Which SPD pedals?
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Seconded - I have A520s on the best bike.
They're a tad tight though, so I did note a mild twinge caused by them having less float compared to my Shimano M324s.
The M324s are on the Audax bike, as they have the advantage of lots of space for mounting pedal reflectors.0 -
If you want cheap I can't fault the Shimano M520s that now reside on my MTB.
For £20 they were excellent. Ran them on my road bike for about 9 months.
Only demoted them to the MTB when I decided to get SPD's for it and thought I might as well sling the gram or two lighter M540's I bought on the road bike.0 -
Thanks for the advice.
I've thought about it though and I think I might stick with conventional cages. Odds are my MTB shoes are going to be soaking wet and caked in mud quite often and I'm not going to want to wear those on my daily commute!0 -
check out ebay for M520s - cheapest place. Also CRC. You can get a set with cleats for less than 20 posted.
The 540s are lighter but more cash.
I run some of these on my commuter
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yrn_31556#
I picked them up on a random ebay purchase but hey're really good. Lighter than 540s and just as good to use. I've had them on for over a year and no reliability issues at all. A secret little bargain methinks
Avoid Xpedo. They're light but rubbish - the bushings wear in no time.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0 -
I would second tghe M520's (and would avoid pedals with cages), also, double-sided are much better - no pedal-flipping to clip in.0
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A520s or A530s (the A530s replace the A520s) if it's for a road\touring bike, but they are single sided. My partner uses them and loves them.
I use M520 on my hybrid bike and they're double sided if you remove the plastic platform (it just pops off) and I've found them very good. M540s are slightly more expensive.
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In the best traditions of the forum, I'm going to completely contradict the previous poster! I've used both extensively and would recommend Shimano SPDs every time - particularly if you buy the cheap plastic tool that allows them to be stripped down and flushed through with fresh lubricant. The fact that they are so generic means it's easy to get spare cleats almost anywhere, and they can be had so cheaply on Ebay that you can regard them as disposable.0
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aracer wrote:Off road, yes. On road where contamination isn't an issue I'm not having a problem.
No this was on road. I had a set of the top end ti spuds and they started to develop play after about two months.
I tried to see if new bushings were available but was told by the distributor that they weren't. That was a while ago now so this situation may have changed. But without spare bushings they are a liability IMO. In fact I'd steer well clear of pedals with bushings full stop.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0 -
Ok, maybe I'll get a second pair of shoes and get SPDs.
Do the single sided ones hand cleat up or down?
I imagine its really annoying flipping for the right side all the time!?0
