Pedal problems

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Permalink Reply by Mike the Veloist on June 13, 2008 at 5:47am

Patrick, I have been riding Speedplay since they came out and they are great. Both the road and mountain pedals are flawless in my opinion. I spent a lot of time commuting using the mountain pedals so I had the low profile cleat I could walk in. They have no learning curve for getting in and out, they're durable and simple to keep clean. I ride the road pedals also but wouldn't use them to commute. I have three novice riders using them this year on our ride across Iowa, myself makes four. Buy the Speedplay Mountain pedal and don't delay. I hope that helps. Mike

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Cushing on June 13, 2008 at 12:44pm

Thanks Mike, the mtb option makes sense. Especially with mtb shoes, should give good push-off for pedal engagement.

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Permalink Reply by Kaiser W on June 13, 2008 at 12:18pm

Echoing Mike's comments, I've been riding the Speedplays on my current road bike for over 4 years now.

Pros: Flawless getting in and out. Durable. Lightweight.
Cons: you need to grease them regularly and after any rain (at least on my earlier editions models - don't know if the latter ones have changed). Otherwise, as one of my friends found out, eventually you will strip the pedal right off the spindle. Not good when it happens mid-ride, but he put thousands of miles on with no maintenance before this happened.

Given the cons, if you are someone who doesn't like to mess with bike maintenance, you might want to consider something else. Otherwise, I give them a huge thumbs up - but agree with Mike again about using the Speedplay mtb pedals for commuting.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Cushing on June 13, 2008 at 12:51pm

Thanks Kaiser, much to the wife's disapointment, I actually enjoy bike maintenance.

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