Pedals for gravel/pavement mix ?
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I just recently ordered iSSi Flash III SPD compatible pedals.
I was going to go with Crank Brothers Candy 7, but I ended up seeing a brand new set if the iSSi pedals pop up on eBay for about half off. These will be paired with fi’zi:k Terra X5 shoes.
This will be my first experience using clipless, but from what I’ve been reading this should be a pretty good all-around setup.
I was going to go with Crank Brothers Candy 7, but I ended up seeing a brand new set if the iSSi pedals pop up on eBay for about half off. These will be paired with fi’zi:k Terra X5 shoes.
This will be my first experience using clipless, but from what I’ve been reading this should be a pretty good all-around setup.
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I just use old Crank Brothers Candies that I've had forever & got secondhand at that.
They seem to thrive in neglect and abuse
They seem to thrive in neglect and abuse
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I think I might need new shoes, but Time ATAC pedals have been treating me good for a number of years (also did duty on a fixed gear where I appreciated the reduction in premature ejection I used to experience with SPDs).
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I have two setups. One bike.
Road: Look cleats and Giro E70 carbon shoes.
Off Road: Shimano M520's and Fizik Terra X-5.
Buuuuut. I'm lazy and just leave the off road setup on. I miss the look's and stiffer Giro shoes when I'm on the road, I love the play in the M520's and walking around in the Fizik's when I'm off road.
Road: Look cleats and Giro E70 carbon shoes.
Off Road: Shimano M520's and Fizik Terra X-5.
Buuuuut. I'm lazy and just leave the off road setup on. I miss the look's and stiffer Giro shoes when I'm on the road, I love the play in the M520's and walking around in the Fizik's when I'm off road.
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Speedplay Frogs for road and gravel. Flats for mountain. I can't see how anyone would have trouble with Frogs. So easy.
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I put a set of Raceface Chesters on my gravel bike, simply because I anticipate doing some hiking and walking around so Im cycling with some trail shoes. I have a set of Shimano spd pedals to fit should I choose to go clipless but right now I don't see the point.
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Yeah, I feel the same way. I even use them for MTB because they are so fast and easy to get in and out of. I can dab a foot and be clipped back in by the end of the next pedal stroke. I have always been surprised that they never caught on with more people. I guess the pedaling-on-ice-cubes thing is pretty freaky at first.
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Yeah, I feel the same way. I even use them for MTB because they are so fast and easy to get in and out of. I can dab a foot and be clipped back in by the end of the next pedal stroke. I have always been surprised that they never caught on with more people. I guess the pedaling-on-ice-cubes thing is pretty freaky at first.
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EDIT: actually I think it was 2000 that I started using them (SPDs before that), so its actually only 19 years.
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Interesting because I have heard this a lot, but I have actually found the exact opposite. I find them to be pretty much self-clearing because I slide forward into them rather than pushing down into them. In 20 years of mountain biking I have never had any issues in mud. And I live on the east coast, so I see plenty of it.
EDIT: actually I think it was 2000 that I started using them (SPDs before that), so its actually only 19 years.
EDIT: actually I think it was 2000 that I started using them (SPDs before that), so its actually only 19 years.
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They are so rare that it surprises me that they still even make them.
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