how many bikes do you want to outfit? when i started i was just as overwhelmed as you sound. others advice helped but everyone had chosen their own route ----that is what you will need to do
my research led me to http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/TopCategory_10052_10551_400009_-1_400009_Y i started on a hybrid so my original pedal type was the shimano "spd" style clipin i found them to be fairly inexpensive and easy to get use to also my research has led to sticking w/ the shimano brand as much as you can when I was talked into the road bike i stayed w/ the 'spd' clipin for economy and ease of use reasons. Both my bikes have the spd and all my bikes shoes have the spd plates so interchange amongst bikes is easy. i joined the performance membership option ~$30/yr and found it to be a quick payback since I was starting from scratch. if you have any questions feel free to ask. I prefer to go to don's bike in wilson as much as i can but his selection is limited compared to performance when it comes to shoe sizes etc. take your time and study up. It really is not that confusing. good luck On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Tim Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got Look pedals. Performed okay, but have not held up well. Going for > speedplay X2's next. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] < > [email protected]> > To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri Jul 09 19:21:18 2010 > Subject: [COWs] pedals, cleats, shoes, float & more > > Hello all, > I'm looking for some advice. I've begun the hunt to leave my cages > behind and finally start riding with the "big boys" and get some > pedals, cleats, shoes, etc. However, there are so many options I'm > lost. I'm not looking for the best, just a good start. I would like > some recommendations and reasons why. Why you would buy what you > already have again or why you wouldn't. In looking online, I'm reading > about float, lateral adjustment, degrees of entry and more. Where can > I get the best price? Would you buy online? Any help you guys could > offer would be much appreciated. I don't know if I'm opening a can of > worms by looking for these opinions so I'm sorry if I am. > Steve D > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
