 As the title says after 2 years im going to go get some spds im fed up of me feet slipping off now the wet weather is here  ive got a set of pedals of me mate so going to go buy some today im on a budget though and cheapest ive found is at my localish bike shop there "Specialized primo BG" anyone used/got these ??? About 50 quid and that is the top of my budget !! P.s already looked at shoes on e bay etc but uncertain what size to get as ive read quite a few reviews regarding sizes been different on spds hence the reason im going to the shop to try them on 
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 Shimano M324 were my first choice of pedal when I took the plunge. They have two sides (one non-spd) meaning you still have the option to bail out when it gets a bit too knarly.
However, some people say the fact they have two different sides, means they are constantly the wrong way up when you stick your foot on them. But there is always a price to pay for everything and I still think they did me well for a couple of years.
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 Have fun. One of the riders in the club took the plunge yesterday. After a couple of comedy falls he managed a proper clipped-in crash which no-one even dared to laugh at. Battered but not broken he managed to complete the ride. I supect he'll be out on them again next week though.
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 It's amazing how incompetent some people can be.
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Shimano M324 were my first choice of pedal when I took the plunge. They have two sides (one non-spd) meaning you still have the option to bail out when it gets a bit too knarly. However, some people say the fact they have two different sides, means they are constantly the wrong way up when you stick your foot on them. But there is always a price to pay for everything and I still think they did me well for a couple of years. There the pedals i have so was thinking the same thing cheers !!
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 Been using spds for couple of years, definitely worth it and you'll soon get used to unclipping. Set the tension in the springs slack to start which makes it easy to unclip. If you want to try a selection of shoes, do a free delivery on line 'ship to store order' at evans (if your credit card can handle it) try a few sizes as fit is important and varies between manufacturers, then return the unwanted ones at the till and they will re-credit your card. They have the Specialised and a couple of others at 50 notes in the sale at Evans:
http://www.evanscycles.com/categories/sale/cycle-clothing/cycling-shoes/mens-shoes/mountain-bike-shoes?sort=asc&price_from=&price_to=&brand=&per_page=20
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I woudl go with some Shimano M424's for a first spd pedal. They're big, easy to clip into and have a cage so you can use normal shoes too. Should be £35 or less if you shop about. It's the shoes that are expensive, try ebay for some 2nd handers or occasionally lidl of all people have some cheap, stong and heavy spd shoes. (cheap, strong, light - choose any two.)
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It's amazing how incompetent some people can be. 
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I have no idea how you can crash purely because you've got SPD's on. Yes you can have the comedy fall off at a snails pace because you can't get them out but a crash at speed is gonna happen either way I reckon. For double comedy value....when I first tried mine out I did the cleat up in the shoe losely until I was happy with it's position. Jumped on the bike in the living room to practice clipping and unclipping but as soon as I tried to unclip the shoe moved but the cleat didn't. Didn't realise this was the problem so I pulled even harder and managed to lose contact with the wall and fall into the middle of the floor. Cue furious laughter from the other people in the room.
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I have no idea how you can crash purely because you've got SPD's on A fraction slower to dab, down you go. Hit a snow drift and the bike stops: step over the bars unless you're on SDPs.
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I can honestly say that SPD's have kept me upright many more times than they've caused me to crash John. I appreicate that they're not for everyone though.
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A fraction slower to dab, down you go. Hit a snow drift and the bike stops: step over the bars unless you're on SDPs.
- Dont dab
- Use Skis instead
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What's a dab? A fish? I managed to do a 10 metre sideways skid, downhill, on wet leaves last week. Unclipped both feet during the skid in case I needed to put a foot down. Regained control without putting a foot down, clipped back in and carried on. Much to the amusement of a couple of onlookers. Getting round stuff without putting a foot down is the challenge isn't it? Try and tell Danny Macaskill he should dab if it looks a bit hard.
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you,ll laugh - you,ll cry - you may even end up in casualty receiving stitches like I did - but one things for certain , you wont go back. 
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 When my cleats got very worn a couple of months back, it soon taught me the value of SPDs as I unclipped 2 or 3 times on favourite bumpy downhill. Things were fine the rest of the ride but after the 3 time at the same point on each ride, I decided it was time for new cleats. However, since the cleats were about £13 and a complete set of M520's (including cleats) was £19.99 online I went to those. I reccommend the 520's btw.
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