for a not so pricey pair for general use not specific to any type of riding?
    I am also tempted with these
    http://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/pedals-pro ... star-delta

    I think they look brill!

    I typically ride with special shoes with my flats. I have these http://www.deitycomponents.com/decoy.html in green and I like them however I've hit a few rocks and such and some of the pegs have fallen or been torn out. That being said I use Five Ten shoes as they're super grippy with flats. I know there are other options as well like Teva's but really you can use anything.

    What sort of riding do you do? That might help in pointing you in the right direction.
  • sirmol
    sirmol Posts: 287
    So far none! I have ordered;
    http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s2p516 ... -SL-1-2013
    Which will come next week so looking to get some decent flats then shoes and really go from there - It won't be too aggressive and prob some city cycling as well :oops:
  • Antm81
    Antm81 Posts: 1,406
    Consider the Nanos from superstar too, very good pedals, slightly older design but cheaper too. Don't worry about loosing pins from them (I do fairly regularly), replacement pins are cheap and easy to fit.

    I use a specific cycling shoe but skate style shoes would be a good budget alternative.

    Edit: seems both the versions of the nano pedals are out of stock but I've seen rumours of another new pedal from them soon. They also do a plastic version, the el plastique

    http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/e ... pedals.htm
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  • sirmol
    sirmol Posts: 287
    Antm81 wrote:
    Consider the Nanos from superstar too, very good pedals, slightly older design but cheaper too. Don't worry about loosing pins from them (I do fairly regularly), replacement pins are cheap and easy to fit.

    I use a specific cycling shoe but skate style shoes would be a good budget alternative.

    Edit: seems both the versions of the nano pedals are out of stock but I've seen rumours of another new pedal from them soon. They also do a plastic version, the el plastique

    http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/e ... pedals.htm

    cheers mate i did look at those initially until i saw they were out of stock.

    Now looking at a decent set of wheels too :) I Love a light set of wheels :)
  • cooldad
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    If you haven't even got the bike yet, and are already considering new wheels, you probably bought the wrong bike.
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  • sirmol
    sirmol Posts: 287
    cooldad wrote:
    If you haven't even got the bike yet, and are already considering new wheels, you probably bought the wrong bike.

    Why? Many bikes come with very sluggish wheels - cosmetically i like the bike, the groupset is perfect for me, the wheels though I think could be very heavy. I am not saying they are as i have not tested them yet all i said was i was looking at lighter wheel sets.
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    I use the Superstar pedals although I rarely use flats these days. Shimano AM41 shoes are a good choice, extremely grippy and much better in the wet than FiveTen's.
    The Canondale are actually pretty good, you're going to need to spend half the cost of the bike again to get noticeably lighter. You could save more weight from a change of tyres and for a LOT less.
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  • sirmol
    sirmol Posts: 287
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    I use the Superstar pedals although I rarely use flats these days. Shimano AM41 shoes are a good choice, extremely grippy and much better in the wet than FiveTen's.
    The Canondale are actually pretty good, you're going to need to spend half the cost of the bike again to get noticeably lighter. You could save more weight from a change of tyres and for a LOT less.

    Cheers i have ordered a pair of Specialized ground control tyres which seem to get good reviews and a nice weight
  • nasha48
    nasha48 Posts: 231
    Currently I use the combo of Teva Links shoes with Shimano Saint MX80 pedals. Very pleased with level of grip and comfort.

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