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If by off road cycling, you mean Mountain Biking, the reason is primarily for the fact that mtn cleats get clotted with dirt and other junk when riding whereas you rarely clip out when on a road bike. Also, road cleats are more focused on power transfer or "float" (see www.speedplay.com to find out about float) since the issue of dirt and grime aren't as big as with mtn biking. I've used mtn Shimano SPD cleats for the first two years of my cycling career and did not find anything terribly bad with them, but there was definitely a huge difference once i switched to road specific cleats and pedals.

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