Pedals

I have SS not fixed. I'm not sure what pedals to get I currently have look keos but want decent flats/walk around type any suggestions please?

Ooh, are they specialist? do you know the name or are they made by Look?

You're right it was a bit vague. I have a pompino, a blue one. brooks saddle, soon to be silver post and I may change the forks from carbon to steel for the look.

I was thinking of flats with toe clips.. minus straps. I have had tghe topple at the lights with straps not doing that again!

I've had Shimano single side SPD's too

Ooh, are they specialist? do you know the name or are they made by Look?

Those ones are by Exustar and are for Arc cleats, although they might take Keo cleats instead. Wellgo do some 'spinning' pedals (E148) with SPD on one side, Keo on the other and clips/straps which clip into the Keo side

I've got Wellgo M17s (rebranded as Token) on my Pompetamine, SPD on one side and flat on the other

Wellgo do about half a dozen different styles and grades of pedals of this general type.

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I'm very happy with SPD's on my commute bike, but on my Road Bike, I'm currently using Look Delta pedals that I bought in the mid 90's.

I've recently bought some new shoes for the road bike (Specialized Comp Road, 3 bolt fixing), and I was considering getting some new Look Delta cleats for them, but then I thought that I might treat myself to some new pedals too, given that the existing ones have seen better days.

I don't want to spend lots of money, and I'm not sure what to go for. SPD-SL, Look Keo, or something else? I've seen these Exustar Look Keo clones for under £20 including cleats, which seem pretty good value to me:
http://www.rutlandcycling.com/99412/products/exustar-e-pr100p-road-pedal.aspx

But then the venerable Shimano R540 costs about the same:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-r540-spd-sl-sport-pedals

Or do I splash the cash on something better? The bike is a 'weekend' bike that I use for club rides and similar, and Strava tells me I've ridden 1400 miles on it year to date. The bike is steel framed, and I'm not a weight weenie, so I'm not going to spend £100 more on something just to save 50 grams. Has anyone spotted anything else out there in the bargain corner?

Thanks

Get the PD-R540

I use PD-R540 on my Winter bike/Commuter and on the track. You can't go wrong at £20. Solid connection, durable and basically zero maintenance (well I've never maintained them). Speedplay cleats are £30 on their own...

If you want to try out the shimanos I've got a pair with some cosmetic scratches but in good working condition you could have for cheap. message me if you're interested at all!

Thanks for the advice all - looks like I'll be going with the R540's then. I take it that I should just go with the normal ones, rather than the 'light action' ones, given that I'm quite used to using clipless pedals?

@ltc that's kind of you to offer, but given that I would have to spend £11 or so on cleats if I were to buy pedals without them, I might as well spend an extra tenner on top to buy new pedals. That's unless you've got some new cleats kicking around as well?

If you're used to clipless already don't bother with the light action. You can get them to release pretty easily if needed, or crank them up pretty tight for track use.

That's a good point! I hadn't thought of that and I don't have any cleats I'm afraid.

What are the benefits of the 105 over the r540 for £30 more, is it just 45g? Being crabon, would they be more likely to break if I go down?

What are the benefits of the 105 over the r540 for £30 more, is it just 45g?

Steel wear plate on the top, wider platform, probably slightly better bearings. Not sure that it all adds up to being worth 150% extra :-)

PD-R550 is the latest sub-105 version and includes the wear plate and wide platform for about £10 over the 540