Originally Posted by
NLB32
I'm not sure where to start. Any recommendations? What's a good beginner setup? What do I need to look for? Stay away from? Brands? Any good online shops? Everything my LBS carries is in the $200+ (for shoes) range and I'd love to find something a little less expensive. Shoes + cleats + pedals = ? I'm really pretty clueless...
Give us a number. Some people here will tell you to buy the more expensive stuff but you surely don't need it. I started with $90 shoes.
If you give a number you want to stick to for the pedals and shoes we can't point you to some great options. Also consider if you want to use MTB shoes which makes walking around easier. Here is a road setup at Performance bike and ebay that is $116 for shoes and Pedals
Shoes come in two colors and are on sale for $76.49
http://www.performancebike.com/bikes...rue&quantity=1
Pedals for $39.99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-Shimano...item4d338fcaf0