Originally Posted by
benajah
Or, why the difference in pedals and cleats?
It is important to be able to walk up trails mountain biking. This makes shoes with tread and a recessed cleat pretty much necessary. There is no such requirement for road biking.
Originally Posted by
ptle
There are different pedal and cleats because that's the way the economy works. Different company have different ideas and want to keep things different in order to get an advantage over their rivals.
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