Originally Posted by rat
Does anyone have speedplay frogs on their road bike? I have had knee trouble recently and found the frogs to be a welcome change from my usual spd pedals. The cleats have a very low profile so one can walk around on them with mountain/street shoe. The only drawback is that they don't 'click' when engaged, which makes frequent starts and stops tricky.
I've got almost 3000 miles with frogs on road bikes. They work great. As far as the profile, no, they aren't as low as the X series, but they are certainly no worse than the SPD and Look pedals that are used on roade bikes so that's a non-issue. Frogs are also lighter than most road bike pedals while being designed to be as durable as mountain pedals. While they don't "click" quite like SPDs, there is a definite feel of them snapping in to place.
I suppose you're not a "real" roadie if you use MTB pedals, but that kind of thing never bothered me.