Shoes

[Catrin]

I know several people who use SPD cleats/shoes for both road/mountain biking. There is nothing wrong with using the same for both biking styles - unless you decide that you would like to change. Of course I am speaking from my "vast" biking experience but I do see people using SPDs for both.

[missjulied]

I'm another one who uses spd on both my commuter (hybrid) and road bikes. I do have different shoes though - standard mtn bike shoes for most commuting, keen commuters for summer commuting and tooling about town, and nice sidi road shoes for long weekend rides. I have spd's on all of them, so I can use whichever shoes with whichever bikes. Works really well for me.

[BikeDutchess]

I've been road biking with mountain shoes & pedals (Frogs) for years - before I even had a mountain bike. I have no desire to switch to "real" road shoes. I like being able to walk somewhat normally for rest stops. And I love my pedals, and having the same pedal/shoe combination for both road and MTB makes switching between bikes super easy - I don't have to think about engaging/disengaging the pedals differently.

So whatever works for you!

[pumpkinpony]

I have mountain pedals on both my mtb and road bike. After about a year on the road bike, I did actually buy a pair of road shoes at the PI Outlet for $25. Now that I have the road shoes, I know what hot spots are. Never bothered me before but now I don't use the mtb shoes on the road bike unless I'm just tooling around.