pedals debate....

[bluebug32]

Instead of the mallets, you may want to look into a set of Crank Bros. Acids. They have the larger platform like the Mallet, but are much lighter and don't hurt as much when you bash them into your shins (like the mallets do). The Candy is my favorite, however, and has a nice platform too and is easy to get in and out of. Most of pedals will be a little stiff at first (esp. if the cleats are new too), so just give them time to loosen up. I got rid of my SPDs because they were always really loose! Good to learn on, but almost dangerous because my foot would unclip when I was trying to go over logs or big stuff.

[Zen]

How are the Crank Bros. in terms of float?

[atombessy]

Hmmm....and what is float? lol

[bounceswoosh]

First page google hit on "pedal float" looks pretty good":

http://archive.roadbikereview.com/04/0EFCD16A.php

[bluebug32]

How are the Crank Bros. in terms of float?

Pretty good float, esp. the candies.

[atombessy]

aha, the shimano pedals I have on my road bike are kinda wiggly like that. I also have them as loose as they go though! (I do'nt know what kind they are, they're husband cast offs that are probably ten years old, but they don't have a flat platform).

I think it's going to end up being the Crank Bros at this point.... thank you for the advice ladies!! I'll let you know how they work out. Might be another month though, I have to save up for new mt bike shoes too

[Zen]

Pretty good float, esp. the candies.

I'm looking for something for a canal bike. I need float and a big platform. If I could just combine my Frogs with some Wellgo's

[MtnBikerChk]

I'm looking for something for a canal bike. I need float and a big platform. If I could just combine my Frogs with some Wellgo's

why not try the speedplay x2s? Not the biggest platform but the most float!

[CarbonCandy]

Used both SPDs and Crank Bros.

Crank Bros win my vote by far. I've got Egg Beaters and Candy pedals and they are both fantastic. The movement I get in them is great. On the spds I just felt too locked in.

Possibly getting Acids or Mallets, for the future fs :]

[TahoeDirtGirl]

The least of my favorite things is pedals. I bought spds because of peer pressure. I have ridden on platforms (no clipless) for a long time because of a bad knee and now a foot that no one seems to know what to do with (it got jammed between two rocks- good thing it wasn't clipped in bc it would of gotten broken. Anyway, I was looking for a pedal that you can clip in one side, and have a platform on the other. I have a set right now on my commuter that are 'gym quality' because that's all I could find. Would these do the same? I would like to put them on my mtb 'some day' as yes, you do go a bit faster, but right now I'm still rehabbing the foot and let me tell you, clipless is painful.

I can't really tell from the pic if these can be flipped around. And it sounds like you guys know your pedals!