Easiest pedals to clip into?

[mikemelbrooks]

What about these?
https://www.magped.com/?lang=en&gclid=C ... 3UQAvD_BwE

[synchronicity]

I have a set of Time atac link pedals that have flats on one side and the atac retention on the other (similar to SPDs, so the cleats are walkable, but better). But they don't make them anymore, you should still be able to find them online somewhere though.

I'm a time user, but other than that, Keo easys, not sure where you can get them now though.

[BdaGhisallo]

Keywin Carbon. Easier than any other pedal system mentioned.

[ff119]

How light are you? Shimano makes a light version of their SPD SL’s, their normal mtb SPD’s can also have very little tension.

44kg

[CampagYOLO]

Pretty much all pedals I've ever used can be set with very little tension and make clipping in not too much of a challenge, I'd say go with whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Given you've never used clipless before I'd recommend Shimano SPD and to do it as cheaply as possible to see if you get on with it. Shimano M520's and some cheap SPD shoes from Decathlon will cost about £60 all in.

[Zero7]

Pretty much all pedals I've ever used can be set with very little tension and make clipping in not too much of a challenge, I'd say go with whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Given you've never used clipless before I'd recommend Shimano SPD and to do it as cheaply as possible to see if you get on with it. Shimano M520's and some cheap SPD shoes from Decathlon will cost about £60 all in.

Agree

[jfranci3]

I'm very light and have seen people complain it makes it harder to clip in. I need a new pedal for the new bike and thought I'd finally try clipless (or one with both sides or the ability to use trainers if needed)

Any suggestions? Even the speedplay zero I've seen people struggle with so I'm not sure what to try

Road pedals tend to be harder because the cleats are plastic and have no feeling. MTB pedals are easier to work it. If you living in a heavy urban environment, road pedals are not the way to go. The best road pedals for cleat/pedal feel is speedplay. For MTB there are more options with Shimano SPD being the standard. Speedplay Frogs are the absolute easiest - they are no longer made though.

[flying]

I think also some folks do not realize release tension & how much of a difference that can make
to clipping in & getting out

Look Blade style pedals for instance come in 8,12,16 & even 20nm tensions

[ff119]

Pretty much all pedals I've ever used can be set with very little tension and make clipping in not too much of a challenge, I'd say go with whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Given you've never used clipless before I'd recommend Shimano SPD and to do it as cheaply as possible to see if you get on with it. Shimano M520's and some cheap SPD shoes from Decathlon will cost about £60 all in.

Not possible, shoes aren't easy at all given my size sadly

[CampagYOLO]

Pretty much all pedals I've ever used can be set with very little tension and make clipping in not too much of a challenge, I'd say go with whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Given you've never used clipless before I'd recommend Shimano SPD and to do it as cheaply as possible to see if you get on with it. Shimano M520's and some cheap SPD shoes from Decathlon will cost about £60 all in.

Not possible, shoes aren't easy at all given my size sadly

I'm assuming that your feet are very small? If so then a lot of children use the Shimano SPD system for things like cyclocross so you could wear children's shoes.

[ghostinthemachine]

Anyone heard of these? https://www.bythlon.co.uk/

Yes, they're bloody awful, solution looking for a problem. Not even that easy to use considering the market they are aimed at.

What about these?
https://www.magped.com/?lang=en&gclid=C ... 3UQAvD_BwE

They're pretty odd too. Heavy and more problematic than using the shimamo multirelease (random release?) cleats. Unless they've revised them massively in the last year (ish).

Just get one of the standard or light action road pedals, time, look or shimano, and minimise the tension as far as possible.

I know plenty of juniors and women who are around your weight (or lighter) using standard road or MTB pedals with low release tension.
Things like shifter effort/size or suspension set up cause far more issues than pedals.

What size foot do you have as well, someone might be able to point you in the direction of something suitable. Smallest i've had to source were 34 or 35 IIRC. Got some shimanos in the end.

[jfranci3]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224456461587
Again... the absolute easiest clipless pedals on earth. Basically no pressure needed.

Most pedal systems don't require a lot of power to mash the cleat in place. Some require a lot of lateral power to unclip ("tension"). Speed play anything will be the easiest. For road specific pedals, they make a low tension (low release threshold ) cleat https://www.wahoofitness.com/devices/pe ... ension-buy

[RussellS]

Agree with many others for the reasons already given. Shimano SPD mountain bike style pedals and shoes that take the two bolt clip. Cheap pedals. $45 for the cheapest Shimano SPD pedals. (they have almost doubled in price since I last bought them many years ago!!!!) Two bolt SPD shoes are also cheap and plentiful. If shoe size is a concern for you, look at sandals. Love my Shimano sandals. Hopefully you can find small sandals for women or men or kids. And with sandals, they really don't have to be an exact fit. You can wear one or two sizes bigger and be fine with sandals. Kids mountain bike shoes should also work fine if you have small feet. As for ease of clipping in, you can loosen up the Shimano SPD pedals springs so its easy to clip in and out. Of course you have to remember when its easy to clip in, its also easy to clip out. Sometimes that is not wanted. But with two bolt cleats and shoes, they usually have a tread or rubber on the sole, so you can ride/pedal even if you are not clipped in. Then 100 feet down the road you can try to get clipped in again.

[synchronicity]

Has everyone recommending good old shimano SPD cleats ever tried Time ATAC? Probably not. Yes shimano SPD is ubiquitous, that doesn't mean it's the 'best' system, simply the most common. I think (okay I assume) a lot of people who are on SPDs have never even tried anything else.

[robbosmans]

Time atac together with Egbeaters dig into the soles of your shoes, wouldn’t want that. Shimano spd is still far superior