Originally Posted by
Step Down
I use both, however I use looks 95 precent of the time and Speedplay 5 percent in winter. Look has INMO a broader contact area for better power transfer and to elimenate hot spots. The Speedplay x-1's are used by me in the dead of the winter and by my wife in the summer. She could never get the hang of Looks, but loves the "step down" engagement action that SpeedPlay allows.
steppy
You might as well just say "I use Looks because it's tradition and I'll use the same old reasons that don't apply anymore"
Hot spots went out with the advent of carbon soles. The entire SOLE is the contact area!