Mountain Bike Cleats On Road Shoes

I do not like the penguin walk but i value the expertise of my bike shop.

Mountain bike cleats on road shoes.

Lightweight aero windproof options in men s women s and children s sizes compatible with two three and four hole clipless systems like spd look time. Loosely fit the cleats to the shoes position the cleat so it s under the ball of your foot according to the mark you made. I wore shimano carbon sole road shoes for years a while ago i switched to the new specialized body geometry road shoes designed by andy pruitt. Most riders prefer somewhere between 4 and 9 degrees of float but some prefer to ride fixed with zero degrees of float and no side to side movement as it allows for a bit more power transfer.

I like to use my mountain bike pedals and shoes for road biking but i get funny looks on group rides. Mountain bike pedals use the shoe tread as the contact point while road pedals use a specialized cleat as the contact point. Pedals come with matching cleats which will fit all mountain bike. He rides his road bike to work with mountain shoes and sometimes keeps his mountain bike shoes on all day during work.

What shoes do you use. As such road specific pedals can choose materials and control the contact patch better allowing a much smoother float and often more float than mountain bike systems. Float is most commonly found in road shoe cleats but some mountain bike cleats offer it too. My local bike shop thinks a road shoe and pedal is best vs.

Mountain biking shoes are generally much beefier than road shoes and include a rugged somewhat flexible sole that looks a bit like the sole of a hiking boot. Coach fred matheny replies. My son s pushing the mountain bike version. The cleats used on mountain.

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