Quote Originally Posted by Red Rock View Post
t would not be fun to be riding along and some twig became stuck in the cleat and ends up putting you on the ground.
do such things happen?Never seen it in all my years on a mountain bike. I've gotten sticks in my derailler, but never my cleats.
Quote Originally Posted by Red Rock View Post
Is there really any difference on the models and cost? Such as an SPD for $50.00 vs $70.00. Is the more expensive one lighter like everything else in cycling? Is it better to have a lighter pedal which leads to a lighter bike, I guess.

Shoes-Irulan, what shoes did you actually end up going with? I have debated this issue a bit myself, that is the hike n' bike situation. We have a lot of slick rock around here and I could see falling on that would not be fun!!

Thankyou,
Red Rock

Sure you can pay a lot for a lighter, more cool pedal. I'm lusting after some dangerboy blue anodized myself, but they only come as flats. But some generic nashbar cheapies do the same thing.

Shoes, I went with a specialized Taho. I forgot to mention that if you have a stickier sole, you can stand on your flat pedals easier that with hard sole shoes.

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