virunga Posted November 23, 2006 Share I have mountain bike Cleats on my road bike. Do you think that this would affect my race times or not. I am looking for advice as to weather I should buy road cleats and shoes?<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted November 23, 2006 Share I ride with MTB cleats on my road bikes. The image police will tell you its not on, but its more practical for me. As for faster times can't comment there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted November 23, 2006 Share The style police will tell you that this is a major no-no. You are either a roadie or a dirty, muddy, @#$%$#@. But there is hope for you. Egg beaters are fashionable on both. (Especially if they are Candy wrapped.) Alternatively you are a triathlete or duathlete who choses to facilitate transition times. (Triathlete come from a different planet and it is wise not to piss them off to much). Yes, mtb cleat are not optimal on road bikes or Lance would have used them. More effective are time, look,and other specific pedals. If you are buying new, carbon soles are now musts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcyclist Posted November 23, 2006 Share Only time I use mtb cleats (and mtb shoes) on a road bike is when I ride tandem, and then it's so I have a firm footing should I need to suddenly support the weight of two people. Leok Keo's aren't expensive and quite nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerSimpson Posted November 24, 2006 Share I recently switched my MTB pedals onto my roadbike, so that I could walk around in my MTB shoes when acting as start marshal...turns out that the average MTB pedals are a little shorter in the axle than road pedals, with the result that after the ride I was stiff in places where I did not know I had places....but otherwise, if thats what you want to do, then why not. Ask Marius, he raced with MTB pedals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky DQ Posted November 24, 2006 Share The only thing that road cleats and pedals do better than MTB's is they typically offer a bigger platform so toy can technically apply more presure and the chance of getting hot spots is less. however if as alrready mentioned you go with carbon soles there should technically be no difference.also remember that the entry level to mid level road pedal is typically a lot lighter than the MTB version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted November 24, 2006 Share Warning, Maruis does a lot of things that we do not recommend or want to know about....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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