SPDs on a road bike
SPDs on a road bike
Evening all
Would fitting a pair of MTB Shimano SPDs onto my road bike cause any problems?
I have some spare from my MTB days which are in excellent working order
I have never used road clip in pedals and was able to clip in and out quite easily using the SPDs
Thanks for any help
Would fitting a pair of MTB Shimano SPDs onto my road bike cause any problems?
I have some spare from my MTB days which are in excellent working order
I have never used road clip in pedals and was able to clip in and out quite easily using the SPDs
Thanks for any help
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Re: SPDs on a road bike
Been there, done it. I can't see any technical problem at all - it's perhaps a question of image.
Re: SPDs on a road bike
Thanks for the quick reply
It what i was hoping to read
Saved me buying new pedals and shoes
It what i was hoping to read
Saved me buying new pedals and shoes
Re: SPDs on a road bike
Mrs Syd has SPD on her commuting road bike and I have the Time equivalent on mine.
It all comes down to what an individual is comfortable with and where and how they want to use it.
If you are comfortable in what you are using then it’s not wrong for you.
It all comes down to what an individual is comfortable with and where and how they want to use it.
If you are comfortable in what you are using then it’s not wrong for you.
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Re: SPDs on a road bike
No problem, I use SPD on road all the time.
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Re: SPDs on a road bike
If you're not bothered about the fashion police then you'll have no issues whatsoever
SPD's are a lot more practical especially when off the bike.
SPD's are a lot more practical especially when off the bike.
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Been on SPDs since 1991 cause I had a MTB at the time and then had a roadbike at the same time and went with SPDs on the road bike as it was cheaper than new pedals and shoes for a second bike.
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I have SPD's on all my road bikes. The Moulton and the tandem have double sided Shimano and my summer and winter "club bikes" have respectively Shimano A600 and A520 pedals. Couldn't be happier.
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Re: SPDs on a road bike
I used to ride to work on road bike with spds, better than flapping around on hospital floors / stairs in regular clip in cycling shoes.
Having a broken tibia and swollen foot as a result, when I can return to cycling I can see I may probably have to get some spd sandals and fit spds to my roadbike so I can accommodate the swelling.
Having a broken tibia and swollen foot as a result, when I can return to cycling I can see I may probably have to get some spd sandals and fit spds to my roadbike so I can accommodate the swelling.
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Re: SPDs on a road bike
Use SPD all the time, so much better to walk in. Also use double sided SPD pedals for convenience, pedal is always right way up to clip in. As people have already said, it's about what works for you, not just doing the "right" thing.
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Yep,spd,s on 5 bikes ,2 pairs of shoes,same cleats so no possible chance of a mix up if I,m driving out for a ride.Walk in them and my single sided ones enable me to wear walking shoes for a ride-walk-ride home outing.Cheap.Last ages.
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Excellent
Thank you to everyone
Will stick with them and save the money
Thanks for the replies
Thank you to everyone
Will stick with them and save the money
Thanks for the replies
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Dead right. I can remember walking round a village in Provence with a bunch of chums who were in racing cleats, and me in SPDs. Watching them trying to "walk" down a cobbled street with a 30° slope was bloody funny.
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For many many years, I had Campag Pro Fit pedals.
Excellent pedals and I still have them.
Moulton came through the post with no pedals, so fitted normal platform ones, and later Speedplay Frogs. Great pedals and the cleats can be walked with unlike road cleats.
I was so impressed with them, I bought another pair for Mercian. It made sense to have the same pedal system on both bikes too.
The major benefit of SPD type pedals, is that the stack height is less than road pedals. This means that you can lower your saddle the same amount as the difference in stack height.
This meant that I had to lower the saddle on Mercian, with the major benefit that I don't have to stand on tippy-toes at junctions. The difference was a full threequarters of an inch ......... and it made a big difference.
Excellent pedals and I still have them.
Moulton came through the post with no pedals, so fitted normal platform ones, and later Speedplay Frogs. Great pedals and the cleats can be walked with unlike road cleats.
I was so impressed with them, I bought another pair for Mercian. It made sense to have the same pedal system on both bikes too.
The major benefit of SPD type pedals, is that the stack height is less than road pedals. This means that you can lower your saddle the same amount as the difference in stack height.
This meant that I had to lower the saddle on Mercian, with the major benefit that I don't have to stand on tippy-toes at junctions. The difference was a full threequarters of an inch ......... and it made a big difference.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Re: SPDs on a road bike
Why would it cause any problems? It’s a great idea as I use MTB spd pedals on some, but not all, of my bikes. I particularly like A530 pedals with spd on one side and normal shoe use on the other with a wide platform.Godzy89 wrote: ↑16 Apr 2021, 10:12pm Evening all
Would fitting a pair of MTB Shimano SPDs onto my road bike cause any problems?
I have some spare from my MTB days which are in excellent working order
I have never used road clip in pedals and was able to clip in and out quite easily using the SPDs
Thanks for any help
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