Originally Posted by
wheelhot
Okay, it's time for that discussion again and I can't decide if I should move on to road cleats and pedals or not. My bike fitter suggested me to move to road cleats as I get more serious in cycling, simply as it's more efficient and more stable. However as the
Power Meter I back online is going to deliver soon, I need to make a decision to stick to SPD or change to Look Keo cleats?
The thing I always wonder is, wouldn't a stiff racing XC shoes (S-Works level) outweigh the stability offered by road shoes and cleats? Especially when it comes to climbing out of the saddle and generating sprinting power?
Oh and does walking on grass or some dirt makes affect clip in ability of road cleats or only if it gets real dirty like in mud
Road shoes tend to be stiffer than MTB at the lower pricepoints. It isn't until you get to "racing" MTB shoes that they really compete. IMHO.
Grass doesn't impact cleats. Mud does, particularly if there's gravel/aggregate in it. You can buy cleak covers, but for a bunch of injection molded rubber the cost is silly---and in mud they can get sucked off...and you'll lose them never to find them again.