MTB pedals fit 10 gear racer?

"Alan Paterson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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This is doubtlss a really dumb question, but is there any significant
difference between the pedals on MTBs and regular bikes? I keep seeing MTB
pedals on ebay - would they fit my 'regular' 10 gear racer? And would they
perform differently in any way? Thanks for any advice.

As far as I know there are only two different sizes of threads on pedal
9/16" on road and MTBs and 5/8" on BMX bikes.

Mountain bike pedals may differ in that they may have better mud clearance
but they would work just as well on a road bike.

You could use Look or Time pedals on a MTB but it would not be practical
when you want to get off and walk.

No doubt there are a million other views on the subject.

Cliff

Alan Paterson said:

This is doubtlss a really dumb question, but is there any significant
difference between the pedals on MTBs and regular bikes? I keep seeing MTB
pedals on ebay - would they fit my 'regular' 10 gear racer? And would they
perform differently in any way? Thanks for any advice.

Road pedals are more likely to be single-sided, which is ok for longer
distance road riding but less convenient when you are regularly trying
to put your feet rapidly on and off the pedals (which especially means
MTBing, but possibly also for urban/casual use). Road pedals can
therefore in principle be slightly lighter, but I'm not sure that they
often are in practice. Apart from that, they are the same. Lots of
people (myself included) use MTB pedals on all our bikes.

James

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Paterson (') said:

This is doubtlss a really dumb question, but is there any significant
difference between the pedals on MTBs and regular bikes?

No.

Quoted message said:

I keep seeing
MTB pedals on ebay - would they fit my 'regular' 10 gear racer?

Yes.

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And
would they perform differently in any way? Thanks for any advice.

Clipless pedal systems sold for MTBs - SPD, ATAC, Egg Beater, Frog - tend
to have quite small contact areas and some people find this leads to
excessive pressure on a small area of the foot. But frankly if you're
wearing good cycle shoes with a stiff enough sole it isn't going to make
and difference at all. The only other downside is a very, very slight
aerodynamic deficit, which, unless you're trying to shave milliseconds
off a time-trial time, you aren't going to notice.

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;; knowledge increaseth sorrow.." - Ecclesiastes 1:18

"James Annan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Alan Paterson said:

This is doubtlss a really dumb question, but is there any significant
difference between the pedals on MTBs and regular bikes? I keep seeing

MTB

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

pedals on ebay - would they fit my 'regular' 10 gear racer? And would

they

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Quoted message said:

perform differently in any way? Thanks for any advice.

Your question is not dumb. MTB pedals and road/regular pedals are freely
interchangeable. I fit MTB pedals to my road and hybrid bikes when I lend
them
to collegues when we go for a departmental bike ride. They suppoort their
feet
better as I use large platform type pedals. You might consider calling in
at your
local bike shop. I acquired several pairs of pedals at v.low prices as they
were
taken off new MTB's to fit a customer specified pedal e.g. egg beater or SPD

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Road pedals are more likely to be single-sided, which is ok for longer
distance road riding but less convenient when you are regularly trying
to put your feet rapidly on and off the pedals (which especially means
MTBing, but possibly also for urban/casual use).

Not strictly true. It all depends on the age of the bike and the pedals
that
it came with and whether or not 'rat traps' or other shoe attachement
hardware
is fitted to the pedals making them one sided.

If you have never used straps/clips or clipless pedals then there is no real
difference apart from possibly the platform size where the MTB pedals may
be larger.

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Road pedals can
therefore in principle be slightly lighter, but I'm not sure that they
often are in practice. Apart from that, they are the same. Lots of
people (myself included) use MTB pedals on all our bikes.

And conversely lots of other people (myself included) use SPD pedals on all
of our bikes (unless lent to others).

vernon

vernon said:

"James Annan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Road pedals can
therefore in principle be slightly lighter, but I'm not sure that they
often are in practice. Apart from that, they are the same. Lots of
people (myself included) use MTB pedals on all our bikes.

And conversely lots of other people (myself included) use SPD pedals on all
of our bikes (unless lent to others).

How is SPD "conversely"? I would hazard a guess that MTB SPD pedals are
the most common clipless system, irrespective of on/off-road riding.

James

Alan Paterson said:

This is doubtlss a really dumb question, but is there any significant
difference between the pedals on MTBs and regular bikes? I keep seeing MTB
pedals on ebay - would they fit my 'regular' 10 gear racer? And would they
perform differently in any way? Thanks for any advice.

I use Time Atac on my road bike for touring - I can walk with these
cleats. I swap them for my Look racing pedals.
There is also a Time Cyclo which is for touring & uses the same cleats
as Atac. They fit all shoes that accept SPD. I find the Time pedal area
more comfortable than the (older) Shimanos.
All the best
Dan Gregory

Adrian Godwin said:

Dan Gregory said:

I use Time Atac on my road bike for touring - I can walk with these
cleats. I swap them for my Look racing pedals.
There is also a Time Cyclo which is for touring & uses the same cleats
as Atac. They fit all shoes that accept SPD. I find the Time pedal area
more comfortable than the (older) Shimanos.

How do the Eggbeater cleats compare ?

Various reviewers seem to think they're better at clip/unclip and
dirt resistance than Time, but how usable are they if you want to
walk in the shoes ?

They are recessed, same as all the others.

James