Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
Yeah but why are his mtn shoes worn out? Possibly because the OP used them a lot more often because they were better.
If the OP is going to be riding dirt roads, I'd suggest going with a mountain pedal, because my experience with Speedplays is that the cleat can get gunked up and not clip in and out right if it gets any dirt in it. The old ones would get gunked up literally by walking across dry grass, the newer ones are better but nowhere near as good as mountain bike cleats that are specifically designed to get dirty and still clip in and out.
My 2 cents.
I agree if he was only riding off road. From his quote below, it looks as if the only thing that resembles dirt road riding are the fire roads. I know of several people that use Speedplays on all their bikes, including cross bikes only because they are cheap and don't want to have more than one pair of shoes. They say that they don't have any problems with gravel roads using Speedplays. Personally, I use SPD pedals on my road bike and it doesn't go off road. He already has a new set of shoes and pedals that he likes. If that combination doesn't work well for him then he has the option of getting some MTB shoes to go with his Eggbeaters.
Originally Posted by FestinaLente
The bike is used for around town riding, fire roads, rail to trail roads, road riding, and gravel roads so basically it's an all around bike. Anybody have opinions one way or the other?
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Last edited by John_V; 09-25-16 at 12:13 PM.