De Sisti wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 8:16am
I used to have these single-sided Time Atac pedals on one of my bikes. I can't remember when, or why I removed them.
I also use a single sided pedal, the
Shimano PD-A520 on my
Van Nicholas Chinook. At the time I was still doing the odd race and wanted lightweight with better ground clearance for cornering compared to the double sided MTB styles. At least that's what I told myself, in reality I bought them as that suited the visual of that bike better; I may have had the 'time keeper' saying "321 away you go" then aim for a chequered flag at the end but what happened in-between could hardly be called racing
For general cycling on this bike I could use SPD shoes with recessed cleats and for racing some road specific shoes; cheaper models although designed for 'Look' and 'SPD SL' cleats often have the SPD runner, although note the cleat is not recessed. In reality now I don't race anymore I still use those pedals on that bike; again I confess now so it's even more down to the visual, I don't like them very much, double sided are so much easier to clip into!
In comparison my
Van Nicholas Yukon is my day ride holiday bike, I use the more traditional double sided on that bike as well as on my
fixie. On what I call my
pub bike I use the
Shimano M324 that I mentioned up thread so that I can pop to Sainsburys with my flip flops on or whatever footwear I am wearing at the time if the mood so takes me. Some trivia about
that bike I have worked in the cycle trade for a long time, it is right of passage that staff make a pub bike out of recycled-upcycled parts, that broken frame was repaired by none other than my colleague, neighbour and friend; the legendary frame builder
Cliff Shrubb ;
(click for another link to Cliff)