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23-04.-2004, 08:56 PM
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SPD-R dead?
Does the presence of SPD-SL mean SPD-R is dead? I want to know if it's
worth getting a set of Ultegra PD-6500 (2003) pedals that seem to be at a really good price, but if SPD-R has been replaced then how long would Shimano support it? -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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23-04.-2004, 09:51 PM
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Re: SPD-R dead?
drs-<< Does the presence of SPD-SL mean SPD-R is dead? >><BR><BR>
Yes, cleats are still available but the pedals are outta production..I would get the SPD-sl, soon to be a 105 level of pedal. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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23-04.-2004, 11:31 PM
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Re: SPD-R dead?
Qui si parla Campagnolo <vecchio51@aol.com> wrote:
> Yes, cleats are still available but the pedals are outta production..I would > get the SPD-sl, soon to be a 105 level of pedal. At least in Europe they seem to be available already: http://www.bike-components.de/catal...roducts_id=6970 At 39 Euros ($50) they should be a great deal. I recently got a pair of the new PD-M520's for less than 30 Euros, and based on the first few hundred miles there seems to be absolutely nothing wrong with them. The bearings seem very nice compared some pedals many times the price. -as |
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24-04.-2004, 12:25 AM
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24-04.-2004, 01:51 AM
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Re: SPD-R dead?
"DRS" <drs@removethis.ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:c6b0a1$p0n$1@lust.ihug.co.nz... > Does the presence of SPD-SL mean SPD-R is dead? Uh-huh. > I want to know if it's worth getting a set of Ultegra PD-6500 (2003) > pedals that seem to be at a really good price, Just buy a couple sets of cleats with them too. > but if SPD-R has been replaced then how long would Shimano support it? Am I the only one who laughed to burst upon reading this question? |
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24-04.-2004, 02:47 AM
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Re: SPD-R dead?
"DRS" <drs@removethis.ihug.com.au> wrote in message news:c6b0a1$p0n$1@lust.ihug.co.nz... > Does the presence of SPD-SL mean SPD-R is dead? I want to know if it's > worth getting a set of Ultegra PD-6500 (2003) pedals that seem to be at a > really good price, but if SPD-R has been replaced then how long would > Shimano support it? Personally, as the owner of 3 pair of D/A SPD-Rs, I'd go with the SPD-SLs. I never have liked getting in to the -Rs. Yeah, they're pedals. Yeah, the bearings are still (!) nice. Yeah, the backsides are scratched to hell. Basically, they do the job, but they're not the best things I've ever ridden. The only reason I haven't switched is that I need 3 pair of -SLs and don't want to throw down $500 for them. HTH, M |
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24-04.-2004, 03:04 AM
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Re: SPD-R dead?
SDMike wrote:
> I never have liked getting in to the -Rs. I have used them for yars and like them. I never had to change cleats, (unlike the Look system) and they never make any noise. They're just good value for money I would say. Greets, Derk |
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24-04.-2004, 10:19 AM
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Re: SPD-R dead?
In article <c6b9cq$lus$1@oravannahka.helsinki.fi>,
Antti Salonen <aksalone@blah.blah.cc.helsinki.fi.invalid> wrote: >At 39 Euros ($50) they should be a great deal. I recently got a pair of >the new PD-M520's for less than 30 Euros, and based on the first few >hundred miles there seems to be absolutely nothing wrong with them. The >bearings seem very nice compared some pedals many times the price. I picked up a pair of M520s, but didn't care for all the float. As Jobst puts it, it felt like pushing on a rotary ball bearing. I soldered in little bits of steel in the front part of the cage to restrain the motion there and it's much better now (in fact, more so than I would have expected when I did the work), but I'd still prefer having even less float. -Luns |
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