Joined the clipless club

[Trekhawk]

doctorfrau - good for you. Happy clipless riding.

[mom2twins]

YAY good for you! congratulations on taking the big step.

[Deborajen]

Doctorfrau - I'm anxious to hear how you like clipless. I got my clipless pedals yesterday, too. I went with Speedplay Frogs and Specialized Motodiva shoes. So far so good. I tried them in the trainer at the bike shop, then rode around the parking lot a few times and rode home on lightly travelled neighborhood streets. Went for a 30-mile ride today. It sometimes takes a few tries to clip in but once that's done, it's easy to get down to business with good push AND pull on the pedals. Haven't had to clip out quickly yet. That will probably be my final frontier - it's certainly my biggest fear!

Glad to hear you got the fitting issues cleared up. Here's hoping we can both stay upright now - or at least land in some soft grass!

Deb

[mom2twins]

Deb, I use frogs on my road bike and LOVE them! years ago when I used to ride alot I tried all sorts of SPD pedals, both road and MTB, and look road pedals and I could never get the hang of any of them. I ended up going back to toeclips for a while then went to frogs and fell in love. I stopped biking for various reasons shortly after putting the frogs on and didn't use them for 5 years. When I started back up this summer I was a little worried that I would have to learn how to use them all over again and it was like...well, riding a bike No problems at all. I am almost considering speedplay road pedals but I love being able to walk in my MTB shoes so much that I doubt I will ever switch.

[Quillfred]

OK, I'm convinced to go with Frogs. Gotta love the name alone. Now I'm still puzzling over shoes. They seem really hard to fit my wide square feet. Does anyone use the Specialized Riata? They seem the right combo of sturdy, good price, and comfortable.

I'm so appreciate of this forum to check out opinions and preferences.

Carole

[mom2twins]

carole, I don't have any suggestions for shoes. I have really wide feet to and I use a men's low end shimano shoe. I wouldn't recommend them though unless you just can't find anything else to fit. I'm on the lookout for some better shoes so please let me know how you like the specialized.

Mendy

[CorsairMac]

I use the low-end Mens Specialized Mountain shoes and the mid-range mens Specialized Road Shoes and I love them both. I got the mountain shoes for my commutes since I have to stop more and be able to walk in them. I'm thinking next summer I may go up in price on the road shoe and I would consider looking at the Sidis in addition the Nikes and Specialized.