Mountain Bike Or Road Bike Pedals

Maybe it might not seem important but actually the surface of the contact area is the one that generates the differences between the two pedals.

Mountain bike or road bike pedals. My question is can i simply buy some mtb eggbeaters candys and fit them straight to the road bike or do road bike cranks take a specific thread size as bmx cranks do. While mountain bike pedals go with very small cleats which are easier to unlock from the pedal road bike pedals go with larger ones that increase the contact surface between the sole and pedal. These are the best road bike pedals in 2020 as rated by bikeradar s expert testers. Mountain pedals tend to be cheaper and when you are starting out you don t need road pedals until you start riding longer distances.

How much performance am i giving up if i use mountain bike shoes and pedals. Coach fred matheny replies. Clipless systems available for both mountain and road bikes typically give more control and more efficient power transfer. I like to use my mountain bike pedals and shoes for road biking but i get funny looks on group rides.

No tread and exposed cleats don t mix well with rocks mud and other obstacles mountain bikers face when walking around on the trail. Hi all i m currently building up my first road bike. I wore shimano carbon sole road shoes for years a while ago i switched to the new specialized body geometry road shoes designed by andy pruitt. Yeah i used to ride mountain pedals when i first started.

I m coming over from around 20 years of mountain biking and i want to run mtb clipless pedals more specifically crank bros eggbeaters or candys with my current mtb shoes. Many most road pedals only work with road shoes because the cleats are a 3 bolt pattern as opposed to a 2 bolt like on mountain bike shoes. I currently ride a 2007 trek 5 2 madone sl. Road bike pedals.

The issi flip ii pedals are similar to the pd m324 pedals in that they use a mountain bike connection. What shoes do you use. Like the pd m324 they have a pedal cage but the issi pedal cage is smaller but on the back contains some screw pins that will hold your shoe in place should you miss clipping into them. Pedals reviewed from shimano look speedplay and time.

And since i had the mountain bike first i put the same brand of mountain bike pedals time atac on my road bike which saved me from having to buy another pair of shoes. While there are many different systems all require a cycling specific shoe such as the mtb spd pedals usually dubbed spdcompatible after shimano s spd system to accommodate the cleat that snaps your foot into place on the pedal. I also ride a mountain bike. They differ in that from a distance they look like a road pedal.