Price Paid:
$40.00
at Nashbar Favorite Ride:
Backroads, big hills, gravel Bike Setup:
Basically it's a CX bike that I ride on mixed road / gravel most days. I use mtb shoes. Summary:
Good platforms with SPD-style cleats, cheaper than Shimano, simple design, a couple of flaws you may or may not be able to live with. Strengths:
-Simple design (cleats are just bolted to each side of a platform).
-Big enough platform but not huge like a downhill pedal. Nice medium. Reasonably light considering they're cheap platform pedals.
-Easy clip in / out, plus if you miss the first attempt you can ride anyway till you get a second chance (very important for cyclocross or getting across a busy intersection). Weaknesses:
- quality control - bearings needed grease/adjust when new, and cleat mounting screws tend to loosen / back out over time. I finally pulled them and used Loc-tite, no problem since.
- the cleats are not really SPD compatible - they are similar but you will need to mount the Nashbar parts on your shoes; if you're riding SPD on other bikes you may have a problem. Similar Products Used:
Various brands of traditional SPD-style mtb pedals, flats, Time road pedals, Shimano M-series platforms, toe clips, etc. 
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