[funkdoobiest]

Hi, I recently bought a road bike to train on in the spring (i ride DH), and it came with a mix of older and newer parts, and the pedals on the bike are Shimano Dura ace pd 7700's. I've been riding/building mountain bikes for years, but I really don't know all that much about road bikes and their different standards (cleats, etc.)
Like I said, I'm not well acquainted with road bike gruppos, but I recognize that the 7700 stuff is several years old. My question is this: are new dura ace cleats compatible with the older (7700) pedals? If they are not and I have to buy the cleats that match the 7700's, will new road shoes accomodate this older design? Like I said I'm familiar w/ mtn stuff (SPD) and that's about it. I'll include a picture of the pedal in case people don't recall the 7700.

thanks!

 

[davep]

The new cleats will not work with those pedals, completly different design. There are also two different versions, one with angular float, one without. You can see them here: http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=5094 .

As for compatability with shoes, sort of depends on the shoe. Some shoes have a single specific bolt patern (three bolt 'look patern' for example) some have multiple drillings, some use an adapter plate to go from one patern to another. The cleats for your pedals use the SPD-R patern which was something that shimano 'invented' for that vintage of pedal and never became main stream. It might be a little difficult to match these to a shoe as the pattern is not so common. More info here: http://adventurecyclingusa.com/brands/shimano-shoes-and-pedals-a-winning-combination-pg83.htm

 

[funkdoobiest]

Ok, thanks for the response. I think I'm just going to find a new set of pedals and shoes that I know will work together.

 

[Bicyclist]

A lot of slightly older Specialized shoes have both patterns to mount cleats, I know my S-Works (single Boa) shoes do.