Hybrid pedals - anyone recommend these?
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Having had very little to do for a while now except get out on my bike, I am now thinking that I'm ready to go SPD clipless rather than the boggo pedals the bike came with. I ride 90% on road and the rest on very light gravel / typical walking pathways. No off road at all, my bike is not MTB.
I think to start with as I get used to clipping in and out I want to try a hybrid pedal, ie that is SPD cleat on one side and flat on the other, as I do quite a lot of road only short commutes back and forth that would better suit regular shoes, as well as longer rides that would suit clipping in. That way I can swap to fully cleat only later on and won't need to change SPD shoes.
I've googled a bit and found that Shimano (would match everything else on the bike) do two types that seem to suit:
The M324 and the XT T8000. There's about £20 difference in favour of the M324, but if I'm honest I prefer the black finish of the TT8000 (OCD colour matching
).
Has anyone used these combination pedals (or can recommend another brand + model in black finish?)
Many thanks
Having had very little to do for a while now except get out on my bike, I am now thinking that I'm ready to go SPD clipless rather than the boggo pedals the bike came with. I ride 90% on road and the rest on very light gravel / typical walking pathways. No off road at all, my bike is not MTB.
I think to start with as I get used to clipping in and out I want to try a hybrid pedal, ie that is SPD cleat on one side and flat on the other, as I do quite a lot of road only short commutes back and forth that would better suit regular shoes, as well as longer rides that would suit clipping in. That way I can swap to fully cleat only later on and won't need to change SPD shoes.
I've googled a bit and found that Shimano (would match everything else on the bike) do two types that seem to suit:
The M324 and the XT T8000. There's about £20 difference in favour of the M324, but if I'm honest I prefer the black finish of the TT8000 (OCD colour matching
).Has anyone used these combination pedals (or can recommend another brand + model in black finish?)
Many thanks
I've got the M234s on my current MTB. I had the Boardman equivalent on my last one. First reason was so I could use the bike without the shoes (or someone else could) and the second was to use the flat side if things got sticky off road.
To be honest I'm that used to SPDs now I never use the flat side when I have my proper shoes on. It can be a bit of a pain to get the pedal the right way round sometimes as well.
To be honest I'm that used to SPDs now I never use the flat side when I have my proper shoes on. It can be a bit of a pain to get the pedal the right way round sometimes as well.
Steve91 said:
I tried them on a mates road bike, I couldn't tell you the make of them but I liked them. I can see the appeal in wanting flat pedals one side, I'd cycle to the shops more if I didn't have to wear cycling shoes!
Yeah this is my thinking - for quick buzz to the shops etc I don't want to put on the cycling shoes. Carrying the bike down four flights of stairs and out to the road that I have to do now where I live is a PITA at best - I'll do that in Cycling shoes when I'm going for a proper ride.
I have a pair of the Wellgo dual sided on my shopping bike.
They are flippin' irritating. I have used all sorts of mechanisms in the past and have eventually settled on the Shimano SPD because the double sided pedals are so much easier then single sided types.
However, in the dual use type pedal, unlike SPDL types, the clip side is heavier than the plain side. Excellent for when I am hopping on the bike in normal shoes to go to the shops. BUT, a absolute PITA to clip into with cycling shoes. They were OK at first, but now the bearings are free and the they spin easily, it's difficult to flip them over to clip in.
They are flippin' irritating. I have used all sorts of mechanisms in the past and have eventually settled on the Shimano SPD because the double sided pedals are so much easier then single sided types.
However, in the dual use type pedal, unlike SPDL types, the clip side is heavier than the plain side. Excellent for when I am hopping on the bike in normal shoes to go to the shops. BUT, a absolute PITA to clip into with cycling shoes. They were OK at first, but now the bearings are free and the they spin easily, it's difficult to flip them over to clip in.
I started off with similar intentions, but my bike came with double sided SPD pedals and a clip in adaptor for one side like this;
After a few weeks of cycling with cleats I got rid completely though and after a few years I'd struggle to go back to normal pedals (I don't cycle to the shops/work though) The good thing about double sided pedals is that you can always clip in instantly no matter what way the pedal is facing.
After a few weeks of cycling with cleats I got rid completely though and after a few years I'd struggle to go back to normal pedals (I don't cycle to the shops/work though) The good thing about double sided pedals is that you can always clip in instantly no matter what way the pedal is facing.
Edited by BugLebowski on Saturday 9th May 09:13
I have the crank brothers double shot pedals on my Boardman adv 8.8, its used as my commuting/ general road bike.
They are awesome pedals, as my mtb has has crank bros mallet e pedals, i have bought into the crank bros cleat system, but i prefer them to spd's.
If your using your bike for short trips and dont always want to dig out the cycling shoes, the double sided type are perfect.
They are awesome pedals, as my mtb has has crank bros mallet e pedals, i have bought into the crank bros cleat system, but i prefer them to spd's.
If your using your bike for short trips and dont always want to dig out the cycling shoes, the double sided type are perfect.
Paul Drawmer said:
However, in the dual use type pedal, unlike SPDL types, the clip side is heavier than the plain side. Excellent for when I am hopping on the bike in normal shoes to go to the shops. BUT, a absolute PITA to clip into with cycling shoes. They were OK at first, but now the bearings are free and the they spin easily, it's difficult to flip them over to clip in.
Just occasionally I find that... the, um, flip side of that is: you can still pedal ok on the flat side until you've got time/space to roll them over with your foot. It's not like you come a crashing halt if you get the wrong side. I bought a pair of Shiman PD-EH500s which have already been mention, flat on one side and SPD on the other, for my gravel bike.
I can't say I have used the flat side yet... however i bought the bike about a month before lockdown so popping to the shops hasn't been an option!
One thing I will say, that i didn't know when I bought the, is that the cleats that Shimano supply with these pedals are different from those that you get with "normal" SPD pedals, the difference being that they will unclip by moving your heal in any direction. Easy (and cheap) to change the cleats out for something else if you would prefer something different however.
I can't say I have used the flat side yet... however i bought the bike about a month before lockdown so popping to the shops hasn't been an option!
One thing I will say, that i didn't know when I bought the, is that the cleats that Shimano supply with these pedals are different from those that you get with "normal" SPD pedals, the difference being that they will unclip by moving your heal in any direction. Easy (and cheap) to change the cleats out for something else if you would prefer something different however.
BugLebowski said:
I started off with similar intentions, but my bike came with double sided SPD pedals and a clip in adaptor for one side like this;
After a few weeks of cycling with cleats I got rid completely though and after a few years I'd struggle to go back to normal pedals (I don't cycle to the shops/work though) The good thing about double sided pedals is that you can always clip in instantly no matter what way the pedal is facing.
Yep had them initially but when wearing shoes they just spin around anyway so you end up on the clipped in side. More hassle than they are worthAfter a few weeks of cycling with cleats I got rid completely though and after a few years I'd struggle to go back to normal pedals (I don't cycle to the shops/work though) The good thing about double sided pedals is that you can always clip in instantly no matter what way the pedal is facing.
Edited by BugLebowski on Saturday 9th May 09:13
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