Originally Posted by 79pmooney

I cannot have float so that limits my options a lot. For riding, the old-fashioned Campy or Campy-like rattraps and slotted aluminum cleats work as well as anything, but pick-up has always sucked. I discovered the Shimano 600 semi-platforms of the '80s 20 years ago and found I could put huge homemade pick-up tabs on them and have the bliss of cleats and rattraps and ease of pick-up that meant that I finally had perfect fix gear pedals. (I will only ride rattraps and slotted cleats fixed for the security of knowing that even if I unclip, my foot is still on the pedal. One of my ongoing nightmares is separating a foot at 45 mph.

I use Forte LOOK Delta copies for my geared bikes. No love, they just work fine. MTB SPDs for gravel. Have to set the release very tight to imitate no-float for my knees and that has caused issues in really rough stuff getting in and out.

So those modified old Shimanos rate as my favorite pedal of all time. (Oh, I also add a little stop to keep my shoe from siding inboard. My knees love low Q-factors and my feet seek it. I wear out cranks with my shoes without the stops. I have Suginos worn 1/4 through. But when I went Sugino 75, that had to stop!)

Ben