SPEEDPLAY FROG PEDALS

SPEEDPLAY FROG PEDALS

Given the recent problems I had with my MTB shoes (the interior screws ripped out of the shoes) -- and ongoing problems I had with the cleats coming out of the shoes -- I decided to swap over to a speedplay product -- frog pedals.

I've used speedplay on my road bike for ~3-5 years now and I've always been impressed with the idea of free float on the pedals. I'll be looking forward to trying it on the mountain.

I was lucky enough to bid on a pair off of ebay and I got them for ~$90 used ~1-2 years, with working cleats. I just hate paying retail.

Here's a review of the pedals. But again, even with the glowing (mostly) reviews, I still feel pretty confident about the purchase because I love the road bike pedals so much.

I suppose here is what is interesting: MTB shoes (like road shoes) seem to go from $40 bucks to the price of a small island in the Pacific (well, like $300). I guess I'll never quite understand. I've always purchased and used the cheap shoes and I've been fine with it. Now, I realize teh shoes I have now did fail -- but after several thousand miles they failed -- and I surely got my $39.95 worth out of them. Indeed, since performance has a lifetime guarantee I'm tempted to send them back -- because they real did fail at their basic design: the screws shouldn't rip out of the bottom (see photos either here or posted shortly hereafter).

Here's a photo:



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