Shoes

[marni]

I love my shoes and keen sandals with MTB clips and ride with double sided pedals, clips on one side and a plain platform with rubber on the other side, gives me the best of both worlds in terms of being able to shift my foot around on long rides, and being able to walk into stores, eateries etc on extra long days and rides are a definite plus.

marni

[Bike Chick]

I rode with MTB pedals and shoes on my road bike for many years before going to road shoes and pedals. I still miss them at times. MTB shoes are so much easier to walk in and you don't have to worry about slipping and falling. I still change my pedals back to SPD when I'm taking my road bike on a tour where I'm on and off the bike and walking a lot during the day (ie RAGBRAI)

[tulip]

Since when have SPD's not been considered suitable for the road? The SPD system is one of many cleat systems out there, each with different attributes--there's no one "right" system for everyone.

I've used SPDs on all my bikes since 1995. Before that I had toe clips and straps, and then I got Look pedals on my road bike beginning when they first came out in 1986 or so, and that's just because SPDs hadn't yet been invented as far as I know. Back then, my mountain bike still had pedals with toe clips.

I have worn Shimano MTB shoes while road riding for many years. Just this spring I came across some SIDI road shoes at a good price at a local shop, so I bought them.

[Juliegoddess]

Thanks everyone! I know...I just can't see why I would need something different. And just like GoWest said...I'm going to have enough to get used to, without having to worry about new shoes and all. At least I'll know exactly what to expect at my FEET level while I'm messing with the shifting (trying to get it right!!)