Cycling Thread

   Look around your local bike shops. Or ask friends. I picked up a carrera kraken (don't mock guys its a great entry bike) for £30 off a friend. Spent a few hours and some money on new parts. Now its a great little bike. Only thing is im now tempted to sell and get an upgrade.
Unrelated, what is the difference between road and MB clip in pedals? Are they really work it? Chainreactions have the shimano M520 pedals with cleats for £18.??, free delivery. I have seen them advertised as both road and MTB seperately. Whats the difference? I like the idea of having a set on my road bike and one on my MTB without having to change the cleats all the time.

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tomoore1 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 03 Jun 08 Location: Wales Online Status: Offline Posts: 99	Post Options Post Reply Quote tomoore1 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Cycling Thread Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 6:36pm
	Look around your local bike shops. Or ask friends. I picked up a carrera kraken (don't mock guys its a great entry bike) for £30 off a friend. Spent a few hours and some money on new parts. Now its a great little bike. Only thing is im now tempted to sell and get an upgrade. Unrelated, what is the difference between road and MB clip in pedals? Are they really work it? Chainreactions have the shimano M520 pedals with cleats for £18.??, free delivery. I have seen them advertised as both road and MTB seperately. Whats the difference? I like the idea of having a set on my road bike and one on my MTB without having to change the cleats all the time.
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MattK Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 02 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 221	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattK Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 8:13pm
	I only use clipless pedals on my road bike, but the difference is huge, power through the entire revolution, and it doesn't fatigue you twice as much as it works different muscle groups on the way up, roadie pedals are more precise like most roadie components as they dont have to deal with mud, i wouldnt want to use the same on both types of terrain, same for the shoes, roadie ones in mud would be a disaster, and mtb ones on a road bike would make you look stupid, even more than being lycra clad

stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 8:22pm
	I only use spd's. It makes things so much better. Have a set of spd peddles on my road bike too as I didn't want to buy a second set of shoes at close to a hundred quid. On a 300 quid roadbike that only gets used for training and commuting. Most my riding is propped xc stuff or trail centres on my stumpy ht.


G.R.F. Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4028	Post Options Post Reply Quote G.R.F. Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 9:57pm
	SPD's are gee a why.. Wear lycra as well by any chance? Edited by G.R.F.
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stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 10 at 11:45pm
	Not a chance!


tomoore1 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 03 Jun 08 Location: Wales Online Status: Offline Posts: 99	Post Options Post Reply Quote tomoore1 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 10 at 12:57pm
	What is the difference between MTB shoes and road shoes? What is the actual difference between road and MTB pedals? Surely clipless pedals are just normal flat pedals? I can't afford to buy 2 sets of shoes and pedals. Why would MTB shoes look stupid on a roadie? Whats wrong with SPDs? I think the pedals I was looking at were the M520 SPDs. Am I going to notice any real difference, my pedals at the moment have little plastic toe hook type things on.
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MattK Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 02 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 221	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattK Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 10 at 5:59pm
	Clipless pedals are what you describe as clip in, they are confusingly called clipless as they were a move away from the dangerous toe clip pedals of the past, road shoes are sleek and have no grip whatsoever and aren't great for walking in, and mtb ones have a proper sole so you can handle the mud, and would look out of place on a road bike as they resemble hiking boots, road shoes also often have holes in the bottom for cooling airflow which isnt good in wet muddy conditions for obvious reasons

ex laser Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 25 Mar 09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 725	Post Options Post Reply Quote ex laser Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 10 at 6:42pm
	not all mtb shoes look like hiking boots. i use time atac pedals with road type shoes. you can get similar road type shoes for spd pedals.

I luv Wight Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 28 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 628	Post Options Post Reply Quote I luv Wight Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 10 at 7:43pm
	I use eggbeater pedals ( you get 4 ways per rotation to get them in ), good for muddy and road use, and shimano MTB style shoes with recessed cleats, so you can actually walk in them without looking like a dork.( they look like normal trainer shoes, but have a stiff sole with the cleats above the tread level) Edited by I luv Wight
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chrisg Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 893	Post Options Post Reply Quote chrisg Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 10 at 12:17pm
	These are MTB pedals: SPD: Eggbeater: Time: The above are all technically mtb pedals. Double sided for ease of entry, big open spaces to stop mud build up ruining the action of clipping in or out. These are all perfectly acceptable to use on a roadbike. As are mtb shoes and baggies! These are road pedals: Shimano: Look: Only one sided, lighter and have bigger cleats that spread the load out across the base of your foot. Coupled with stiffer shoes in general people reckon these transfer power more efficiently. Now i'm no road cyclist but as Stu says i have SPDS on all my bikes so i can grab whichever shoes i fancy wearing (dry/clean) on any bike and know they will work. I have never experienced the hot aches some people reckon you get from the small contact point of SPDS on road bikes (more constant pedalling than MTB'ing) so will probably stick with what I'm doing. My MTB shoes are probably stiffer than most though.