More Mountain Pedal questions

[Red Rock]

Ok..I actually searched the threads on mountain bike pedals before asking these questions. If there is something I have missed please let me know.

It seems to me that there is a lot of variance on the pedals due to preferance. There seem to be two camps the SPDs and the Crankbrothers from what I can tell.

So my questions are these...

1. I have the look Keos on my road bike and I love them. For a mountain bike set up do you need a full platform on the foot? (This is one thing I really like about the Looks). If you do not, Why not?

2. As a result of my Looks I have become addicted to my Sidis so I guess, I would really like the Sidi mountain shoe. Will the SPD, or any other brand, work with this type of shoe? Or do I need think cleat first shoe second?

I think that is it for now. If I have more questions I will be sure and ask. Thankyou for your collective help.

Red Rock

[crazycanuck]

I'm a bit hazy at the mo but i'll give this a shot..

You don't need a full platform pedal & can use Crank Brothers eggbeaters.

My SIDI's work on my Brothers Pedals..

Will come back when i'm feeling a bit better..

[han-grrl]

typically with mountain, you don't need the full platform set up. I don't know much about the look, but with mountain, you really need to be able to pull out of the pedals to put a foot down with relative ease.

mountain shoes are usually different than road. t

[Red Rock]

I hope I am not confusing you in how I have asked my questions but I will try to clarify here a bit. I hope this helps.

I am basically looking at what clipless pedals to use to begin with. My only experience so far is what I have on my road bike. Those are the Look Keos. And I love my Sidis. Sidi makes a mountain shoe(s).

From the other threads I have read there are the two camps of what people seem to like. In the mountain clipless area there are no "large platform" clipless pedals. So I was asking why? What is the reasoning behind that?
Will the SPD or Crank brothers work on a Sidi shoe?

I have been hedging toward the SPDs although I have never used them. What is the difference between the SPDs and the Crankbrothers, or any other brand of mountain clipless?

Red Rock

[bike4ever]

SPD's will work with Sidi mountain shoes just fine. A SPD pedal will have float with some the ability to adjust tension. The Crank Brothers pedals have some float also; but you can't adjust the tension.

There are platform pedals for both companies. Crank Brothers has the Mallet. Shimano has multiple platform pedals (PD-324, PD-424 and a couple of others). When truly mountain biking, I feel the platform pedal is just another part that can get caught on something like a rock or root.

[atombessy]

I'm not sure about your shoe question, but I just went through the pedal debate myself. I have spds on my road bike and crank brother mallets (big downhill platform) on my mountain bike. I also tried basic egg beaters on my road bike, but returned them. The small plain egg beaters felt really small (you'd at least want a rather stiff mountain bike shoe) and I HATED how loose they were. I prefer less float on a pedal, and you can't adjust an egg beater like you can an spd (so i have snug spds on the road bike). The mallet is basically an egg beater integrated into a large flat pedal, and since I can be a chicken s*** rider I prefer to be able to clip out completely, and still be able to easily keep riding. And I don't have float issues with the mallets...I think because i have a sneakery mtb shoe and between that and the flat part of the pedal I get enough friction to keep pretty steady and feel secure.

just my two cents! this is the 'less competitive mountain biker' opinion i think, lol!!