I started on mountain bikes and had MTB pedals and shoes. I saw no reason to change when I went road----EXCEPT for the hot spot as mentioned. I cured it by getting Shimano A520 pedals. They use the same cleat but the pedal has a longer platform to support the foot.
I then became convinced to stay SPD when I needed some new shoes. The shop had some road shoes that took the 2 bolt SPD cleat (Aswell as the 3 bolt fixing) Looked them over and they were vitually the same as the SPD shoes I had almost settled on. The sole on both pairs of shoes was stiff- stiffer than my old pair and this is a + point for cycling shoes. Tried them on and they were comfortable and then stood up. Then tried walking and took them off. No way was I going to be able to walk in those shoes and that was without the cleats fitted.
So I use SPD mountain bike shoes but use two different pedals for road or MTB bikes. That longer platform on the road pedal works.
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Last edited by stapfam; 08-11-09 at 10:33 AM.