I have been taking the kids on bike rides lately (what a good Dad I am!!) around the bike paths of Brisbane.
Only minor prob for me is, both my (road) bikes have Look pedals (and shoes obviously use Look-compat cleats)...
So - the question is - can you buy bike shoes that are Look compatible that have the cleat 'integrated' into the sole (so you can safely walk around in them (or at least walk around a little bit without constantly falling over and looking like more of a duffus than normal).
Or do I have to change to a totally new pedal/cleat combo (am very $$$ sensitive, so am hoping not too...) Any ideas out there???
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So - the question is - can you buy bike shoes that are Look compatible that have the cleat 'integrated' into the sole (so you can safely walk around in them (or at least walk around a little bit without constantly falling over and looking like more of a duffus than normal).
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So - the question is - can you buy bike shoes that are Look compatible that have the cleat 'integrated' into the sole (so you can safely walk around in them (or at least walk around a little bit without constantly falling over and looking like more of a duffus than normal).
If you could get Look shoes with an 'integrated' cleat, the shoes would be way too wide I think. And that would add weight, and any self-respecting roadie wouldn't be interested at all 😉
LOOK unsuccessfully marketed an offroad pedal & shoe years back which used a cutaway LOOK cleat that only fitted their mtb shoe. Aluminium cleats followed a few years later from the States but they've disapeared, another US? company called Winwood made some cleats which didn't seem to wear that quick, but they disappeared too!
Nowadays your choice is limited to cleat covers or maybe some of those new carbon-fibre LOOK cleats made by Exustar.
LOOK unsuccessfully marketed an offroad pedal & shoe years back which used a cutaway LOOK cleat that only fitted their mtb shoe. Aluminium cleats followed a few years later from the States but they've disapeared, another US? company called Winwood made some cleats which didn't seem to wear that quick, but they disappeared too!
Nowadays your choice is limited to cleat covers or maybe some of those new carbon-fibre LOOK cleats made by Exustar.
Steve @ Ideal
It surprises me that Look pedals don't use a metal cleat.
Could it be just to fuel demand for replacement cleats that wear out very often or is that just cynical?
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It surprises me that Look pedals don't use a metal cleat.
Could it be just to fuel demand for replacement cleats that wear out very often or is that just cynical?
I thought the same thing going from metal to plastic cleats. Perhaps it's better to wear out the plastic cleats rather than the pedals? Maybe it's a weight issue? Time pedals still use metal cleats don't they?
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It surprises me that Look pedals don't use a metal cleat.
Could it be just to fuel demand for replacement cleats that wear out very often or is that just cynical?
I thought the same thing going from metal to plastic cleats. Perhaps it's better to wear out the plastic cleats rather than the pedals? Maybe it's a weight issue? Time pedals still use metal cleats don't they?
hippy
You could get someone to machine a set out of brass or something. They'd be sronger and wear better than the plastic, but still be softer than the pedal.
Thanks all - the cleat covers sound like the best (and most cost-effective) solution. Assuming they are easy to source, I'll hit up my LBS for a pair and see how they go......
** sound of brain whirring** - I wonder if there would be a market out there for a "flat" (bmx??) pedal with a Look cleat attached underneath, so you could ride your bike around wearing thongs/sandshoes/whatever (**delicately stepping around appropriate cycling footwear debate...**), and then easily remove it and use your normal cycling shoes for when you wake up early and dress up in lycra.....?? Absent Husband
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Thanks all - the cleat covers sound like the best (and most cost-effective) solution. Assuming they are easy to source, I'll hit up my LBS for a pair and see how they go......
** sound of brain whirring** - I wonder if there would be a market out there for a "flat" (bmx??) pedal with a Look cleat attached underneath, so you could ride your bike around wearing thongs/sandshoes/whatever (**delicately stepping around appropriate cycling footwear debate...**), and then easily remove it and use your normal cycling shoes for when you wake up early and dress up in lycra.....??
Why not just use mountain bike shoes? ie. SPDs (yeah, here I go again!)
The shoes are easy to walk in and you can clip in just like the LOOKs. They make a pedal with an SPD side/flat side (like what you mention above) and you can get all kinds of shoes for them, from roadie style to funky 'skate' shoes - all with SPD cleats. For just riding around with the kids, there can't be a better alternative ('cept maybe pure flat pedals)?
** sound of brain whirring** - I wonder if there would be a market out there for a "flat" (bmx??) pedal with a Look cleat attached underneath, so you could ride your bike around wearing thongs/sandshoes/whatever (**delicately stepping around appropriate cycling footwear debate...**), and then easily remove it and use your normal cycling shoes for when you wake up early and dress up in lycra.....??
Why not just use mountain bike shoes? ie. SPDs (yeah, here I go again!)
The Taiwanese have developed a double-sided pedal with LOOK one side & SPD the other but I don't think a wholesaler here would be brave enough to import it , I wouldn't think sales would be outstanding: http://www.exustar.com.tw/image/pedal/pr77.jpg
** sound of brain whirring** - I wonder if there would be a market out there for a "flat" (bmx??) pedal with a Look cleat attached underneath, so you could ride your bike around wearing thongs/sandshoes/whatever (**delicately stepping around appropriate cycling footwear debate...**), and then easily remove it and use your normal cycling shoes for when you wake up early and dress up in lycra.....??
Why not just use mountain bike shoes? ie. SPDs (yeah, here I go again!)
The Taiwanese have developed a double-sided pedal with LOOK one side & SPD the other but I don't think a wholesaler here would be brave enough to import it , I wouldn't think sales would be outstanding: http://www.exustar.com.tw/image/pedal/pr77.jpg
Steve idealcycles.com
Ewww...so you've got all the entertainment of trying to get the side that's correct for whatever shoes you're wearing on the day? I can just see it..
** sound of brain whirring** - I wonder if there would be a market out there for a "flat" (bmx??) pedal with a Look cleat attached underneath, so you could ride your bike around wearing thongs/sandshoes/whatever (**delicately stepping around appropriate cycling footwear debate...**), and then easily remove it and use your normal cycling shoes for when you wake up early and dress up in lycra.....??
Have a look at the Shimano PD-M324.
Not removable but flat on one side with a cleat on the other.
** sound of brain whirring** - I wonder if there would be a market out there for a "flat" (bmx??) pedal with a Look cleat attached underneath, so you could ride your bike around wearing thongs/sandshoes/whatever (**delicately stepping around appropriate cycling footwear debate...**), and then easily remove it and use your normal cycling shoes for when you wake up early and dress up in lycra.....??
Have a look at the Shimano PD-M324.
Not removable but flat on one side with a cleat on the other.
