What kind of clipless pedals are you guys using?

[look 171]

HA! Ya had to different and ride those Profit

Pete, you still riding track?

I found modern shoes difficult to get them into the toe clips. I had to find a cleat adapter for a modern shoe from Yellow Jersey just for one of the vintage ride we did several years ago. My heart was more interested in looking at old bikes from the 80s and 90s instead of the ride itself. I bailed half way through the ride with another guy, turned around and had me a nice fat lunch at the concourse instead.

[sc_rufctr]

It seems that a lot of people don't like Profit but I like that the engagement part is steel and the cleats never wear out.

Riding Track? - Yes and a lot. (I'm still use old wooden soled Sidi shoes for my track pedals)

Some older worn pedals...

[sc_rufctr]

[look 171]

Those have a Ti shank in em? I can only drool over a pair of Sidi like that back in those days. I ended up with the Adidas with the funky two part cleat.

How does that work in the tracks down there? Show up with your track bike and go round and round as long as they know you have track riding knowledge? love to mess around the track again now that I am older and racing isn't important to me anymore.

[sc_rufctr]

I used to live really close to our local track. Basically you turn up and ride but it depends on what events you want to take part in.
Now I live near the beach so I load my bike into my car and drive to the track.

I'm part of a "Madison" team but I also do individual sprint racing.

At my age it's all a bit silly to be honest.
- I still like competing but somehow the younger guys seem to be getting faster.

[MFAFF]

SLs Ultegras on the road bike with full carbon soled three bolt shoes. Very comfortable feeling of being attached to the bike. Walking with them is a pain, use rubber covers all the time.

SPDs on the gravel bike with full carbon soles two bolt shoes. Love a bit of float to change foot position etc and to walk or spend the whole day with the shoes on.

Considering using gravel bike all winter on road as well (big tyres.. 40mm and fenders) as there seems to be only a small difference in power transfer, average speed etc between two bikes.

For the type of riding I do the handling and feel of the bikes is the main thing, speed is broadly comparable.

Still have 1986 Look pedals and SIDI Revolution shoes for my 1985 steel framed road bike.. just for a bit of nostalgia and to remember how things have changed.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

I used to live really close to our local track. Basically you turn up and ride but it depends on what events you want to take part in.
Now I live near the beach so I load my bike into my car and drive to the track.

I'm part of a "Madison" team but I also do individual sprint racing.

At my age it's all a bit silly to be honest.
- I still like competing but somehow the younger guys seem to be getting faster.

Sling your ass into another I found tracing racing is all lungs. Boy, does it hurt like hell when the heat is turned up.

You aint kidding about the damn kids getting faster. A friend whom I met in our local training rides way back in 83, fresh in college while I was in High school. We rode many, many training miles and races together now said just the other day, those damn skinny punk kids sure turn the screw today and remember how we use to do the same thing to em and make em' hurt sure put a little smile on my face. I the back of my mind, I always give racing a try before I get too old. I am 54 now, and found getting up and go on the hills when they drop the hammer a it harder then just a few years back. Just no power. Need more miles, I suppose.

Sorry Baz, getting off on a tangent again.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by look 171

Those have a Ti shank in em? I can only drool over a pair of Sidi like that back in those days. I ended up with the Adidas with the funky two part cleat.

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Yes the "Record Profit" have Ti shanks. And you also need the special Campagnolo 8 sided spanner to service them.

[MFAFF]

Originally Posted by look 171

….. I am 54 now, and found getting up and go on the hills when they drop the hammer a it harder then just a few years back. Just no power. Need more miles, I suppose.

Sorry Baz, getting off on a tangent again.

Need to cheat more… I mean use your experience…..
Found that trying to beat the youngsters at their own game is futile. So let them do the work as they see fit… and do something different. Found that longer distance and technical rides are a great leveller. The guys who can do fast rides on the road for say 100 miles find it a very different challenge to do a 150 mile mixed surface ride when pacing and technique as well as feeding become key factors. More fun for me than being dropped PDQ on fast uphill sections or the sprint for the village sign. Seeing the countryside from a gravel lane is a very rewarding experience… and I’ve seen too many backwheels and been head down sufficiently to seek other views.

[ErVikingo]

Shimano XTR PDM9120 for training/everyday riding.
EggBeaters when I want to go faster!

[UconnTim97]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I like speedplay.
I know plenty of people who just use SPD for road and off road.
If you want, I have a set of Ultegra 6700 that are pretty much like new. I don't use 'em; you can have 'em.

That's the same pedals I use on my road bike. I'm happy with them. I wear Lake carbon shoes. Very comfortable.

[Racerbvd]

Mine vary from bike to bike

[herr_oberst]

[stevej37]

^^^ Your foot is going for the wrong pedal.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Yes the "Record Profit" have Ti shanks. And you also need the special Campagnolo 8 sided spanner to service them.

The ProFit pedals are nice and actually quite light, I have two beefs with mine: one is that they are a bit noisy we’re the cleat touches the pedal- I would wax mine to help; second is they seem to turn a little far making getting into them more difficult than other pedals.

I’m using SPD right now because my Carnac shoes that I use on the ProFit are getting beat up and I can use my winter shoes on the road bike during the change of seasons.

Thinking of going with the super light Look pedals next, but need to get the new shoes too.

[rwest]

On the track, I go old school with vintage Campy pedals and toe straps, although I haven’t been to a track in about 6 years and my local one has been torn down- National Sports Center in Blaine MN

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Your foot is going for the wrong pedal.

I managed to get it sorted...

[stevej37]

^^^ Thank God...or you would be going backwards.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Thank God...or you would be going backwards.

Maybe I'll try that; it could roll back the life odometer. I'd be an hour and 45 minutes younger than when I started....

[stevej37]

^^^ lol