Road pedals

[o3jeff]

I am currently using a pair of mountain bike SPD pedals and shoes on the road bike. I know nothing about road pedals, anything better than others or is it just personal opinion?

[marcski]

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthr...ht=road+pedals

I still love my speedplays. Free float...great on the knees.

[mlctvt]

Get the new road SPD-SL. They have a much wider platform for no hot spots. We've been using these for the last few years they've been excellent. They're are also much easier to walk on because they have a couple of small rubber pads so they grip much better than the old Look pedals. If you shop around you can find the Shimano 105 version for about $55 to $60 and they're exacly the same as the Ultegra or Dura-ace except they use a heavier axel/bearings. I run Ultegras SPDs on my light weight single but the 105s on our tandem.
I think I saw the 105s' on sale at Nasbar last week

These and the speedplays probably account for 80-90% of road pedals used today.

[o3jeff]

Get the new road SPD-SL. They have a much wider platform for no hot spots. We've been using these for the last few years they've been excellent. They're are also much easier to walk on because they have a couple of small rubber pads so they grip much better than the old Look pedals. If you shop around you can find the Shimano 105 version for about $55 to $60 and they're exacly the same as the Ultegra or Dura-ace except they use a heavier axel/bearings. I run Ultegras SPDs on my light weight single but the 105s on our tandem.
I think I saw the 105s' on sale at Nasbar last week

These and the speedplays probably account for 80-90% of road pedals used today.

Are these the SPD-SL http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-R54.../dp/B004XG5XNG They are cheaper than the 105's

[mlctvt]

Are these the SPD-SL http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-R54.../dp/B004XG5XNG They are cheaper than the 105's

That's the old style SPD-SL . Don't buy those. The plastic pad is not durable. Go with the new style pedal that have a stainless steel plate.
http://bike.shimano.com/publish/cont...dals/road.html

Amazon has them
http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-570...4930083&sr=8-2

nashbars cheaper right now
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/SearchD...chTerm=PD-5700

[o3jeff]

That's the old style SPD-SL . Don't buy those. The plastic pad is not durable. Go with the new style pedal that have a stainless steel plate.
http://bike.shimano.com/publish/cont...dals/road.html

Amazon has them
http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-570...4930083&sr=8-2

nashbars cheaper right now
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/SearchD...chTerm=PD-5700

Thanks, will have to order them over the weekend. With shipping Amazon is about $1 cheaper.

[MR. evil]

I am currently using a pair of mountain bike SPD pedals and shoes on the road bike. I know nothing about road pedals, anything better than others or is it just personal opinion?

im using CrankBrother moutain pedals and mounntain shoes on both bike. That way I only need one pair of shoes. Dedicated road pedals will require new shoes or changing cleats everytime you ride.

Forget what I said, I forgot that you don't ride MTB anymore.

[bvibert]

im using CrankBrother moutain pedals and mounntain shoes on both bike. That way I only need one pair of shoes. Dedicated road pedals will require new shoes or changing cleats everytime you ride.

Forget what I said, I forgot that you don't ride MTB anymore.

I thought you switched to platforms for MTB?

[o3jeff]

I thought you switched to platforms for MTB?

You can't believe everything you read on the internet.

[drjeff]

I've got a pair of Look Keo2 Max road pedals on my bike.



Me and my size 12 feet LOVE the slightly larger suface area and have definately noticed a decreased amount of pressure point pain in my forefoot area where my cleats attach to my shoe than with the pair of speedplays that I first had with my bike. I know that many people swear by the speedplays and performance wise I had no problems with them, but when I mentioned the comfort issue, especially on long rides to the owner of my LBS, he suggested that I go for a pedal with a larger cleat/pedal surface are to help distribute the forces over a larger area of my foot.