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Currently using MTB-SPD pedals and shoes on my road bike as that's what i've got. Thinking about taking the plunge into road shoe territory and i'm looking at these particular models :-
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/diadora-aerospeed-2-road-shoes/rp-prod69383
Now, i'm no racer so will these shoes be OK for general riding duties or are they race specific jobs?
Also, i have a condition called CMT which causes me to have very weak ankle joints and i turn my ankle pretty easily and i'm worried about road cleats and slipping etc.
I wear Shimano RT82 shoes which are actually a touring shoe, they take an MTB 2 bolt cleat and have a small grips that mean you're not skating round on the cleat. Got a good review on RoadCC.
They're stiffer than MTB shoes but not as stiff as pure 'road' shoes.
That might be a better option, will google them.
My advice is don't buy shoes from the internet. Go to a couple of shops and try a few pairs on, buy the ones that are most comfortable.
Fortunately I don't have any ankle issues but I can confirm that it is very easy to turn your ankle with road cleats, so mattmbk's suggestion may be worth a look.
Hmmm, thinking that road 3 bolt cleats aren't the way to go. The idea of being 50 miles from home and wrecking my ankle outside the cafe isn't one to inspire confidence in the system.
Perhaps i should just stick to SPD's.
If you go for a road type large cleat with road shoes then yes - they're not easy to walk on and mine are very slippery and i've nearly ended up arse over tit several times. I can't really see the benefit the large road style cleats have anyway over the smaller MTB stye ones. Nothing wrong with sticking with the same style for both road and MTB and save your money and only have one pair of shoes.
You can buy cleat covers to put on if you are worried about going A over T
You can, but my medical condition means i'm [i]really[/i] likely to turn my ankle on even things like small pebbles when in cycling shoes.
I've got some SIDI off road shoes that have a sole that seems to me to be every bit as stiff as my road shoes. I expect it's the same with all high end or race orientated MTB shoes.
Think thats the way to go, stick with the SPD pedals and buy some racy type shoes.
Looks like i've managed to save myself some money this evening 🙂
Stick with SPDs then ! Buy stiff race mtb shoes for road use ?
Sorry bit slow reading and posting !
😆 My ankle is ****ed now, and i turned it over two months ago, still swollen and painful.
I roll my ankles pretty easily too, including 5 breaks over the years.
Never had a problem on road cleats though, more worried about dropping the round...
Definitely sounds like you need to play it safe and stick with MTB shoes so you have a level sole to walk on. Road shoes you're walking on your heal and can easily slip over. Not sure you're likely to turn your ankle over because with the wide road cleats you have quite good side-to-side stability, but if you have weak ankles then you're going to be less stable anyway should you slip on your cleat.
My road shoes and MTB shoes are effectively the same shoe, the only difference being that the MTB version has the grips all around and walks flat, whereas the road shoe doesn't.
MTB shoe:
http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p40252/Specialized-BG-Comp-MTB-Cycling-Shoe.aspx
Road shoe:
http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p27434/Specialized-BG-Elite-Road-Cycling-Shoes-2012.aspx