i'm thinking of going on to spd' as i'm sick n tierd of slipping of and what to get more power in my peddling i use my bike for work as well as off raod on trails would i be better off with them.
thanks

Everyone will say YES, but....

It depends on what you ride, how often per ride you find the need to instantly not be on the bike to avoid being hurt, if this is Zero go for it.

If this is @5times per ride then Hell No there just going to hurt you.

You probably would be better off on SPDs.
But there's always 5.10s to stop your feet slipping.

Are you a shoe salesman Jimmy...?

"Everyone will say YES, but...." That's because most of us like them and wouldn't ride without them.

There will always be a few that buck the trend though, only way to find out is to try them and see if you like them.

He takes it in turns with Stevey Weavey to plug 5.10s Hans.

what sort of trails? if you tend to stay on the ground, you may as well go spd (definately for road though)

but if you're into jumpy downhill stuff, flats are the way

I see John. They must have shares in the company.

A bit too street for me...


I agree with Mike on the SPD thang. If you don't like them you can remove them as quick as you can a flap of skin from your knee when you topple using them.

Han's, sorry but thats not quick enough, seen to many people get injured due to them.

Strangely, if I ever considered jumping stuff I'd use SPD's, I hate the feeling of the bike floating away from me.

#rubs knee#

my riding ability was helped no end with spuds, and apart from the initial (single) falling off from not unclipping quick, i feel that none of the crashes i have had have been caused by, or exacerbated from theuse of spuds.

try 'em. most people like them.

Spuds for MTB, flats for the BMX.

But it's all down to preference. Possibly ride a mates see how you get on before you go out and spend £40 on pedals and £60 on shoes.