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I use SPDs only cos I got them cheap from a friend. But even with SPD you won't clip out of them brakeless. The only times i've clipped out is dong stupid **** Like nuts to the stem pedaling backwards stuff. Regardless mountain shoes would give you the edge cos you could walk in them a bit. My road shoes are annoying but I love clipless so much I don't care. Clips and street shoes are so inefficient I don't know how I ever road on them

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Speedplays from 1991, and stil going strong. Cleats are pretty worn, but I rode these things when I was car-free for years. Just got off a fixed about 20 minutes ago with these cats, and still love how I can snap in the first time the cranks tick over at long stoplights and hill stops in traffic. Pulled out twice only since '91 and both times due to putting my foot down into the mud on commuting rides. Great pedals.

That's a great story. I've never known any pedals to last that long.

Speedplays since 1991, and Campy Record Pro-fits from '99 or 2000 are the only pedals that have not been killed. I still cannot believe that my Speedplays have held up all these years, no squeaks or clicks whatsoever.

Thanks for the info ... sorry I didn't get to reply sooner. I am reading through all the replies now.

I was hit by a car on Monday and am all banged up so I haven't been at work near a computer (much less on my bike) lately.

Damn! Sorry to hear that. How banged up are you? Get better, soon!

I am mostly okay. No broken bones. My left leg won't support my weight though. And my neck and abdominal muscles are pretty sore so that sitting up right with my head up is difficult. I hit my head also when I flew off my bike which caused me to lose my vision for a few seconds, so I have a pretty bad bump up there. But I hope to be riding again by the middle of next week.

By far the worst wreck I've ever been in, being t-boned by an Audi TT, so I have no idea what sort of recovery time-table I am looking at, but since nothing is broken I am hoping it won't take too long.

Aiming to take the beginner course at DLV Memorial Day weekend. Hope I am not being to ambitious!

Take it easy, man

I don't know how much this will add to the thread but...

I have Keo Carbon Ti, Candy, Quattro, and Speedplays... For long rides I like the Speedplays the best because of the high degree of float. Candy and Quattros I use on my commuting bike because I can sport mountain shoes.

speedplays are also rebuildable, kits are sold just for that purpose as opposed to disposable throwaway pedals like spd's or atac's