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Which Pedal/Shoe Combo? (Planet X)

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  • #2
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Save some money, at the cost of very little weight, and get the 105 pedals.

    Now you have a much healthier budget for a decent pair of shoes and maybe some socks.

    Sorry, buy the 105s from CRC, I think you will pay for merlin shipping on orders below a certain limit.


  • #3
    wersal gummage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭wersal gummage


    sleepyholland wrote: »
    My budget is about €100 x 2.

    http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=156&idproduct=37623

    am in the same boat myself but just cant justify the outlay on new pedals and shoes. i think the SPD set up is fine and I cant find anyone who says there's any major difference to be had from switching. at the moment i'm thinking of putting the money towards new wheels and or garmin gps......


  • #4
    sleepyholland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 343 ✭✭sleepyholland


    My current shoes way almost as much as my frame.:eek:

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7612

    Shoes: 900g
    Frame: 1124g


  • #5
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    wersal gummage wrote: »
    I cant find anyone who says there's any major difference to be had from switching.
    You have now. SPD-SLs feel much better. But I have no idea if there is performance difference.


  • #6
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    You have now. SPD-SLs feel much better. But I have no idea if there is performance difference.

    +1, I use SPDs for commuting and have gone on the odd long spin, there is no comparison between them and a set of road pedals/shoes.

    -Stiffer
    -More Secure
    -More comfortable
    -Lighter

    There really is no comparison. That's not to say you can't be perfectly happy using SPDs on the road, but if you move to a proper road system you won't be in a hurry to move back. It's definitely an upgrade, whether you can measure it directly or not.


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  • #7
    wersal gummage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭wersal gummage


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    You have now. SPD-SLs feel much better. But I have no idea if there is performance difference.

    well thats kind of what i meant i guess - 'no idea if there is a performance difference'

    i started a thread on this topic myself only two or three weeks ago and nobody was really saying you have to go to road shoes and pedals - thats all i meant. i actually went into a bike shop where i've bought a lot of stuff - willing to spend - and the lad there told me not to waste my money, that the difference is minimal (i'm using stiff soled sidi mtb shoes though)


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