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22-11-15, 04:43 AM

Power kits... Now matter how sweetly she smiled my girlfriend couldn't convince me to put $$$$ Vectors on her road bike. Pedals are a part that cop knocks and abuse and the money is obscene. I had no problems putting them on her trainer bike though and her road bike just has to make do with a Powertap hub... I wouldn't mind one myself.

Dean, SPD-SL, Look and other road pedals "hang" in the correct position to take the nose of the cleat and as the foot pushes forward the pedal levels and engages the back of the cleat. It is a very natural engagement action. Once you're used to them getting the cleat in is a half second job, first time, every time.
MTB/touring double sided SPD pedals don't rotate or hang like road pedals either - I have only been using mid-range Shimano pedals (XTR M9000 now) which have been stiff on the seals and when they're not they are finished. They're not as nice to get into as dedicated road pedals... they're actually quite fiddly in comparison, but not as bad as some single sided pedals.

22-11-15, 04:43 AM	#4064
MattCollins Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Cycling Thread Power kits... Now matter how sweetly she smiled my girlfriend couldn't convince me to put $$$$ Vectors on her road bike. Pedals are a part that cop knocks and abuse and the money is obscene. I had no problems putting them on her trainer bike though and her road bike just has to make do with a Powertap hub... I wouldn't mind one myself. Dean, SPD-SL, Look and other road pedals "hang" in the correct position to take the nose of the cleat and as the foot pushes forward the pedal levels and engages the back of the cleat. It is a very natural engagement action. Once you're used to them getting the cleat in is a half second job, first time, every time. MTB/touring double sided SPD pedals don't rotate or hang like road pedals either - I have only been using mid-range Shimano pedals (XTR M9000 now) which have been stiff on the seals and when they're not they are finished. They're not as nice to get into as dedicated road pedals... they're actually quite fiddly in comparison, but not as bad as some single sided pedals. Last edited by MattCollins; 22-11-15 at 04:44 AM.