Recommendations cycling shoes and clipless pedals

thebourke

I am looking for recommendations for clipless pedals and shoes
I was in a shop today in south dublin and they were quoting me 170 euro all in for the following
Crono clone nylon cycling shoes
Keo 2 max blade 12

This will be my first time using cycling shoes/spd pedals.

any advice please
i will be using the gear for weekend cycles to sally gap/country side etc....

Cee-Jay-Cee

My opinion is that is absolutely extortionate. Find your size and buy a pair of mid range shoes on CRC or Wiggle for around €75 and another €30 on Look Keo pedals and cleats.

For the price you were being quoted you could nearly get carbon sole shoes and Ultegra pedals/cleats.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/ie/en/shimano-rp3-spd-sl-road-shoes-2017/rp-prod138006

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/ie/en/shimano-r540-spd-sl-clipless-road-pedals/rp-prod5369

thebourke

thanks for the advice.....

crosstownk

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

My opinion is that is absolutely extortionate.

I totally agree. Nuts money.

The shoes and pedals that Cee-Jay-Cee linked to are more than adequate and great value.

CantGetNoSleep

The price wasn't completely extortionate, just that they are absolutely unnecessary for starting off - you would find something very similar for half the price

magicbastarder

i use SPD; does the job for me - you should be able to get the standard SPD pedals and a reasonable pair of shoes for less than 100 quid. you can get the pedals for under €25 online - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/shimano-m520-clipless-spd-mtb-pedals/rp-prod3759
i've even seen SPD compatible shoes in aldi for €30, but cannot comment either way about quality.

clongain

I am in the same predicament. I thought i would support local so went into the LBS and got a similar quote, no chance. Decided to start off with SPD pedals and am now also shopping for some SPD shoes. Looking for recommendations as there not seem to be too many options on CRC or wiggle

I wear a cheapo pair of sprotsdirect mtb shoes with a recessed cleat and some double sided spd pedals. I don't like road bike shoes as they remind me of football boots ...... silly I know.

But the beauty is it cost me less than 65 euro and I can walk as normal off the bike in the shoes. Loads of vidoes on youtube for fitting pedals and how to adjust to clip in and out easily for new person.

DontThankMe

Bought cycling shoes in aldi 2 years ago that are still going strong granted a don't cycle as often as I used too. I also bought pedals off Amazon got the the 2 of them for under €50 where as the bike shop quoted me €180 for it.

EDit

For someone starting off, I can't recommend these any higher http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-a530-spd-single-sided-touring-pedals/

lissard

I started out with SPD pedals and MTB shoes from Lidl. They did me fine for a good 9 months commuting and got me on the road for very little money. Eventually I changed the shoes for a better pair that I bought in CRC. I found the plastic grips of the Lidl shoes that surrounded the recessed SPD cleat were a bit lethal when it was wet and I wanted some grip.

I got these and they are great : http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/shimano-xc51-mtb-spd-shoes-black-white-2017/rp-prod127720. Still using them 4 years down the line.

fryup

do they really make a difference to your peddling power?

lissard

If you ask me they make a huge difference to your comfort and stability on a bike. Your foot won't slip off with clipless pedals. If you are doing any reasonable distance on a roadbike they are a huge asset. For MTB I also prefer SPDs, they prevent my least favorite injury, namely being struck bang on the middle the shins by a pedal when your foot slips.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I have clipless pedals on both my road bikes but decided to go with flat pedals on my MTB's when I bought it but I changed to SPD's within a week as I prefer to be locked to the pedal as I find it more efficient. I actually bought single sided SPD's so as to have a flat side if I needed it but in the year I've had them I haven't used the flat side once.

Fratton Fred

I use these for commuting.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-m324-combination-pedals/

I find them excellent as they are easy to clip in and out of and even cycle with unclipped if need be. For longer rides, especially with climbs, then I also have these

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-105-5800-carbon-spd-sl-pedals/

Obviously it means two separate pairs of shoes, but the former ones were perfect for getting used to clipless pedals.