Shoes and pedals

Want to be more efficient and comfortable on your bike? Cycling specific shoes may be the answer.

Cycling shoes and clipless pedal allow for more effecient riding and more power for less effort.

Our information sheet gives you the run-down on clipless pedals, shoes and the mysterious SPD.

 

Shoes - Info sheet (Pdf 17 KB)

 

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RRP $359.95
Weight: 330g (size 43)
Colours: White or black with red trim

Rated five out of five

 

 

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Terminology - Pedals

SPD – Shimano Pedaling Dynamics –

Shimano, the big bicycle component manufacturer, chooses to call their pedal/ cleat system SPD. Other manufacturers make shoes and cleats that are compatible with SPD but they often don’t work as well as the original stuff.

Float –

Refers to the amount of rotation the cleats and pedals allow before the cleats disengage the pedals. People with sore knees may want to check out pedals which allow more “float”.

Cleats –

The things you bolt on to cycling shoes that engage or clip in to a spring-loaded mechanism in the pedal. A few systems have the spring loading mechanism in the cleat.

Dual sided –

Most mountain bike pedals (and non clip-in pedals or “flats”) are dual sided, meaning
that you can clip-in to either side of the pedal. This is handy when trying to clip in on rough tracks and don’t want to worry about finding the correct side of the pedal. Most road pedals are only one sided.
This allows a lower profile and better cornering clearance (you can lean into the corners more without the pedals catching on the road surface). There are some touring pedals that are clip in on one side and flat on the other. This gives you the option of using shoes with cleats or normal shoes depending on the circumstances.