catonec 

when I converted to road from mtn I simply moved my beloved time atac's to my new ride. since then my old mountian shoes died and I replaced them w/ some diadoras. Being road shoes there are no outter treads around my clips to help hold my foot centered on the pedal. the old style spd cleat slides back and forth freely forcing me to change out my pedals. I think im going w/ the speedplay light actions. I like the double sided entry (like my atacs), the price is right (cromo), and they get decent reviews. I admitt the cleats are huge and look nearly impossible to walk in. whats everyones thoughts on my decission.

Carbon Unit

I have been riding with Speedplay Light Action pedals since 2006 and I really like. Unless there is some break through in pedal technology, I will never ride with anything else.

catonec 

are the cleats hard to get used to or walk on considering Im coming fom a 2 bolt pattern?

brian416

they're more difficult to walk in than mountain bike shoes, but its not a big deal. The only things to watch out for in speedplays is to avoid stepping in mud and be careful on wet smooth cement (like a wet garage floor) because of the metal plate on the bottom

guadzilla

I have Light Actions on one bike and Zeros on another. If I were to do it again, I'd get Light Actions on both bikes...

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gvg45

Light Actions are nice but I prefer the Zero's for the adjustment in float.

If you go with Speedplays you may want to pick up the coffee shop caps for your cleats. Saves your cleats and makes walking a bit easier depending of the surface.

Carbon Unit

Because they have metal cleats, they make a clunking sound when you walk in the. I don't find them difficult to walk in but with covers on they are easy. They are also extremely easy to clip in and out. As someone else said, you may also consider Zeros if adjustable float is important to you; it isn't important to me and I don't I would use it even if I had it.

You will need to lube the cleats a couple of times per year. I bought a grease gun from Speedplay but there are other places where you can get a grease gun cheaper.

palesaint

+1. Speedplay cleats are a pain to walk in, scuff super easy and performance is affected by just a bit of dirt getting in them. The cleat covers fit in your jersey pocket and slip on relatively easily. You still walk funny, but at least you can walk confidently or take a leak without worrying about gunking up the cleats.

I'm on my second year of light actions and they've treated me right. I'm abusing them pretty good also - only on my second pair of cleats in 9-10,000 miles of use and even still use the original cleats occasionally as they're on my backup shoes. Never greased the pedals and they still clip right in and have NEVER had an unwanted pullout.

brian416

If you have a normal grease gun, you can also buy a needle point head for just a few dollars and swap out the zerk fitting when you need to lube your cleats

Carbon Unit

Speedplay suggested that I use Shoe Goo on my cleats to make them grip the road better. It works great! Even on wet roads, the shoes grip asphault much better. It also makes them easier to walk in without covers.

ChorusGirl

Speedplay is the only pedal I can use and be free of knee pain.

catonec 

thanx everyone that shoegoo idea is brilliant.

ElJamoquio

Have you ever tried using your light action shoes on your zero bike?

guadzilla

Havent, cos the bikes are in 2 different locations (due to my work, I maintain 2 separate homes). I am curious about it as well, so if someone else has done this (LA cleats on zeros, or zero cleats on LA), please do post here.

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Steve in MA

I have Speedplay LAs on two bikes, and love them. Very easy to clip in and out, and the cleats aren't as hard to walk in as they look (especially if you get a pair of cleat covers for them). I'd give them a shot. Worst case, if you don't like them, they seem to hold their value pretty well when I see sets for sale on eBay.

brian416

They work interchangeably, I've been using zero cleats and LA pedals for quite a while now. When I compared the cleats, the plastic and metal plate on the bottom are identical except for the color, the only difference is the spring and the float screws

zerocool33

I've only had my light actions for about two weeks, but I love them so far. About as close to having eggbeaters as possible. I looked for that due to riding EB's on my mountain bike.

gvg45

+1. Using Zero cleats with LA pedals without any issues.

abstractform20

i have a chance to get zeros (tyler hamilton edition) or ultegras, which do you think is the best idea?

guadzilla

Speedplay users are kinda like Mac users. They'll never recommend anything else

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