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Wow, you weren't kidding when you named yourself old school. Diadora Power Drive pedals? I definitely wish you the best of luck, and hope you track down what you need, but seriously... now that you've spent the big bucks on the total rig, you've got to know that for considerably less effort than tracking down a pair of compatible shoes, you could simply pick up a pair of modest, contemporary shoes from Specialized, Shimano, Lake, Sidi, or (yes) Diadora, and get a modest pedal system from Shimano or Look, and be done with it. If you don't mind lower-end stuff, you settle the whole score for under $100.

I know you're trying to save a buck here, but it seems like a tremendous amount of trouble for the sake of using a pair of obsolete pedals.

Good luck; hope you work something out.

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Originally posted by old school
not to mention trying to install such a new product, as i am by no means a bike "mechanic"..

No need to worry about that; only takes a wrench and a bit of courage. Pedals literally just screw in to the crankarms.

I've been thinking about this, and I bet it'll be very, very, very difficult to find a pair of Power Drive-compatible shoes. If I understand correctly, the Power Drives kicked off a proprietary mounting system (in 1992) that never really got off the ground -- I doubt there are many shoes left on the earth that sport the right cleat-mounting ability. Whatever you find is likely to be pretty old, assuming you snag the right size... and who can service a 12 year old pedal system is something goes wrong?

There are lots of ways you can get around this. You could spend a few bucks to get a pair of standard platform-pedals, with or without toe-straps, for now, and figure out what your shoe/pedal needs are later.

When the time comes, you could set a budget -- say, $100. It wouldn't be too tough to find a pair of simple, proven, low-end road pedals, like the LOOK PP247, LOOK A3.1, or Shimano PD-R540 used, on sale, or on Ebay, for $50 or so. Similarly, you could easily find a pair of basic road shoes through the same channels -- Performance has the Diadora Leggera on sale for $49.99 right now -- or better yet, at a local REI or bike shop on sale, or on clearence; trying shoes on is a good idea.

Again, good luck, all the best.

I agree with Lokstah. You might as well shell-out the bucks for new pedals and shoes and be done with it. Sometimes Performance (or Nashbar) offer shoe/pedal combos for under $100.