Any Recommendations on Clipless Pedals/Shoes

[fredrikw]

For people that doesn't have any rotation of the foot during the pedal stroke, a pedal without float is probably better since you get a more stable pedal stroke.

But if you're even a little bit unsure about this I think getting a pedal with some float is a much better option, I think that having too much float is rarely a injury prone condition, at least not as much as having minimal float since then you're forcing the knee joint to a position that might be completely wrong for you.

Remember we are giving recommendations to a beginner here.

[bob_summers]

i thought that was the point of message boards - ask a question and get far too much information in return

[fredrikw]

i thought that was the point of message boards - ask a question and get far too much information in return

Yeah, you've got a point there. But I do think we should at least once per page try to address the OP's question

[franarchy]

you can change the float on egg beaters by switching cleats to opposite shoes,

[Dave Noisy]

I've found something i don't like about the eggbeaters - they eat into your shoe!!

I took a look by my cleats, and there are two huge gashes where they make contact...i don't recall that from my Shimano shoes.

I understand there are steel plates you can get to help remedy this, any experiences with these?

[fredrikw]

Yeah, that's a known problem with the EggBeaters, and why you use some sort of shim or something if you have fragile carbon soles. I will use something like that on my new carbon soled shoes, but haven't bothered on my old ones and apart from having some indentations they're fine after three years of riding.

[Vava]

are all northwave shoes vegan?

[Big Good Wolf]

Dave, I use egg beaters and I noticed my shoes were getting grooves in the soles where they press on the pedals so I bought some of the shoe shields.
I've found the shoe shields themselves are now bending very slightly in to the grooves, maybe I should have repaired the soles with milliput first.
I think, in future, I will fit the shoe shields from new.

Vava, I've got Northwave Celsius and Lizzard shoes, they are both vegan as far as I can tell. I searched around on their website at the time I bought them and it wasn't easy to find the information. I think in the end I downloaded their catalogue and it was only the soles in some of their shoes that used leather.

[Dave Noisy]

Thanks BGW, i actually got those shortly after posting this, they make a big difference. They're getting warped a wee bit so far, but not too bad..

I'm sure the lower-end shoes in all companies have leather.

[benzilla]

I've got Crank Brothers Candy pedals. I haven't used any other types, but these have been quite good. Especially after they loosened up a bit and i stopped falling over without unclipping.

[Big Good Wolf]

I started out with Candys before I went on to egg beaters.
They use exactly the same cleats, but the platform takes the pressure avoiding the problem of the bars wearing in to your shoes and they allow you to wear softer soled shoes if you like to be able to get off the bike and walk normally.