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Must admit, I've been thinking of new pedals, the ones I bought second hand for the commuter have given up the ghost.
Hmm, mtb pedals look much cheaper than road ones, but the cost of the shoes on top, and the fact my cycling budget is being seriously squeezed at the moment due to too many expensive maintenance purchases, hmm.
SPD-SL for the fast road commute
PD-A520 for everything else
I picked up a set of Shimano mtb SPD pedals from the bikestation for all of £3. Think they're 530s and while they look like they've seen plenty of abuse the bearings are virtually perfect. Left one is a little loose even when firmly clipped in but I can live with that for the price. Of course you can get new 520s for around £15 online these days.
I'm a size 10 and a bit and tried many shoes. For me, the Shimano sizes were all over the place, 43s too small, 44s too big etc. I ended getting a pair of Sidis and broke the bank at the same time, but they are like wearing a pair of slippers, so comfy!
The only way to be sure is to try them on.
I have wide-ish feet and tend to find proper road shoes a bit restrictive. For both on road and off road, I settled on a pair of Specialised MTB shoes in combo with Time ATAC pedals. The ATACs have loads of float but release quickly and they don't get gummed up with grime. With the shoes, I probably lose a wee bit of efficiency since the soles are not fully rigid, but the MTB shoe comfort factor is great and they can be worn all day on and off the bike.
Shoes are tricky - even when they feel a good fit in the shop, you can't replicate the pressures you put through them on the bike to be entirely sure. Then, once you have attached the cleat it's too late to take them back.
I've got pair of Giro road shoes that are very comfy off the bike. On the bike, they've been a bit hit and miss - sometimes they fit like a (foot)glove, others they're not quite right. I've tweaked the cleats, but I think I've narrowed the issue down to how I fasten them up - my foot needs to be as far back in the shoe as possible when I tighten them.
What they haven't had is a really good soaking, which from past experience helps deform and reform shoes to your foot. However, as they are my summer cycling shoes it won't be long before they receive one of those...
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