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mike D
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: July 20, 2011
Strengths: cleat compatability, wont ruin shoes like egg beaters or time!!!, spd lasts forever, one sided means light weight, good platform, good price, shoot i love it all.Weaknesses: getting in and out can take a little attention sometimes, but if im drilling out a 3 hr ride, i clip in and dont clip out again until im home.Bottom Line: im a mountain biker at heart and i ride spd, so these are the lightest best road spd pedals i could find (for a sensible price). they grab tight, i love the platform, i can pull the entire circle of my stroke without feeling play, weight is fine, theres nothing bad about these things. and for anyone thinking of paying double for the a600's, the weight difference is not even a mouthful of water.
Favorite Ride: highway 9 up to skyline
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: wellgo w01, egg beaters, shimano xt pedals (on my mtb)
Bike Setup: specialized sworks tarmac sl with mavic elite wheels.
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steve pugh
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: November 5, 2010
Strengths: loads strong reliable etcWeaknesses: alittle heavy thats it realyBottom Line: great pedal who said you cant win the tour with these are kidding ilove them won loads of races whie using these pedals 40 miles plus
Favorite Ride: malvern hills uk
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: evans cycles
Similar Products Used: look
Bike Setup: specilized allez comp mavic rims campag group set
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F.Gauthier
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: June 9, 2010
Strengths: Usable with mtb shoes,low maintenance,easy to adjust tension and lightweightWeaknesses: a little bit tricky to engage, maybe it depends on brand of mtb shoe you use,mine are northwave touring shoeBottom Line: very good pedal, give a good support and also lightweight, a good quality price ratio
Favorite Ride: long distance
Price Paid:
$46.00
Purchased At: EBAY new
Similar Products Used: mtb evo, shimano pdm-520
Bike Setup: Argon 18 radon with shimano 105 and ultegra componment, mavic aksium race wheel set, michelin krylion carbon mounted
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Amfoto1
a CommuterDate Reviewed: February 16, 2010
Strengths: Strong, smooth, and relatively inexpensive. Adjustable tension. Low maintenance (so far). Allow you to use walkable shoes, also ideal if you switch back and forth to a compatible MTB pedal on another bike at times.Weaknesses: A little heavy. A little tricky to clip into at first (depends upon shoe to some degree). Be cautious with multi-release cleats on these (SH-52, for example). They can release unexpectedly. I use SH-51 (single release) for this reason.Bottom Line: I have two sets of these "commuter/touring" pedals on different bikes now. They're great, so long as you have reasonable expectations. First, they are not a dual side pedal as some others seemed to expect (Shimano and others do make dual sided: clips on one side, platform on the other. But they're a lot bigger and heavier). A520 simply have a larger platform area around the clip. Second, like most clipless pedals, they hang vertically so you have to get used to rotating them to clip in. It becomes second nature pretty quickly. Because they use the SPD SH-51 cleat, you can use them with walkable "mountain" or "cross" shoes, my main reason for trying A520 in the first place (I'm using Shimano MD86 shoes with them). A520 are little bit heavy, but spin well in spite of it. These are one of the few SPD commuter/touring type pedals with adjustable tension and choice of cleat release types. You may want to adjust tension as your cleats wear over time.
Favorite Ride: any
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: eBay (new)
Similar Products Used: Various Shimano, Look, Wellgo, etc. road and MTB pedals. Older Shimano Dura Ace 7410 and Ultegra 6500 pedals are similar, but more road race oriented pedals, with little or no platform area, and technically use a different cleat (altho some seem to use them okay with SH-51s).
Bike Setup: Look 555 with Sram Force compact group. Look 565 with Ultegra 6600/6700 group.
Look 586 (still buildin' it up).
Yokota Yosemite w/Deore LX, Rock Shox.
Trek 7200.
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fuzzmartin
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: August 4, 2009
Strengths: Adjustable
Big platform
Strong cleatWeaknesses: Weighted awkwardly
Relatively heavyBottom Line: I originally purchased the A520s for my Trek 7.3 FX hybrid. Then I decided to upgrade to a full-fledged road bike (a Giant Defy 1). The Defy comes with Crank Brothers Smarty pedals. The Smarties are junk compared to the 520s. Where the Smarties are full of lateral play, the Shimanos are adjustable to your preferences. I like that you can actually feel and hear yourself click in with these pedals/cleats.
I am not a big fan of the weighting on the pedals, however. They tend to flip upside down a bit too often for my taste. After a few miles in the saddle, though, flipping them right side up will become second nature.
The A520 pedals also have more of a platform than a lot of the other SPD-style pedals, which makes for a more comfortable ride. I don't get the hotspots in my shoes like I tend to with the smaller Smarty pedals.
Favorite Ride: Ozaukee Interurban
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Crank Brothers Smarty
Bike Setup: Giant Defy 1 - stock except for the Shimano pedals.
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