Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Shimano PD-M520 SPD Pedal
I'd resisted getting automatic pedals from my Mountain Bike for some time however after rats (yes!) ate my Look cycling shoes I decided to upgrade both my road bike and mountain bike pedals at the same time. The natural choice was to fit the same pedals to both. The Shimano SPD M520 "Spud" pedal is the bottom of the range automatic pedal from Shimano but it is a good unit none-the-less. The design is over a decade old so they have ironed out the bugs. It weighs around 380grams, surprisingly this is a shade more than my old Shimano XT pedals with clips.
The open binding mechanism stops the pedal from getting clogged with mud and the design is cunningly weighted so the pedal always falls ready to engage with the shoe cleat. The spindle is hard wearing chrome-moly fitted with a low maintenance sealed bearing cartridge axle. The cleat tension is adjustable.
It is suprisingly easy to get feet in and out of the pedal but the pedals take a little getting used to, the foot is held securely and initially it is hard to get feet out in time when confronted by obstacles.
The pedal retails at 29 Euros or around $40. Decathlon stock their own brand copy for 25 Euros.
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The open binding mechanism stops the pedal from getting clogged with mud and the design is cunningly weighted so the pedal always falls ready to engage with the shoe cleat. The spindle is hard wearing chrome-moly fitted with a low maintenance sealed bearing cartridge axle. The cleat tension is adjustable.
It is suprisingly easy to get feet in and out of the pedal but the pedals take a little getting used to, the foot is held securely and initially it is hard to get feet out in time when confronted by obstacles.
The pedal retails at 29 Euros or around $40. Decathlon stock their own brand copy for 25 Euros.
Buy from BikePartsUSA
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