Thread: Is it feasible to use mountain bike style Shimano SPD pedals on a road bike rather than

SPD-SL style pedals? I am looking to upgrade to Shimano SPD clipless pedals on my road bike and am pretty stuck with regards to the right ones to get!?

All of the road specific pedals I have seen (SPD-SL style) use a different cleat mechanism to the mountain bike pedals (such as the M520) but I much prefer the mountain bike shoes which have a smaller cleat and are much easier to walk in! I was just wondering if it is feasible to use a mountain bike style SPD pedal on a road bike or if pedals like theA520 are a kind of compromise between the two?

There are a lot of people that use SPD pedals on their road bike. It much easier to walk around with the recessed clip. I use the PD-M520 pedals on my mountain and road bike so i can use the same shoes.

Yes it is. I use a Crank Bros candy pedal on my road bike and of course I have seen this done many times over since the threads are all 9/16" on all pedals anyway you will be fine. I would recommend the m520 over the A for the simple reason that you wont have to fumble with it to get in to it otherwise either one will work fine and the A will save you weight too but not much. You can get the M for about the same price if you shop it. I prefer a 4 sided entry and that is why I choose CB over Shimano but use what you like.