Speedplay Pedals?? what the @%*$??

wellbeloved747

Now the end of the build is almost amongst me it is time to get some pedals and shoes.

I have decided to go for a pair of carbon sole specialized shoes. but that is not the final decision.

the pedals have got me though, firstly i was going to get a pair of shimano as i find my current look pedals very clunky.
i was looking through the christmas gift section in a cycle magazine the other day and bar the £150 cinelli corkscrew i saw some pedals labelled 'speedpaly 10900 nanogram zero titanium pedals £599.99" i wondered if i read the price right so read the description and the first 6 words were "yes you read the price right". After complaining about the price i read that they weigh only 88g each and they don't look like conventional pedals.

Can someone explain what Speedplay pedals are and what benefits (guessing from price there must be at least one) there are over a conventional Shimano or look pedal. looking to spend about £125 on pedals do they make one to fit my budget? but mainly what the hell are they????????

Many thanks

Matt

jezzpalmer

The main benefit, I guess, is that they are double sided; followed by weight. The weigh argument is a bit deceptive as despite the pedal being light, the cleats are quite heavy.
They are smaller, so better cornering clearance.

Cleats can be fussy, bit of a bugger to set up initially, and they contain moving parts so need to be kept clean and lubed.

Ribble were selling Titanium ones for £160 not long back, but they're back up to full price now.

Apart from the Nanos, these are the 3 main models of Zero (the same functionality, different materials/weight)
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/pp/road-t ... d/speepeda

FWIW I just weighed a titanium one, it's 83g.

wellbeloved747

I have looked a time iclic at the same time i believe that these are the same sort of style as spd but a more sporty look

sungod

the nanograms are really light, hence the price, the standard speedplays are a lot less

pedal choice is personal, mine is speedplay zero (not nanogram), the float is free and they let me set the float exactly where i want it, that alone is worth far more to me than the cost of the pedals

speedplay's sales pitch...

http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuse ... chooselong

wellbeloved747

can you have for example only 3 degree of float if you wish. as i find 15 on my look way way to much

jezzpalmer

Yes, you can have Zero float, hence the name.

There are 2 grub screws on the cleat that you wind in/out to adjust the inner and outer float independently, so if you are 'duck footed', as someone described it the other day, you can offset the centre of the float.