Originally Posted by
Esos1
I read that one thread about Lyotard spindles while researching pedals and yeahhhhh not very confident in riding any of the ones I have now. I really like the way they look though.
Grumpus I’m also used to using clipless but I don’t have enough Look pedals for all my different bikes so some of them are going to be forced to run as period correct-ish in the meantime!
Classic quill pedals look the part, sadly my feet conflict with the tips, so I filed mine flat (also tried some track pedals) and found I still couldn't adjust my cleats wide enough for a healthy Q-factor, hence using the wider 460D which also works reasonably with flat shoes.
For clipless I went with Crank Brothers, as they had at least as much float as other systems at the time, they were cheap, and you can easily walk in the shoes. I have some Keo-compatibles on my 1980s road bike, they look closer to road pedals of that era, but they take some getting used to - I need more time on that bike, it doesn't get much use because of the barely-walkable shoes, even with the little rubber cleat covers.