What do you mean? You're going to be clipping in and out regardless of mtb pedals or road pedals.

Yeah but I read life is easier with MTB pedals (can walk on them if needed), plus the pedals are double sided.

I should probably just suck it up and get used to the road pedals.

Oh, that's what you mean. Many people choose mtb pedals to commute. I say go for it, although I don't know about M530's. M520's would be a great choice, very economical.

Simply put, if I had to go clipless, I would choose mtb pedals if I were doing a lot of city riding/commuting with the occasional long ride on the weekends or something.

If my bike was set up to ride the distance on an at least semi-regular basis, then I would use road pedals.

Hmm, I might do it. $100 doesn't seem bad for the combo.

i commute sometimes with my look keo's you get use to it but having 2 sides to clip into is nice. especially when you have a whole lane of traffic behind you at a light. Im picking up m520's this weekend and saving my keo's for a future road bike build.

http://www.exustar.com/2011/sr243.html

Theres one on sale in my size for $150. Should I buy?

Anything wrong with your current shoes?

Don't do it! I'm waiting for it not to sell so the price might come down a bit ;)

Yeah, they're not clipless.

Not so wise to buy shoes online without knowing how they will fit. I'm guilty of it

Alrighty then. Saved myself $150.

i bought my road shoes online and they fit perfectly, though i read numerous reviews that compared sizes with a specialized shoe i tried on

I skipped buying the shoes/pedals as well.

Instead I bought a new saddle, miller high life jersey, and another set of bibs.

should i get a lezyne floor pump? opinions/reviews?

my crappy walmart pump sucks and airing my tires at 430 am isnt the best with my compressor

Joe Blow Sport II

I picked up a pump at Dicks Sporting goods a while back, a Nishiki with a built in gauge. It was only like $25, too. Hasn't let me down yet.

Was it really a Fuji pump with Nishiki stickers?

any pump made of mostly plastic has failed or mostly failed me within a short amount of time so thats why im lookin at a metal one

my walmart one leaks unless i hold the hose at a specific angle so thats also annoying

+1

Mine is over three years old and I still love the damn thing.

Any well-made floor pump should do the job just fine. Lezyne stuff looks cool though, so yeah get one.

I got a cheap one at dicks when I got my first bike with a presta valve 3 years ago.
still works and it sits outside all the time

I have bought Time ROC ATAC pedals for with my Chrome Pro shoes, I'm currently in the process of buying proper cycling shoes for longer rides. Should I buy SPD shoes and ride with those or should buy SPD SL shoes and swap pedals for longer rides (once per week I'd think)?

Or can I buy SPD SL shoes and put my (SPD compatible) Time cleats on them until I can buy a second bike and have separate bikes for commuting and touring?

Swapping pedals back and forth can be a pretty annoying job. In practice you will just justify wearing your chrome shoes all the time.

No you cannot put any 2-bolt cleat on a 3-bolt shoe.

:lol:

Depending on the shoe you can. Some road shoes come with hole patterns for both 3 bolt cleats and 2 bolt cleats.

Which?

I had a pair of Gaernes that had 2, 3 and 4 bolt patterns.

http://www.diadora.com/sports-cyclin...er-2_29_46_325

These come immediately to mind because I saw them on an ad while browsing Craigslist. Diadora actually has one of two other "Road Shoes" that are compatible with 2 and 3 bolt cleats.

I have a lezyne floor pump. Best floor pump I have ever owned.

Shimano shoes