Originally Posted by
bfloyd6969
I've was a clipless rider during my mtb days, and even used them on the road for a while (mtb spd) until this year when I switched over to non-clipless pedals. I liked the freedom of being able to run a variety of shoes, but always kinda missed the clipped in feel. Just recently I threw my 540's back on and noticed how much closer my feet were to the crank arms when using non clipless pedals (RO-25's). I found that with non clipless my foot would be about 1~2mm away from the crank arm and when I put my 540's back on I was quite a bit further away - approx. 10~15mm (without actually measuring). I have to say that I much prefer the former, being as close as I can be to the crank arms.
So, still wanting to get back into clipless and also looking to get a more road oriented pedal, how much side to side play is there with Look style cleats? I'm looking at either some Looks, or 105's but I really want to be able to get my shoe right up next to the crank arms. I know with some mtb spd cleats, the oval mount will allow some side to side adjustment, but even with them I don't think I could get right up next to the crank arms. Thanks.
I like to have my feet close to the cranks, too.
How far your feet are from the center of the bike will be a mix of crankset, shoes (hole placement), pedals, and cleat position.
There is about 1cm of lateral adjustment in standard cleats. Unfortunately, because of the factors listed above, you will simply have to try your combination out to know for sure.
Road pedal systems will allow you more lateral adjustment than MTB pedal systems. Plus road systems allow you to adjust the angle of your foot, too. Most (if not all) 2-bolt MTB systems don't allow for this.
You'll be fine with a set of road pedals and cleats.