I'm getting back into riding after a long hiatus from mountain biking back in my college days. I just picked up a new Trek road bike and while i'm waiting for it to come in i need to get some pedals and shoes.
Here is where i'm leaning and what my logic is so i'd like to hear your input.
The bike shop is trying to sell me some speedplay pedals. He likes them because they are light and have about 20 degrees of float for your knees. Here is what i don't like... i have to wear a flat bottom shoe for the clips to work. We end up riding a nice loop and finishing at a local brewery where there are food trucks. It's about 1 mile to the house from there, downhill and so it's just a very nice finish to the day. My GF has these pedals and she has to take her shoes off because the clip on the bottom of the shoe sticks out so far that they are just near impossible to walk around on. That is why i'm kind of leaning towards a show that has a recess for the clip. But, i'm told these pedals won't work with a recessed shoe.
I'm also thinking that in the next year or two i'll want a mountain bike. I would prefer to have one shoe that i can clip into both bikes.
So there you have it... i'm kind of leaning towards a mountain bike shoe with a recess for the clip and am looking for a good pedal i can put on two bikes that will serve the purpose but yet not have some ridiculously large mountain bike pedal on my road bike. It would also be preferable to clip in on either side of the pedal.
Any suggestions?
Here is where i'm leaning and what my logic is so i'd like to hear your input.
The bike shop is trying to sell me some speedplay pedals. He likes them because they are light and have about 20 degrees of float for your knees. Here is what i don't like... i have to wear a flat bottom shoe for the clips to work. We end up riding a nice loop and finishing at a local brewery where there are food trucks. It's about 1 mile to the house from there, downhill and so it's just a very nice finish to the day. My GF has these pedals and she has to take her shoes off because the clip on the bottom of the shoe sticks out so far that they are just near impossible to walk around on. That is why i'm kind of leaning towards a show that has a recess for the clip. But, i'm told these pedals won't work with a recessed shoe.
I'm also thinking that in the next year or two i'll want a mountain bike. I would prefer to have one shoe that i can clip into both bikes.
So there you have it... i'm kind of leaning towards a mountain bike shoe with a recess for the clip and am looking for a good pedal i can put on two bikes that will serve the purpose but yet not have some ridiculously large mountain bike pedal on my road bike. It would also be preferable to clip in on either side of the pedal.
Any suggestions?