thinking of buying Speedplays

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:00:41 GMT in rec.bicycles.misc, "Mike
Jacoubowsky" wrote:

I went to the LBS today and compared the Zeros to the Frogs. I don't know
about those Frogs because the cleat is a lot smaller than I thought it
would
be. I used to have SPDs and got "hot foot" a lot whenever I would ride a
long distance. I switched to Looks and haven't had burning toes since
then.

I don't think cleat size per se has much to do with "hot foot." If the sole
of the shoe is infinitely stiff (and high-end shoes approach this), then the
size of the cleat is irrelevant as far not placing pressure on a particular
part of your foot.

I have to agree. I had pressure point problems with some SPD
pedals that went away with my Frogs. They were great for my
rides when I went to France for the tour --- they unclip quick
when you hit a patch of cobblestones, too (except when you step
in a dogpile first [phew! ;^)]).

As far as I'm concerned, the Frogs are the best pedals I've ever
used. I got the stainless steel version, because I live in Rain
Country(tm).