Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on mountain bike shoes. I’m a female from a triathlon background but have just started getting into mountain biking for a bit of fun. I’ve got a hardtail XC bike (LIV/Giant Tempt 1) and am eyeing of single sided SPD pedals so I have the option to be clipped …

Shimano ME3 are cheap and I don’t think about them while riding. I use them on both road and mountain bikes. Expensive shoes haven’t been comfortable on my feet.

Thanks! They are one of the options I’ve been looking at so good to know they’re comfortable :+1:t3:

I only ride flats on MTB but I use 5:10s and I’m sure they do shoes with clips that can be used for both that still use their Stealth rubber. :+1:t3:

Honestly, 5:10s are the standard for shoes on flats. I went with Vans for my time on flats as no one around me carried the 5:10s and my feet are picky about shoes. When I ride clipped, I have other shoes.

Giro or 5:10’s are definitely what I would recommend. They come in a variety of colours and options for lacing or lacing velcro combos. The really tough soled Spd shoes are dreadful on flat pedals and I would recommend against going that route.

Specialized 2FO are what I’ve just bought as I’ve always liked their fit. Not ridden in them yet though so can’t offer much more advice.

If you’re concerned about being clipped in on a mountain bike, just get the SH-56 multi-release cleats and lower the tension. You can yank your feet straight up to release, or roll them to the side to release - it’s almost impossible to fall over still clipped in.

I ride clipless 95% of the time, occasionally using flats when I’m instructing specific skills courses. (I’m a certified PMBIA instructor with Ride Ottawa) Pedals: Since you are experienced with clipless, you should not worry about a 1 sided pedal. Get a 2 sided clipless pedal with a larger bod…

My experience of one-sided pedals is that they’re not very good flat pedals, as well as being more difficult to get in/out of when using the cleats. They’re also quite expensive - you can get excellent flats/SPD pedals at the cheap end of the spectrum. I started with one-sided SPDs when I took up MT…

[image] rgib9283: and am eyeing of single sided SPD pedals so I have the option to be clipped in or riding on the flat side These sound great in theory, but are pretty bad in practice. The flat pedal side isn’t great for a flat pedal (at least with the common Shimano ones) and when clipped yo…

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rgib9283 December 20, 2018, 11:54pm 13

Thanks! That’s helpful info and one of my main concerns about going down the spd sole route

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