ROAD SHOES VS MTB SHOES

A YEAR BEFORE KEEGAN SWENSON smashed the Leadville 100 MTB course record, I ran into him on the course. He was running road shoes and road pedals, and all I could think was... ... No freakin' way! So, why am I running something similar now? Keegan is going for speed... lighter more aero better interface ... he doesn't plan to dismount. For me, that would be super risky... I'd likely dismount at least once The cleat/pedal interface would likely jam My plans to rip it up on raceday would be crushed ... there was 0% chance I'd run that combo. How could I get the gains,without taking the risks? Simple. Shimano and Crankbrothers each make a conversion that allows one to run road shoes with MTB cleats. I did it mainly for comfort, provide by the less robust upper on road shoes. But, what rocked my world was the... ... much better stable and sturdy connection to the MTB pedals. Shockingly better. Is it going to thrash my road shoes? Not much. On a ride that requires a lot of dismounting... ... I'll run my regular MTB shoes. Otherwise, this is my set up for MTB and gravel. === 165.38 hrsPushUps PullUps some light leg work20 minutes recovery120 minutes reading + Journaling https://www.strava.com/athletes/10248