pino Posted March 23, 2009 Share I have a question/problemI will be doing the Grabouw xterra for the 1st time in April and have borrowed an old MTB from a friend. This MTB comes with MTB clip pedals, but i do not have the MTB cleats that fit on these so i was thinking to : a) put my shimano spd road pedals on the MTB and use my road shoes. or b) see if there are any MTB cleats that will fit on my olympic road shoes. What would you guys suggest ? Remeber its a low budget question, so buying new shoes is not an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted March 23, 2009 Share SPD cleats aint expensive and you should get away far under R100. Out of curiosity what size shoe do you wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Agteros Posted March 23, 2009 Share Option B so long as the shoes can take a the cleats I have a set of SPDs at the bottom of Olympic road shoes... Agteros2009-03-23 11:56:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pino Posted March 23, 2009 Share i wear a size 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto Posted March 23, 2009 Share Should have a pair of Olympic mtb shoes with cleats you can use then if you are interested. They are old but still useable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pino Posted March 23, 2009 Share my olympic road shoes also take the spd cleats ( they do require sightly longer screws with mine as the standard ones do not always catch the shoes thread) but what i was wondering about was if anyone ever uses their road spd set up un a mountainbike....will the spd pedals cope with the dust etc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDEE Posted March 24, 2009 Share I wouldnt want to have to portage my Mtb while wearing road shoes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlek Posted March 24, 2009 Share Dont use your road shoes or pedals they will never work properly again!!!! ok wait sorry i used mine in my first ever MTB race the magalies monster and i almost died so you might get away with themturtlek2009-03-24 00:39:23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagwil Posted March 24, 2009 Share Do yourself a favour and get a proper pair of MTB shoes and SPD cleats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted March 24, 2009 Share Option C Purchase a cheap set of flat pedals and cycle in your running shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLoCo Posted March 24, 2009 Share Option CPurchase a cheap set of flat pedals and cycle in your running shoes. Probably the best option....if you have to borrow a MTB, thenobviously you will lack some of the skills. This equates to a lot of neerdonner, not so much fun if you are fighting cleats on top of it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman1834 Posted March 24, 2009 Share If you are on a budged you must go to MR price sport they have cheap shoes +- R300 and Game in centurion have a pair for +- R270 You can always use it in the spinning class. Gman18342009-03-24 01:49:55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Option C does make sense as I can assume you are not accustomed to MTB and especially technical or Single track riding .... and the Xterra will be technical ... especially if it is Grabouw. So accept that you will be walking a couple of sections. Good Luck and Enjoy ... welcome to dirt Hairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted March 24, 2009 Share Even "normal" pedals with those straps would be sufficient...I rode with straps for almost a year.....no problemo & a bit better than just plain old pedals... Just keep them nice and loose for fast dismouts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pino Posted March 24, 2009 Share hi guys...thank you all for coming up with option C....think i will go for it. Am indeed not an experienced mtb rider ( downhill still scares the crap out of me) so it will be a challenge anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain_lion Posted March 24, 2009 Share I also think option C is they way to go. If you can find a pair of old fashioned plastic toe clips, fit that too, but take the strap out. I rode my first MTB like this many years ago... steel frame and rigid fork. This helps to keep your feet on the pedals while still allowing for fast dismounts. There was a time when you could get strapless clips, which was design for above purpose. Don't know if they are still available. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41JMTVDWX7L._SL500_AA280_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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