Pedals

[pdmtong]

Originally Posted by jtbadge

No noticeable performance difference, especially when you get carbon-soled MTB shoes. Love my Giro VR90 + XT pedals combo.
That said, I don't really have a problem walking in road shoes until the little rubber feet on the Look Keo cleats wear out.

it really depends on how much you are walking. my walking is from the front of the coffee shop to the counter and abck. for that, SPD-SL work just fine. If you must go mtb pedals, then get a carbon XC shoe like an S-works. they are almost as light as road shoes and the carbon sol will really help on longer rides

Originally Posted by rwsaunders

Just make sure that your pedals have a slot for an Allen wrench as well as the capability to be removed with a pedal wrench. I learned the hard way as I had a pair of Shimano pedals that could only be installed/removed with an Allen wrench...not fun to remove after riding through a Winter’s worth of muck.

Get a longer wrench and try this
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showp...98&postcount=1

[Bentley]

Originally Posted by OldCrank

Anybody using the Speedplay Walkable? Do they feel better?

http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?f...owalkablecleat

Looks to me like as big a lump as the plain-metal setup.
But I like the looks of the screw-in cap.

I doubt they'll walk as comfortably than MTB shoes + SPD.

I do when I wear road shoes, not as good as the SPD setup, but better than the alternative. Also no fashion police issues. 😃😃

[Oxford_Guy]

Originally Posted by pdmtong

it really depends on how much you are walking. my walking is from the front of the coffee shop to the counter and abck. for that, SPD-SL work just fine.

Even easier if using the Shimano SPD-L rubber cleat covers for walking, and would also reduce wear on the cleats: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-spd...-cleat-covers/

[dddd]

A good pair of mtb racing shoes like Sidi Dominators is good for road riding, though I like to retire them to off-road duty every couple of years so as to maintain a like-new (flat) foot-bed for road use.
A worn tread is also more of a problem while road riding with metal SPD cleats since the tread is part of the shoe-pedal interface (unlike with road cleats) that stabilizes the shoe and helps give a more consistent release force.

[vqdriver]

tldr
op. if you wanna, do it. for what you say, it's a good solution. the one issue i ran into doing that myself was with very localized hotspots on long hot days. a stupid stiff carbon soled mtb shoe is key to eliminating that.