SteveDave

Need to get some pedals for my first road bike and wondered if anyone had any good/bad experiences with the Look Keo Classic. I had looked into Speedplay but I've read a lot of stuff about grime causing issues with the lockup.

garysol1 

All good experiances. I have several sets on various bikes and have been using them trouble free for 5 or 6 years now and many many miles. Replace the cleats when they wear out and you will be good to go.

Braden1550

Go do some research about the "Keo Creak".

Be generic-ride Shimano pedals. At least they're quiet.

Gluteus

I have been using them for about 6 years. Good stuff.

mmmdonuts

I have Keo Sprints which is pretty much the same pedal with a stronger spring and different body trim stuff. Crappy bearings. I won't get them again. Keo Max might be better but I haven't compared the two.

rjacobs

I just picked some up for my new bike and so far i like them. Easy to clip in and out(compared to the Shimano's I tried out) because they have a very large cleat. Also the pedal always falls in the same place due to the design so that also helps with the clipping in(the shimano's, unless you have the dual sided pedals, always seem to end up upside down). I can already see after 3 rides why people say the cleats dont last long, I am going to pick up a spare set and leave one in my under seat bag. The cleats still look new, but the little rubber pads on the bottom to help with walking are already all jacked up.

carpediemracing 

I have various Keo pedals - Sprint, the one above it, the carbon body one, and the Classics. I consider them almost interchangeable in function (release tension differs slightly). Although I ride the carbons the most, I've used every single pedal we have in the household (5 or 6 sets).

No creak, no nothing. I broke a cleat in a crash this year, and it's the first time I've changed cleats in almost 2 years.

I like pedals I don't have to think about, and I don't have to think about these.

cdr

Tribronc

These cleats are the first clipless pedals that I ever used or owned. I have nothing to compare them to, but will say that for a newb, they were extremely easy to clip in and out of. No problems whatsoever. I now have around 3000 miles on them and they are still running strong. The little rubber cushion on the bottom of the cleats is long gone, however, it does not affect the pedals themselves.

I shyed away from the speedplay for the same reason you stated above. Here in the desert, we have a lot of washes on the roads and sometimes have to clip out to traverse. No issues with clogging or griming up that you would experience with speedplay. I rode the Tour De Tucson, which requires 2 wash crossings (one was about 1/4 mile across) with no problems at all.

From one newb to another, I would recommend.

Yellowbeard

Got a couple thousand kilometers on mine so far this year (first pair of cleats). Absolutely no issues. I've read about the "KEO creak" but mine have yet to make a noise of any kind between those of clipping in and clipping out. Supposedly a bit of talc powder cures the creak for a long time.

SteveDave

Sounds like a winner to me. Now the only question is.......do I go Red or Black on my Fuji ACR 2.0? I should note that I want to put red bar tape on when i get it.

RacerOne

Go with the black, the red will get crappy looking real fast.

hendrick81

I have a set on my current bike, They are great.

alcjphil

The 2010 version of the Keo Classic is improved somewhat over the previous version. It is closer to the old Sprint version. Some people do complain about the pedals creaking, it has never been a problem with my Keo carbons.

dcvelo

I've been running Classic on one bike and Sprints on another for 3 years. They've been trouble free and quiet; I've been happy with them. I did replace the cleats once due to wear.

ahsposo 

I tend to agree but I had some old Deltas that were white with red and they wore pretty well.

As far as the "creak" goes I had a noisy pedal for maybe 20 miles out of maybe 10 grand on the deltas and so far none on the keos.

liner

I just dumped by look keo max carbon`s, creak city!!! went to speedplay Zero`s and love them.

TxAggieCyclist

Got a black pair about a year ago on my allez. Still looks great (no fade) and I haven't had any creaks.

My only complaint is that I walk on the tips of my feet while on the bike and i wear the front lip of the plastic cleat off quickly rendering them useless....

dbh

I've got two pairs. No noise complaints, easy to clip into, and for $60 from the UK, they were affordable. Definitely get some cleat covers, as the cleat will wear quickly if you walk on pavement.

mmmdonuts

FWIW I am about to start a warranty claim on my Keo Sprints for the bearing issue. They are 6 months old and have a 2 year warranty. IF it goes well and they replace the spindle I will change my recommendation to BUY. If it doesn't then I'll use them until they break and go back to my old deltas.

My experience with the creaking is that it tends to be worse in humid conditions. Wiping a small amount of lubricant on the contact areas takes care of that. And I mean a small about, like wiping with an oily rag, does the trick for me.

kbtommy

Yeah, but the red would look cooler.

I'm kidding. Get the black. I have the black Keo Classics, and while I do still occasionally find myself glancing down coming out of stops to make sure I'm clipping in right, they're great pedals. I certainly recommend 'em, fwiw.

SteveDave

I had looked at Time Iclics but my LBS guy said that they aren't that great for a new roadie. Are Time's harder to use?

Fleabiscuit

I don't know about the Time or Shimano pedals but the Look pedals are easy to use and reliable. I just started using them but several guys in my riding group have used them for years and they all like them. One guy has the older model (the steel Looks) and they are still going strong.