Grrr...2nd bloodied knee courtesy of SPD-SL pedals!

[Biciclista]

please go back to the bike shop with those! it shouldn't be that nasty or hard to adjust! sorry about your knee!

[zoom-zoom]

I wish I could...I ordered 'em off of eBay. Fortunately they weren't super $$ (I think I paid about $60 for them). I'm just irritated. I guess I'm back to square one researching road pedals. I wish I'd looked harder at Times. DH sorta pushed me away from those, since finding replacement cleats in a pinch would be trickier (most shops in the area seem to only carry Shimano, Speedplay, and Look).

[TsPoet]

DH sorta pushed me away from those, since finding replacement cleats in a pinch would be trickier (most shops in the area seem to only carry Shimano, Speedplay, and Look).

Funny, I've put thousands of miles on my two sets of eggbeater cleats (1 on my sandals and 1 on my shoes) and I've never had a cleat replacement need. I wouldn't think that quick access to cleats would be all that important.
Edit to say - now that I think about it, although I ride road, these are Mt cleats, which maybe last longer because of the recess. I really like Mt Bike cleats to be able to hop off and walk around.

[skywalkerbeth]

I have speedplays (which I have taken off) because I fell twice. The first was a complete surprise (also stupid) but the second was because of what you say. Could not get my foot out to save my life.

Don't like clips. Now that the seat is higher yet, I really don't like them.

[zoom-zoom]

I have speedplays (which I have taken off) because I fell twice. The first was a complete surprise (also stupid) but the second was because of what you say. Could not get my foot out to save my life.

Don't like clips. Now that the seat is higher yet, I really don't like them.

Our LBS buddy is NOT a fan of Speedplays, for this reason. He is the most skilled person I know on a bike (road or mtn.) and he had bad experiences with Speedplay. MI is pretty much one big sand dune, so he couldn't keep the cleats clean on those no matter what he did.

I'm really looking at Times, again (they have a discontinued RXL "women's"
pedal with lighter resistance, which sounds good on paper). I'd like to stay with road pedals, since the smaller contact area with the mtn. SPDs on my other shoes was giving me sore feet after 50 miles, or so.