MTB pedal and road pedal

"Yumi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike ?

Yes.

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It is for a causual cycling. I don't race.

Then MTB shoes would be better than road shoes since the cleats are embedded and you can walk
normally. A good MTB pedal with float (allowing some free rotation of the cleat) should be fine, WTB
Stealth would be great. Speedplay Frog also. Lot of others as well.

Yumi said:

Probably a stupid question.

No, not stupid. Very common, use groups.google.com to search it.

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What is the difference between moutain bike pedals and road bike pedals?

In general:

MTB: -- Double-sided -- Cheap -- Can be used with recessed-cleat shoes, so you don't walk like a
duck -- More robust

Road: -- One-sided (gotta flip the pedal to get in) -- Expensive -- Usually large cleats that
don't fit recessed tread (you'll walk like a duck) -- More aerodynamic -- sometimes better
ground clearance

There are, of course, exceptions.

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I am thinking of getting clipless pedals for a road bike, but MTB pedals seem to be cheaper in
general. Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike ? It is for a causual cycling. I don't race.

Yes. I hear that people even use MTB pedals on road bikes in races and win.

MTB pedals are easier to learn on, IMO. YMMV. Some people swear by road pedals, but I've only had
terrible road pedals; OTOH, bottom-of-the-barrel $20 MTB pedals treat me well.

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TIA

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Rick "Happy with Nashbar Special SPDs" Onanian

Yumi Kobayashi said:

Probably a stupid question.

Don't say that!

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What is the difference between mountain bike pedals and road bike pedals? I am thinking of getting
clipless pedals for a road bike, but MTB pedals seem to be cheaper in general.

Unless you are a weight weenie who counts grams differences, the MTB pedals are all around more
useful in that they are easy to get into without fumbling around, the correct side of the pedal is
always up. With recessed cleat SPD pedals, the shoe is walkable like a normal shoe.

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Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike? It is for a casual cycling. I don't race.

Even more so. I recommend the SH TO-92 shoe because it has smooth flat rubber soles and doesn't have
waffle-stopmper soles that track dirt into any place you walk after walking on dirt. Take a look:

tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

Jobst Brandt [email hidden]

From everything I've seen.. road pedals have the word "road" in them, so they are automatically
twice the price of anything with the word "MTB" in them.

The benefits of the weight savings (if any) the aerodynamics and the other claims that road pedals
make are probably bare minimum compared to the actual benefit of just using clipless pedals if
you're currently not using them.

with MTB shoes, you can walk around in them since the cleat is recessed.. so that's a pretty good
benefit if you're riding around the city and such.. you can go into stores or whever and not walk
around like frankenstein 🙂

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"Yumi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Probably a stupid question. What is the difference between moutain bike pedals and road bike
pedals? I am thinking of getting clipless pedals for a road bike, but MTB pedals seem to be
cheaper in general. Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike ? It is for a causual cycling. I don't
race. TIA

Yumi-<< Probably a stupid question. >><BR><BR>

No stupid questions, only stupid answers.

Yumi<< I am thinking of getting clipless pedals for a road bike, but MTB pedals seem to be cheaper
in general. Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike ? >><BR><BR>

It's too bad there is a distinction about 'road' and "MTB' pedals as you can really use either on
either. But yes, two sided pedals that have a recessed cleat works just fine for a road bike,
particularly if you wish to walk around a bit in your cycling shoes.

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"Yumi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Probably a stupid question. What is the difference between moutain bike pedals and road bike
pedals? I am thinking of getting clipless pedals for a road bike, but MTB pedals seem to be
cheaper in general. Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike ? It is for a causual cycling. I
don't race.

The only real difference (at least with SPDs) is that MTB pedals are double sided. Double sided
pedals are nice, especially in the dark! I've mixed MTB & road pedals with MTB & road shoes in the
past (SPD), no problem, but I've stopped using road shoes & pedals entirely. I don't think there are
any benefits, other than small weight differences, and there are significant drawbacks.

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The only real difference (at least with SPDs) is that MTB pedals are double sided. Double sided
pedals are nice, especially in the dark! I've mixed MTB & road pedals with MTB & road shoes in the
past (SPD), no problem, but I've stopped using road shoes & pedals entirely. I don't think there
are any benefits, other than small weight differences, and there are significant drawbacks.

Single sided pedals are a pain, because they don't balance cleat side up like they're supposed to.
So you're always fumbling around to get into them. This can be a real pain in traffic. Double sided
MTB pedals are far more convenient, and safer.

Also, SPD pedals do wear out. Double sided ones should last twice as long. And because they're MTB
products, they cost half as much. Seems like a much better deal to me.

Matt O.

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Even more so. I recommend the SH TO-92 shoe because it has smooth flat rubber soles and
doesn't have waffle-stopmper soles that track dirt into any place you walk after walking on
dirt. Take a look:

tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

This is how all SPD shoes should be made, but aren't.

I really like my Sidis, for the fit, and the non-absorbant, quick-drying synthetic materials. But
the plasticky soles with big lugs are stupid. I don't play rugby or run up muddy hills, where these
might be useful, but I spend plenty of time scrambling over rocks, where they're treacherous.

Matt O.

jobst.brand said:

Unless you are a weight weenie who counts grams differences, the MTB pedals are all around more
useful in that they are easy to get into without fumbling around, the correct side of the pedal is
always up. With recessed cleat SPD pedals, the shoe is walkable like a normal shoe.

Quoted message said:

Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike? It is for a casual cycling. I don't race.

Even more so. I recommend the SH TO-92 shoe because it has smooth flat rubber soles and
doesn't have waffle-stopmper soles that track dirt into any place you walk after walking on
dirt. Take a look:

I heartily agree. I often wear my cycling shoes all day after commuting in; in fact I have them
on now. Mine are SH -M020's, though. I got them to look more or less normal. In the summer I wear
spd sandals.

I really recommend Speedplay Frogs. They are, unfortunately, not cheap, but I find them more
comfortable than Shimano cleats. I have also never pulled out accidentally, as I did with spd.

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with MTB shoes, you can walk around in them since the cleat is recessed.. so that's a pretty good
benefit if you're riding around the city and such.. you can go into stores or whever and not walk
around like frankenstein 🙂

are the shoes really stiff though like a road shoe?

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On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 13:48:13 -0400, "David L. Johnson" <da

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I really recommend Speedplay Frogs. They are, unfortunately, not cheap, but I find them more
comfortable than Shimano cleats. I have also never pulled out accidentally, as I did with spd.

I have regular speedplay's and they are great. but if I had to buy I would get the frogs.

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In article <[email hidden]>, Steve Knight

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with MTB shoes, you can walk around in them since the cleat is recessed.. so that's a pretty good
benefit if you're riding around the city and such.. you can go into stores or whever and not walk
around like frankenstein 🙂

are the shoes really stiff though like a road shoe?

You can get "MTB" (SPD-compatible) shoes in just about any stiffness you like, from gooey
commuter-baid like the famous SPD sandal, right up to whatever it is that Shimano-sponsored XC
riders wear, which I suspect give away nothing in stiffness to any "road" (designed for non-recessed
cleats) shoe.

Yes, I know, there are recessed cleats that use their own hole pattern, but let's not talk
about them.
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Ok, I'll try MTB pedals. Thank you all for good suggestions.

Steve Knight said:

are the shoes really stiff though like a road shoe?

I had Shimano 959s on my road bike for a while, I was going to put them on my Mt bike but tried them
first on my road bike and left them there. My Sidi Mt bike shoes were plenty stiff but seemed to
rock a bit side to side. I doubt it had any effect on my ride but I noticed it. I finally put them
on my Klein Mantra and bought the R600 Shimano, with their R150 shoe, and the platform felt much
more stable. It seemed my foot and pedal were one solid piece. This may be due to the carbon soled
shoe but the side to side rocking was gone. I miss the two sided pedal, and would put them back on
for any rides that involved walking. But as I seldom, if ever, walk on rides the road pedals seem
great. I started with toe clips and nail in cleats so this still seems like progress. If you like
the pedals then stop worrying and ride.

Tim McTeague

Matt O'Toole said:

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The only real difference (at least with SPDs) is that MTB pedals are double sided. Double sided
pedals are nice, especially in the dark! I've mixed MTB & road pedals with MTB & road shoes in
the past (SPD), no problem, but I've stopped using road shoes & pedals entirely. I don't think
there are any benefits, other than small weight differences, and there are significant drawbacks.

Single sided pedals are a pain, because they don't balance cleat side up like they're supposed to.
So you're always fumbling around to get into them. This can be a real pain in traffic. Double sided
MTB pedals are far more convenient, and safer.

Also, SPD pedals do wear out. Double sided ones should last twice as long. And because they're MTB
products, they cost half as much. Seems like a much better deal to me.

Matt O.

This looks pretty compelling - buy PD-M959 s and they're lighter than the road pedal which is half
the price anyway, PD-A515 or whatever. They probably last even more than twice as long because
you're getting two sets of top quality coated mechanisms instead of buying two pairs of pedals with
the cheaper materials.

So the through life cost is less, they're lighter and you get the advantage of two sided entry.
Makes you wonder why anybody bothers with single sided spd pedals at all. Kinky Cowboy

*Your milage may vary Batteries not included May contain traces of nuts.

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Yumi Kobayashi said:

Probably a stupid question.

Don't say that!

Quoted message said:

What is the difference between mountain bike pedals and road bike pedals? I am thinking of
getting clipless pedals for a road bike, but MTB pedals seem to be cheaper in general.

Unless you are a weight weenie who counts grams differences, the MTB pedals are all around more
useful in that they are easy to get into without fumbling around, the correct side of the pedal is
always up. With recessed cleat SPD pedals, the shoe is walkable like a normal shoe.

Quoted message said:

Can I use MTB pedals on a road bike? It is for a casual cycling. I don't race.

Even more so. I recommend the SH TO-92 shoe because it has smooth flat rubber soles and
doesn't have waffle-stopmper soles that track dirt into any place you walk after walking on
dirt. Take a look:

tinyurl.coma822Open ↗

I just converted from Look and Sidi shoes to those Shimano shoes and SPD and am very happy. I can
walk and drive (i.e. on the way to the ride) in them, and they feel just as secure as the looks did
and they DON'T SQUEEK!

Kyle

Ryan Cousineau said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Steve Knight

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Quoted message said:

with MTB shoes, you can walk around in them since the cleat is recessed.. so that's a pretty
good benefit if you're riding around the city and such.. you can go into stores or whever and
not walk around like frankenstein 🙂

are the shoes really stiff though like a road shoe?

You can get "MTB" (SPD-compatible) shoes in just about any stiffness you like, from gooey
commuter-baid like the famous SPD sandal, right up to

The Shimano sandal has a nylon (?) stiffening plate that certainly isn't "gooey" but also isn't
nearly as stiff as a good road shoe. I use them for all my riding because they are so comfortable
and because they are great for walking as well as riding. With eggbeater pedals, which do a better
job of spreading the load out, they are really pretty good for riding. With SPD cleats, there is a
definite hotspot.

Mark <www.cs.unca.edu/~boyd/bicycling.html

Matt O'Toole said:

Quoted message said:

Even more so. I recommend the SH TO-92 shoe because it has smooth flat rubber soles and doesn't
have waffle-stopmper soles that track dirt into any place you walk after walking on dirt. Take
a look:

Quoted message said:

This is how all SPD shoes should be made, but aren't.

I really like my Sidis, for the fit, and the non-absorbant, quick-drying synthetic materials. But
the plasticky soles with big lugs are stupid. I don't play rugby or run up muddy hills, where
these might be useful, but I spend plenty of time scrambling over rocks, where they're
treacherous. Matt O.

Hmm..I have Shimano hiking-boot-esque shoes, with moderately aggressive tread. It helps me get up
the hills that I can't bike up when off-road. However, my road shoes would probably work just as
well, with the SPD cleat digging into the ground for some strong traction, and off-road, I'm not
commonly on smooth, flat, hard surfaces (like pavement or flooring).

OTOH, I don't bother with my road shoes now that my road bike has SPD pedals; because when I get off
the road bike, I usually need to walk on a hard, flat, smooth surface.

The systems are backwards! Road shoes should recess, and it isn't as necessary for MTB shoes.
--
Rick Onanian