I ride mostly two bikes: one for commuting/touring, one for training (and soon racing).
I ride SPD on the commuter and installed SPDs on the racing bike that I bought a bit later so I did not have to buy new shoes just for this.
Problem is that as Iam taking training/racing more seriously, I would not want to be limited in the choice of my shoes when I get to buy some in the future, and the only SPD compatible ones are either touring/commuting/MTB or very bottom-of-the-range road ones that have both the 3 road drillings and the 2 SPD drilling. I want to be able to choose some shoes that have very road specific features such as lower weight and very stiff soles...
Plus, SPDs are fine for touring/commuting/MTB but if they're not commonly used for road training/racing, there has to be a reason...
So this all leads me towards a switch to road pedals...
Just wondering about the system to pick: - standard Shimano SPD-SL that seems to be extremely standard, good value (both the pedals and spare cleats) - Time? Look? Mavic? that seem to their fans - Speedplay: I really like the 2 sided system and there seem to be good reviews but they're expensive, bot pedals and spares...
What should I pick?
Consider that I will continue touring and commuting with SPDs so, while I am ready to lose shoe compatibility on all bike, I don't want the transitions between systems to be too tough, hence my liking of the Speedplay system and its double sides ...