Pedals

[dasgeh]

I have these and LOVE them

No problem walking on them off the bike.

Also, for short rides, I don’t have a problem using normal shoes on top of spd pedals, so wouldn’t bother with the platform/clipless bs. I’ve tried them before and it seems I always choose the wrong side.

[KelOnWheels]

@Steve 52413 wrote:

That being said, I wonder if they make more sense for your current bike than the new. I figure the close to home errand running/hanging out stuff mike still be done on the old one, not the new?

That’s a good point. See, this is why I ask y’all things, so you can talk through it for me and make sense.

[mstone]

@KelOnWheels 52391 wrote:

Help me shop!

Do I want these? http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-M324-Clipless-Clip-Pedals/dp/B001AT33CW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?

Or these ones? http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-A530-Dual-Platform-Pedal/dp/B001MZ2AGO/ref=sr_1_4?

Or maybe these ones? http://www.amazon.com/Shimano-PD-M540-SPD-MTB-Pedals/dp/B000WYCCDW/ref=sr_1_3?

I’m thinking the first ones might be nice & versatile. The second ones look like they might be slippy.

I discovered these recently, and highly recommend them for commuter/utility bikes: http://www.wiggle.com/shimano-pd-t780-xt-mtb-spd-trekking-pedals/

I have A530s on my sportier bike, but prefer the T780s on the all-weather/do-everything bike. You can use street shoes with the A530s, but it’s much easier and more comfortable with the T780s, and I like having reflectors.

[mstone]

@dasgeh 52429 wrote:

I have these and LOVE them

No problem walking on them off the bike.

Also, for short rides, I don’t have a problem using normal shoes on top of spd pedals, so wouldn’t bother with the platform/clipless bs. I’ve tried them before and it seems I always choose the wrong side.

I tried those shoes, they seem to be sized for women. Once I learned “pull back for platform, push forward for clip” on the 2 sided pedals, it became second nature. (The pedals are designed to land a certain way.) I find myself wearing street shoes fairly often when riding with the kids–sometimes you just want to dial back the bikeyness, or you might be standing around and want comfortable shoes. Also nice to be able to wear boots in winter.

[consularrider]

@jrenaut 52426 wrote:

This might be an option, too, though the reviews are pretty mixed.

And they cost almost as much as the M324s (or more than the Nashbar Rodeo Version).

[vvill]

I like Crank Bros for the float and ease of entry/egress although I’m yet to experience the durability issues that some others have.

I also eschew one-sided clipless pedals. I’ve ridden clipless pedals with normal sneakers (anything with just a little tread) and those work fine for short casual trips. You lose a bit of grip on the pedals but for those kinds of rides it doesn’t matter.

Also, if you have full clipless pedals you can justify purchasing DZR or Chrome “street” shoes that have space for cleats, and fit your life around your biking instead of the other way around

[mstone]

@vvill 52439 wrote:

I also eschew one-sided clipless pedals. I’ve ridden clipless pedals with normal sneakers (anything with just a little tread) and those work fine for short casual trips. You lose a bit of grip on the pedals but for those kinds of rides it doesn’t matter.

Maybe for little tiny people, or those that don’t put out much power. With soft shoes the clipless(what do you call that thing?) digs into my foot something fierce.

[KelOnWheels]

@mstone 52432 wrote:

I discovered these recently, and highly recommend them for commuter/utility bikes: http://www.wiggle.com/shimano-pd-t780-xt-mtb-spd-trekking-pedals/

I have A530s on my sportier bike, but prefer the T780s on the all-weather/do-everything bike. You can use street shoes with the A530s, but it’s much easier and more comfortable with the T780s, and I like having reflectors.

Oh, I forgot about those! (Probably because you have to buy them overseas ) Those are cool.

[Amalitza]

I have the selection behind door #1 on my hybrid. I use the platform side for grocery shopping where I am going to spend more time walking around the store than riding to the store, and for quick trips to the convenience store where if I had to take the time to change my shoes before going, I would just walk instead.

The reason I got them was that they were my first clipless pedals and I was uncertain if I would like clipless or how hard it would be to learn to ride in them, and having dual-sided gave me more confidence to try them out. THAT reason turned out to be totally unnecessary, as I was an immediate convert. But I do still use them for very short rides when I’m too lazy to change my shoes, and I like them for that purpose.

[KelOnWheels]

@hozn 52424 wrote:

Shimano pedals are purportedly bomb-proof, so if you don’t explicitly need something else (e.g. with mire float) that sounds like the safe choice.

They seem to be bomb-proof, the ones on my MTB are barely pedal-shaped anymore and they still work fine

[vvill]

@mstone 52442 wrote:

Maybe for little tiny people, or those that don’t put out much power. With soft shoes the clipless(what do you call that thing?) digs into my foot something fierce.

Cleats? But yeah one benefit of being light is I notice I rarely break stuff easily (other than my own bones!).

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