TheV Posted October 31, 2011 Share Any suggestions... Wife and Son getting into MTB'ing.. Starting to ride really well and just upgraded their bikes - now she rolls a Specialized and the lad a Scott.. Got them some nice freeride platform pedals and Shimano SPD shoes... However because the shoe's are designed to be used with cleats and SPD pedals they don't grip the freeride pedals nicely. I was thinking to jippo a rubber insert or something and fasten it using the cleat fasteners to add more surface area until they move to SPD pedals.. any suggestions ?? Edited October 31, 2011 by TheV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakti Posted October 31, 2011 Share Have you tried 5 Ten shoes? These shoes have incredible grip on flat pedals and are the perfect marriage of shoe and flat pedal, if you want great grip but still the freedom of flats. DH"s use them a lot but i ride trail/all mountain and they are fantastic...a little pricey but worth it. www.fiveten.com look at the impact, baron, freeride and minnaar cheers,nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikaze Posted November 1, 2011 Share what?! seriously, i cant believe this is a legitimate question, and if it is, you basically answered your own question by admitting that spd shoes dont have grip without CLEATS....duh buy them some tekkies.....or since they already have the shoes...............wait for it............WAIT FOR IT.... .....SPD's & CLEATS! Edited November 1, 2011 by kamikaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robrider Posted November 1, 2011 Share what?! seriously, i cant believe this is a legitimate question, and if it is, you basically answered your own question by admitting that spd shoes dont have grip without CLEATS....duh buy them some tekkies.....or since they already have the shoes...............wait for it............WAIT FOR IT.... .....SPD's & CLEATS! +1 I was a bit confused by the post. Its kinda like buying someone a canoe and a ski rope.... they just don't go together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted November 1, 2011 Share Get them the Shimano pedals that have clips on the one side and flats on the other. This way they can star learning to ride clipped in when terrain is smooth and can use the other side when they need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patham Posted November 2, 2011 Share Get them the Shimano pedals that have clips on the one side and flats on the other. This way they can star learning to ride clipped in when terrain is smooth and can use the other side when they need to. I have a set of these pedals which I quite enjoy. You do however need SPD shoes with a decent rubber component (and a small amount of flex) to the sole to have any form of solid connection to the flat side for tricky terrain (I have the MT-42). If you have a high end shoe which is ultra stiff with only a nylon? component to the sole, this combination will probably be deadly as your feet will slip and slide everywhere on the flat component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted November 2, 2011 Share Easy ... SPD SHOES, NO CLEATS. Dont do it!!!!. They will eat gravel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dodgius Bastardo Posted November 2, 2011 Share Freeride pedals with pins and pretty much ANYTHING apart from 5.10's and you'll be driving them to the local doctor to stitch up their shins. In my opinion you have three options: Standard flats and tekkiebootFreerides and 5.10'sClipless and cleats If you go the cleats route, consider Shimano (or the like) as you can adjust the tension on the clips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted November 2, 2011 Share I rode for years with toe clips and takkies and thought I would never handle the clip in pedals, but they are actually quite comfortable, I just spent a few days clipping in and out after I first bought them before tackling areas where you may ordinarily have dabbed a foot down. I use the cheap Shimano 520's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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