IMO, resurrecting an old thread makes more sense than creating a new one.

Anywho, I like the SPD-SLs. I have them on all my road bikes.

i like the shimano r540

N00b with clipless here. But I'm with pollbix, better to revive what's already been covered than start yet another thread with the exact same question. The question remains in 2010, what pedal system?

- 2 or 3 hole
- Look, Time, Shimano, Crank Bros?
- Road or Mountain shoe for riding and stopping/walking to get a drink

I just got me a set of carbon soled shoes, 3 hole. They're made for road. Currently using cleat quill pedals, toeclips and double straps, which are fine, but a few of my riding buddies insist on clipless so thought I'd give it a go. Thing is, we don't just ride in our shoes, we also walk about. I'm looking at Look Keo, Crank brothers eggbeaters (need 3 hole to 2 hole adapter), Shimano Dura Ace.

Thoughts, suggestions?

2-hole is predominantly for mountain bike pedals/shoes. These are much friendlier for walking around on, especially if you're doing more commuting/chores where you may be walking more than training/racing. However, if you're concerned about walking just to get coffee or quick stops, you can buy cleat covers for your road cleats that help you walk easier.

It also depends on what kind of riding you plan to be doing. If you're serious about road riding, I'd say go w/ the road shoes/pedals. If you're a bit more recreational and may be using the same bike for errands/commuting, it'd probably be easier on you to get 2-hole mountain bike shoes/pedals.

I personally didn't like the Eggbeater pedals... I never felt too secure in them. I switched to Shimano m540 mountain pedals and am quite a bit happier. The adjustable spring tension on the pedal makes me feel more secure in the pedal. I haven't tried any road pedals, although I know Look has a smaller platform than Shimano.

Has anyone tried the Forte Carve pedals? Reviews look really good on them. https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...1511000_400048

Or do you guys like the Shimano 520's better? I'm going to buy some new pedals in the next day or so..

I'm fine with resurrecting an old thread if you have the exact same question as was asked in the first post.

But this thread was created asking "I'm thinking of going to a ( road pedal ). I like to speedplay but they are out of my price range. I am looking a the spd-sl , look and time. Any suggestions?"

The question that reopened it was - My pedals didn't fit my crank arm, which pedals would?

They're totally different questions. It's really annoying because you read the thread with answering the first question in mind, then find out (or maybe not even realize) that the real question is completely and totally different. I would feel differently if the question that reopened the thread had been "I have the same problem - looking for road pedals, speedplays were to expensive".

I just created an entire thread to respond to your inquiry - "Choosing 2 hole (mountain) shoes vs 3 hole (road) shoes. Well - to respond to you and the several other people who have asked the same question recently.

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...3#post10936693

Basically, if you need to walk about unfortunately you bought the wrong shoes.

You have 2 options -
1. Return the road shoes and exchange them for mountain shoes. Most shops will allow you to return shoes in "as new" condition - if you haven't installed cleats on them or scuffed up the bottoms more than people trying them on in the store does.
2. Get cleat covers for whatever road pedals you get, and put them on when you get off the bike so you can walk around.

Putting mountain cleats on a road shoe negates most of the advantages of both - you don't get the walkability advantage of mountain shoes because you don't have the tread along the sides (and actually the smaller mountain cleat might make the shoe more difficult to walk with than a larger road cleat), and you don't gain any of the advantages from using a larger contact-area road cleat.

I would personally recommend the Time ROC Atac's - I got the carbon version on Amazon because I liked the black and they only cost $10 more, and they're fantastic. See the thread I mentioned above for more details.

For road shoes, I really like my Speedplays. Avoid the x-series, the Zero's and Light Actions have a design that doesn't (unlike the x-series) clog up with dirt at the slightest touch. More info in the thread I linked to - it's the only 2 sided, full size, not discontinued road cleat that I know of.