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Pedals for dodgy knees.

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  • April 12, 2016 at 12:53 pm #25599
    irh123

    Hello. I am fairly new to road cycling, mountain biked for years. 

    I have been using my mountain bike spd shoes but have now purchased some proper road shoes. 

    I am looking for pedals/cleats that give a good amount of float so as not to aggravate my knackered knees. 

    Many recomendations? Budget is up to £80 ish. 

    Cheers. 

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  • April 12, 2016 at 2:55 pm #869805
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    irh123

    Thanks for your reply. 

    Thanks for your reply. 

    I have been looking at the  speedplay’s but not had chance to speak to anyone using them. 

    For the same price I can get ultegra Carbon pedals but they only have 3° of float. 

    Really like the idea of speedplay but not too sure about the cleats. 

    April 12, 2016 at 2:22 pm #869803
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    freebsd_frank

     

     

    I used to use SPDs but started getting knee problems when I started doing more miles.

    Following advice, I switched to Speedplay X2. No knee problems in the last ~20 yrs.

    You can get Speedplay X5s within your budget. X2s are stainless steel axles and better (replaceable) cartridge bearings. X5s have ChroMoly axles and cheaper bearings, IIRC.

    Since the original X series of pedals, Speedplay have introduced “light-action” and “zero” pedals which are of similar design but have additional features such as adjustable float. I can’t comment on whether they’re any better.

    The only problem with the Speedplays is that the cleats are large, which makes them difficult to walk in. That doesn’t bother me. The furthest I walk in them is getting off the bike and going into the cafe. The cleat covers are worth buying, they’re about a tenner and stop any dirt getting in to the cleats when off the bike.

    I used to commute and then I used Speedplay Frogs. They have the same free float but a much smaller cleat. I used them with Shimano trainer-type shoes which were comfortable enough to wear all day, even though I was on my feet most of the day.

    http://www.speedplay.com

     

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