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  1. Original post
    Brendon M. Troy
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    So I finally found shoes in my size I could afford and snatched them up,
    on sale, from Nashbar. They're mountain shoes (the SIDI Dominator 4 mesh
    model, SPD-compatible, if anyone cares), but I plan to use them on my
    road bike primarily. Clipless pedals for the MTB may come in the future.

    My question is this: it seems from googling a bit that I should be
    "all-clear" to order any pedal, road or mountain, to put on my bike, so
    long as they're SPD. Is this correct? Does anyone know of any road
    pedals that might have a hard time accommodating a mountain shoe and its
    treads, cleat, etc..? The shoes look like this:
    http://tinyurl.com/63ojk, if that helps at all. Also, if anyone really
    wants to go out of their way to give someone getting back into road
    biking some advice, could someone give a recommendation for a good,
    entry-level-priced road pedal that would work with the given scenario?
    I'll probably stay away from the nashbar house brand pedals thanks to
    something I read on Mike J's site just now, but that's the general price
    range I'd like to spend (the cheaper the better, although I'll pay a
    *little* more for quality, with an absolute upper budget of $80 or so).

    Many, many thanks in advance for anyone who's read this, let alone
    responded. Have a great week - I'm off after work to do some hill-climbs
    in my area: if you only have an hour to ride, you may as well make it
    useful, I guess!

    -Brendon
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  2. David Reuteler
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    Brendon M. Troy said:

    My question is this: it seems from googling a bit that I should be
    "all-clear" to order any pedal, road or mountain, to put on my bike, so
    long as they're SPD. Is this correct? Does anyone know of any road
    pedals that might have a hard time accommodating a mountain shoe and its
    treads, cleat, etc..?

    why not put mountain bike pedals on your road bike? i run time atacs on
    all my bikes (road/touring, track & mountain bike) and so only one pair
    of shoes and i can walk on 'em.
    --
    david reuteler
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  3. Steve Knight
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    Brendon M. Troy said:

    My question is this: it seems from googling a bit that I should be
    "all-clear" to order any pedal, road or mountain, to put on my bike, so
    long as they're SPD. Is this correct? Does anyone know of any road
    pedals that might have a hard time accommodating a mountain shoe and its
    treads, cleat, etc..? The shoes look like this:

    you can use speedplay frogs and bebop pedals both very nice easy to walk in
    pedals. that's what I have on my racing bike.

    --
    Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes
    Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices
    See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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  4. Helen
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    Brendon

    There are several pedals you can use. Regular SPD which means (Shimano
    and Wellgo). Speedplay Frog's and Bebop's. All of these pedals will
    allow you to walk around comfortably. Some of these shoes you will
    have to modify the sole a little. They are made out of several
    materials, Cromoly, Stainless steal and Titanium.

    These pedals will range from $70 buck to about $200. The pedals that
    have titanium in them might have some weight restriction. Take a look.
    With all of these pedals, they are mostly a metal cleat, which is
    great. It will take quite a bit of time for them to wear out. I am not
    saying that they wont, it just take's a lot longer.

    Speedplay = Frogs
    Shimano = M324 plus others, they will become lighter and have a
    bigger platform to stand on.
    Bebops, = Cromoly, Stainless Steal, Deluxe.

    The important thing to reminder is that it's just a pedal. They will
    do the same job. Some will look nicer than others, but that for you to
    decide. I hope that helped you.

    Helen

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  5. Helen
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    Brendon

    There are several pedals you can use. Regular SPD which means (Shimano
    and Wellgo). Speedplay Frog's and Bebop's. All of these pedals will
    allow you to walk around comfortably. Some of these shoes you will
    have to modify the sole a little. They are made out of several
    materials, Cromoly, Stainless steal and Titanium.

    These pedals will range from $70 buck to about $200. The pedals that
    have titanium in them might have some weight restriction. Take a look.
    With all of these pedals, they are mostly a metal cleat, which is
    great. It will take quite a bit of time for them to wear out. I am not
    saying that they wont, it just take's a lot longer.

    Speedplay = Frogs
    Shimano = M324 plus others, they will become lighter and have a
    bigger platform to stand on.
    Bebops, = Cromoly, Stainless Steal, Deluxe.

    The important thing to reminder is that it's just a pedal. They will
    do the same job. Some will look nicer than others, but that for you to
    decide. I hope that helped you.

    Helen

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  6. khill
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    Brendon M. Troy said:

    So I finally found shoes in my size I could afford and snatched them up,
    on sale, from Nashbar. They're mountain shoes (the SIDI Dominator 4 mesh
    model, SPD-compatible, if anyone cares), but I plan to use them on my
    road bike primarily. Clipless pedals for the MTB may come in the future.

    I would also recommend checking out the pedals from Crank Bros. I run
    Mallet's on my mountain bike and Candy's on my cyclocross bike. Very
    easy to use and great customer service to back it up.

    For a pure road bike that you will always ride with biking shoes and
    clips, I'd use the plain Eggbeater pedals.

    http://www.crankbros.com/

    - khill

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  7. Rick Onanian
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    khill said:

    For a pure road bike that you will always ride with biking shoes and
    clips, I'd use the plain Eggbeater pedals.

    I'll second that. I love my Eggbeater SS pedals on my road bike.

    I use them with Lake sandals. Easy and comfortable for walking and
    riding. Sufficiently stiff for riding.
    --
    Rick Onanian

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