Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
I prefer delta style cleats so I ride spd sl anymore but to answer your "ease of getting into" question I always like to show this pic from 2008. Start of a race. I am in the front with the blue and white helmet (celeste kit *shiver*). That was right at the start. I am cvlipped in and looking down the road. Everyone else (mostly) is looking down to clip in. I was running speedplay at the time. Easiest to clip into at the start of a race IMHO
I’ve used Look, Speedplay and SPD’s. IMHO, for racing crits, Speedplays are the clear winner. They’re faster easier to clip into.. With a 4 bolt shoe, the stack height and cornering angle are great. ( I’ve scraped leather off the outside of my shoe before striking the cleat/pedal). And it’s almost impossible to pull out of in a sprint, unlike a worn plastic look cleat.
So different pedals have different strengths and weaknesses, and different riders have different priorities. For me, if the priority is racing crits, the answer is Speedplay.