Shimano Dura-Ace PD-7410

Price Paid:  $3200.00 at Cloverdale Cycle

Favorite Ride:
Marinoni EL-OS

Bike Setup:
Marinoni custom sized Columbus EL-OS 59".

Summary:
I got these pedals in 93 when they first came out, they were great for the most part but over time the base plate squeaked something fierce and Shimano warrantied one baseplate with another (used albiet) base plate. They do squeak a lot and you must grease the front of the cleat mechanism and the corner contact points if you want to avoid an annoying creaking squeak. This sucks because if you weear your shoes in the house and on some carpet there is a greasy imprint of the shimano SPD cleat left behind. Plus grease tends to attract dirt and grit adding to the problem.

Strengths:
Light, cool looking, small, click in is nice and solid, beautiful bearings which to this day have never been touched and don't require any servicing.

Weaknesses:
God awful creak, im sure they are expensive but got mine as part of a new dura-ace equipped bike.

Similar Products Used:
Onza elastomer pedals, Shimano PD-M505, PD-M520, ritchey pedals.

Price Paid:  $100.00 at e bay

Favorite Ride:
on the road

Bike Setup:
which one ??

Summary:
used for several years. no problems. compared with other pedal sets i have tried these are by far the most user friendly. easy to adjust . maint free have 4 sets bought new and used rotational cleats are great LOVE EM

Strengths:
durable

Weaknesses:
none noted

Similar Products Used:
campy pro fit ritchey ultegra

Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
Too many to list

Summary:
These vastly underrated pedals perform flawlessly. I am a 10 year plus user, occasionally trying other brands during that time and never finding a better pedal. The small cleat allows for decent walkability - can you get that with ANY other clipless pedal on the market these days? - and easy entrance exit. Definitely use a stiff soled shoe, certainly to void that dumb argument about needing a big platform for "power transfer" or "stability." Nothing tops the cornering clearance. Serviceable/rebuildable, but it requires a great deal of patience and a steady hand. Best pedal ever made.

Strengths:
Durability, cornering clearance, light weight, ability to walk in shoes, Shimano quality, 3 cleat options.

Weaknesses:
Difficulty to find nowadays.

Similar Products Used:
Dura Ace 7800, mid-90's Look, Speedplay, Bebop.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I got the pedals as part of good deal. Overall, they have provided a smooth spin with very limited adjustment required over time.

These pedals take some practice, and more practice, and then some more practice to get in. I believe the weight distribution to be too bottom heavy. Also the pedals get very upset when dirty. I have had a couple scares with a little dirt locking the whole thing up.

For the price, I expect better balance in addition to smooth spin.

Next set of pedals, I will likely try Look. Thought about Speedplay, but just can't get past the small surface area.

Strengths:
+ durability
+ smooth spin
+ adjustment free

Weaknesses:
- price to value
- hard to get in
- clips are very sensitive to dirt

Similar Products Used:
Ultegra

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
these pedals suck. I had a pair of ultegra spds for 3 years that i decided to replace because the squeaked uncontrollably. got a good deal on the DA model, so figured i'd try them out. big mistake. after about 5 months of use, the cleat had gouged and scraped away huge amounts of metal from the pedal surface, leaving me with a very unstable pedal platform. also, my expereice has been that these things squeak to no end unless you put huge amounts of grease on the cleats before every ride. what a pain.

disagree w/ me and want some used DA pedals? email me and I'll sell them to you for real cheap.

Strengths:
lots of free, frictionless float

Weaknesses:
weak pedal body materials, and sqeaky connection between cleat and pedal.

Similar Products Used:
look