Pedals for large feet?
07-21-07, 09:12 AM
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Pedals for large feet?
I have size 14 gunboats. I need new pedals. I've always used platforms, but I'm thinking about trying clipless. I'm leaning towards SPD so that I can walk in my bike shoes fairly normally. I've seen lots of shoes that go up to size 50, so I should be okay lengthwise. But I'm concerned about whether there will be room on the pedals so that the edges of my shoes aren't rubbing on the cranks. On my platforms that's often a problem, but at least it's easy to slide my feet a millimeter or two outward. With clipless pedals I'll be locked in. Will there be room?
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I wear a size 51S SIDI Genious shoe with Look Keo (the red ones) pedals. I switched from SPDs last year and have no regrets. The Look's are a lot more comfortable, and I am able to generate more power with them than with the SPD's. Walking in my bike shoes is not an issue with me; I just use the rubber cleat caps when I am off the bike.
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It should not be a problem to offset the cleat a little to the side on the sole (it's not a huge amount, but it's there). However, you should be aware that mountain SPD pedals have a seriously small platform - the ideal setup for hotspot and pain on long steady road rides (even an hour is enough for this). If you go that route, try to find a shoe that has a very stiff sole (most mountain bike shoes/sandals don't seem to have as stiff a sole, which is probably part of the package of being walkable). One suggestion I do have though, is the Shimano pedal which is regular pedal on one side and mtn bike SPD on the other. Even on the SPD side, they do have wider support for the shoe. And sometimes it's handy to have the "platform" side on urban rides or if you have to ride through crowds of people, etc., or if you do develop hotspot, you can always just pedal on the other side. I've used several SPD type pedals over the past decade, and I'm not inexperienced in that, but right now, if you must know, those are the pedals I have mounted on my sport road bike.
