Originally Posted by
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I'm trying SPD-PD A520 on friends road bike with Lake MTB shoe, I like it so far, shoe is walkable and looks cool. most of my concerns are the release from the pedal but so far so good, I guess it is a mental thinking process, that I have to remind myself that I'm locked in. I was wondering how is other brands. My local LBS is recommending the SPD one of the reasons is that I told them I like to able to walk with the shoe for a block.
By "SPD", you might as well expand that to "SPD-compatible", or more specifically,
compatible with 2-bolt cleats. "SPD" is Shimano's 2-bolt clipless standard. To fit the same style of shoes, you can also look at Crank Brothers and Time like commo_soulja mentioned.
I've also heard that SPD cleats are inherently taller than CB or Time cleats, so they click and crunch more often when walking.