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Mark Heiple
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I currently have SPD pedals and double sided mountain bike pedals, mountain bike shoes
(recessed cleat).
I want to upgrade to a real road pedal, probably Look or Time.
My main reason for upgrading is the SPDs are a pain to click into. The cleat & pedal are so small, I
have a hard time getting in. I have to hunt around until it finally clicks in. I usually have to
pull up to make sure I'm really clicked in. Lately, I've had a few occasions where they have pulled
out, both when climbing a hill and when my pedal stroke gets sloppy from being tired. On the plus
side, I can walk in the shoes (about the only plus).
So I'm looking for something that I can step into and go easily, or at least pedal without my foot
slipping off (like the SPDs do) if I'm not fully engaged. The large platform of Look or Time might
solve this.
I also need a system where the cleat can be adjusted for turned out feet. Both of my feet turn out,
my right more than my left. My right cleat is turned to about the limit of its range on my shoe.
I'm looking mostly at Look and Time, and from past posts, these are my impressions:
Look advantages: lower cost, adjustable cleat, possibly easier entry/exit than time.
Look disadvantages: replacing those plastic cleats, squeaks, durability?
Time advantages: lower profile (closer to spindle), more float in more directions, more rugged
cleat, my biking buddy likes them.
Time disadvantages: expensive, not many shoe options (Time only?), can't mount cleat to compensate
for turned out feet (but float compensates for this?). A little harder to walk in than Look.
I think both are weighted to hang in a consistant position, so I wouldn't have to worry about
flipping the pedal over with my toe before clicking in.
I also looked at speedplay, but it looks like they are much harder walk in than look or time, since
the mechanism is in the cleat instead of pedal. How do you get out of them with large amount of
float they have?
I would get new shoes along with the pedals, so compatibility with an existing shoe is not an issue.
Weight is irrelevant. I'm willing pay extra for Time if the system is better.
Thanks.
(recessed cleat).
I want to upgrade to a real road pedal, probably Look or Time.
My main reason for upgrading is the SPDs are a pain to click into. The cleat & pedal are so small, I
have a hard time getting in. I have to hunt around until it finally clicks in. I usually have to
pull up to make sure I'm really clicked in. Lately, I've had a few occasions where they have pulled
out, both when climbing a hill and when my pedal stroke gets sloppy from being tired. On the plus
side, I can walk in the shoes (about the only plus).
So I'm looking for something that I can step into and go easily, or at least pedal without my foot
slipping off (like the SPDs do) if I'm not fully engaged. The large platform of Look or Time might
solve this.
I also need a system where the cleat can be adjusted for turned out feet. Both of my feet turn out,
my right more than my left. My right cleat is turned to about the limit of its range on my shoe.
I'm looking mostly at Look and Time, and from past posts, these are my impressions:
Look advantages: lower cost, adjustable cleat, possibly easier entry/exit than time.
Look disadvantages: replacing those plastic cleats, squeaks, durability?
Time advantages: lower profile (closer to spindle), more float in more directions, more rugged
cleat, my biking buddy likes them.
Time disadvantages: expensive, not many shoe options (Time only?), can't mount cleat to compensate
for turned out feet (but float compensates for this?). A little harder to walk in than Look.
I think both are weighted to hang in a consistant position, so I wouldn't have to worry about
flipping the pedal over with my toe before clicking in.
I also looked at speedplay, but it looks like they are much harder walk in than look or time, since
the mechanism is in the cleat instead of pedal. How do you get out of them with large amount of
float they have?
I would get new shoes along with the pedals, so compatibility with an existing shoe is not an issue.
Weight is irrelevant. I'm willing pay extra for Time if the system is better.
Thanks.