superdex

So the wifey was enjoying all aspects of riding her bike, except a fear of her pedals. She started out on SPD-SL, and before the pregnancy, she was riding a pair of Look Delta's. Her experience with the Delta's were better --she could never get out of the SPD-SLs. But she's still not 100% confident in her ability to disengage, so I'm looking for something easier. I see there's a Keo Easy version out, I was wondering if they're really easier, and how they'd compare to the Speedplay LAs. Any thoughts?

Steve in MA

I can't comment on how the two compare, but I've never had difficulty disengaging from my Speedplay LAs.

When I was considering pedals, I was fortunate to have a friend who rides Speedplays (that has a close enough shoe size) and I could try them out. Know anyone who uses them that could let your wife try them out?

Worst case if you bought & tried a set, gently used Speedplays seem to hold their value pretty well on eBay.

Namenda

If the Keo Easy is one-sided entry like the others, it will never be as "easy" as Speedplay.

Carbon Unit

I can can not comment on the Keo as I have never used them, but I have been using Speedplay LA since their introduction in 2006. I don't see how any pedal could be easier to clip in and out of. You don't need to look down, just stomp and go.

I too started with the SPD-L pedals and fell a couple of times because I couldn't out of them fast enough. I sold them on Ebay and have been using LA since.

Walking in the LA isn't all that great, you will want to buy coffee shop covers. This makes them much easier to walk in.

SpongeDad

I like Speedplays, but the cleats are not walkable. Covers help, but it's still an uncomfortable waddle.

I'm running Time ATACs on my CX bike (as is Bibi on her road bike).

Dual sided, totally walkable cleat (in MTB shoes), and very easy to get into and out of (easier than my Zeroes).

superdex

yeah the most important piece for the wife is clipping out. She can actually clip in okay (even w/ one sided pedals). It's the force it takes to twist out that she's not so keen on. So I'm lookin for the easiest disengagement pedal....

dcb0724

get a pair with tension settings, I can make my look keo sprints like jello to come out of, or very hard, I like something in the middle. best thing to do if she is nervous about not clipping out in time= clip out early?

lenexatokcmo

I have the LAs and I have never really found the disengagement to be that "light" and I have never had them come disengaged unintentionally - then again, no one is mistaking me for Cavendish either so YMMV.

JacoKierkegaard

+1 on this. And also consider the angle the cleats are mounted on the shoe. On mine I've found that if my heels are rotated too far outward due to the cleat's mounting, it's much more difficult to clip out at a given tension setting.

joeya28

I have Keo Easy pedals I cant compare them to any other pedal because theirs the first set of clippless that Ive used but their very easy to use, to easy for me. you cant adjust the how tight they are so as I've gotten used to clipless pedals, now i wish they were tighter. but their definitely a good into to clipless. for you situation they might be just right.