Adapter for MTB shoe in Road Pedal
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Adapter for MTB shoe in Road Pedal
Fitter is insisting I try road shoes/road pedals to help balance out my pedal stroke and alleviate some knee/ankle problems. I'd really love to hold on to my MTB shoes for winter and commuting (without having to change pedals). Any adapter out there I can put on my MTB shoe that will fit with a 105 road pedal?
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Do mtb shoes and pedals on your commuter. Changing pedal system doesn’t make sense for fit... road pedals might have more stack, so lose some height on the saddle for your mtb set up and back up the saddle to compensate for lost knee angle.
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You just need a pedal that has the right bolt pattern for the cleats.
Eggbeaters come to mind, also Speedplay makes MTB compatible cleats
From experience, Eggs tend to have a pretty wide pedal stance which I like, but which may be what he is trying to fix, but I don't know.
Eggbeaters come to mind, also Speedplay makes MTB compatible cleats
From experience, Eggs tend to have a pretty wide pedal stance which I like, but which may be what he is trying to fix, but I don't know.
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By what mechanism is road shoes/cleats supposed to balance out your pedal stroke?
I mean I believe road bikes are better with road shoes because they are more secure, tend to eliminate hot spots, and transfer power better... but "smoothing out your pedal stroke" is a new one to me.
FWIW: I use walkable speedplays on my road bikes and bought winter shoes w/ a second set of cleats. I go through cleats maybe once a year, pedals every two years (the mating surface wears and they get wobbly) but that's only if I ride the hell outta them at which point I've gotten good use from them.
I mean I believe road bikes are better with road shoes because they are more secure, tend to eliminate hot spots, and transfer power better... but "smoothing out your pedal stroke" is a new one to me.
FWIW: I use walkable speedplays on my road bikes and bought winter shoes w/ a second set of cleats. I go through cleats maybe once a year, pedals every two years (the mating surface wears and they get wobbly) but that's only if I ride the hell outta them at which point I've gotten good use from them.
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Why not just adjust to the pedals you have? I use MTB shoes on the road. Much easier walking around with if you have to stop.
Play with the saddle position to alleviate the knee issues.
Play with the saddle position to alleviate the knee issues.
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Used to be a shoe made for spinning classes,
kind of frankenstein's monster's boots looking
because it made a rubber rim edge, around the 3 bolt look pedal cleat , to walk on floors, indoors,
Shimano licences to copy, that cleat to make their pedals of that look type..
I expect the fitter and perhaps the fitting system he was trained to use ,
Is biased towards Road Competitor's fits , which is not your style of riding ..
You Choose.. for yourself... OK?
kind of frankenstein's monster's boots looking
because it made a rubber rim edge, around the 3 bolt look pedal cleat , to walk on floors, indoors,
Shimano licences to copy, that cleat to make their pedals of that look type..
I expect the fitter and perhaps the fitting system he was trained to use ,
Is biased towards Road Competitor's fits , which is not your style of riding ..
You Choose.. for yourself... OK?
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Fitter is insisting I try road shoes/road pedals to help balance out my pedal stroke and alleviate some knee/ankle problems. I'd really love to hold on to my MTB shoes for winter and commuting (without having to change pedals). Any adapter out there I can put on my MTB shoe that will fit with a 105 road pedal?
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You're far better off changing the pedals on your bike. The pedals attach like they're a large screw to the crank arms.
- Buy a pedal wrench
- Keep in mind that the pedals are threaded so that pedalling forward tightens them, so you need to unscrew them the opposite way
- Put oil on the threads of the pedals and they will screw on and off a lot easier next time (or if you're really into I actually use anti-sieze lube)
I'm not aware of any adapters, and you wouldn't want to use them anyways. I've used adapters meant to clip onto clipless to make them flats, and they are awful - the float for the pedals makes them squirm around under your foot.
It's not that hard to change pedals, especially if you lube the pedal threads to keep them from seizing.
- Buy a pedal wrench
- Keep in mind that the pedals are threaded so that pedalling forward tightens them, so you need to unscrew them the opposite way
- Put oil on the threads of the pedals and they will screw on and off a lot easier next time (or if you're really into I actually use anti-sieze lube)
I'm not aware of any adapters, and you wouldn't want to use them anyways. I've used adapters meant to clip onto clipless to make them flats, and they are awful - the float for the pedals makes them squirm around under your foot.
It's not that hard to change pedals, especially if you lube the pedal threads to keep them from seizing.
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I have spd on the MTB and spd-sl on the road bike (or vice versa I can never remember) and I think the 3 bolt holds my foot a lot more stably than the MTB style shoes do so the fitter suggestion may not be totally crazy. Also I am not sure if its possible to put shims under the MTB pedals which might also be part of what the fitter wants the 3 bolts for.
Any adapter for 2 bolt to 3 would have to add a lot of stack though unless (or even if) you cut away all the tread around the cleat so I doubt that would ever be a good solution though
Any adapter for 2 bolt to 3 would have to add a lot of stack though unless (or even if) you cut away all the tread around the cleat so I doubt that would ever be a good solution though