Whats the difference between clipless pedals for road vs. mountain bikes?
Typically, you can click into road pedals from only one side, that is, they have a “right-side-up”. There are exceptions to this rule. Mountain pedals will give you two options for clicking in, often they are identical top and bottom, so you don’t have to look down at all when you’re clicking in. Some mountain pedals give you even more options; Crank Brothers Egg Beaters, for example, have four points of insertion.
