Originally Posted by
Adgooroo
OP - One drawback to Speedplay - the cleats tend to get gummed up with road grit, sand, etc. when you're walking around in mud or gravel. There are covers for the cleats that will help you avoid this. Also - I have found that Speedplay prices are relatively uniform regardless of where you buy them, so you might check the price at your LBS before you order them off the net.
Completely correct. Zeros are great, but you've got to be careful about waling on the cleats unprotected. Only a few grains of sand can clog them.