Making Clipless Pedals into Platforms

"PhilO" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

They do exist. I've seen them in Ben Hayward's in Cambridge, but that was a
while back.

I always thought that one should be able to get a kit with 2 pieces of these per
pedal to wrap your double-sided SPDs into ordinary plastic platforms.
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in message <[email hidden]>, PhilO

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I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

Bike shops (well, certainly Edinburgh Bike Shop) use 'em on demo bikes,
and a pair came on my Cannondale. But they were lightweight plastic and
not very durable, and the guys at EBC said they were not recommended
for cycling any distance.

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"PhilO" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

Thanks

PhilO

Yep - Shimano supply some plastic clip on platforms - easy to fit and ideal
for double-sided SPDs so that you can ride in cleats one side of the pedal
or normal shoes the other.

Your LBS should have them .... I think that the LBS may get them free from
Shimano as strictly speaking a new bike has, by law, to be sold with pedal
reflectors fitted so they fit the platforms, that have reflectors, ready for
customer to remove them outside the shop!

RG

PhilO said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

They are. I bought a bike at the weekend with SPDs already fitted. Over
these were clipped two black plastic things with reflectors attached. It
turned one side of the pedal into a flatty and left the other as SPD.
Although I assume these were fitted at the factory they may well be
available at an LBS. In fact Wheelspin in Huddersfield have the two from
my bike.

Colin

On Wed, 26 May 2004 11:35:03 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

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in message <[email hidden]>, PhilO

(') said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

Bike shops (well, certainly Edinburgh Bike Shop) use 'em on demo bikes,
and a pair came on my Cannondale. But they were lightweight plastic and
not very durable, and the guys at EBC said they were not recommended
for cycling any distance.

Hmm, yes I guess they might be flimsy. I didn't get a close look as I just
asked them to remove them.

Colin

In article said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others?

If you make a habit of it, fit M324 pedals and turn them over?
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=4000000039

Otherwise I'm sure I've seen the clip in plates advertised, but can't
remember where. I was searching for pedal reflectors to fit SPD pedals
at the time.

PhilO said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

Check out St Johns Cycles.

www.sjscycles.com

Select 'store' option and then Pedals - cleats inserts & spares from left
hand window.

Scroll down until you come to Wellgo SPD conversion kit.

Have been thinking about these myself so let me know how you get on.

David
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Philo said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?
Thanks
PhilO

I have them on mine, and have left them on, its dead handy if you jus
want to nip to the shop or something, also useful if you have to rid
anywhere where you might need to put your foot down suddenly. You shoul
be able to get them. As far as strength goes, one of mine came out in
slight crash last week but it clipped back in easily enough

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[email hidden] (PhilO) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

Thanks

PhilO

Thanks for all the replies. Flimsy is not a problem since they'll only
be used to let people have a shot of the Speedmachine (when I get
round to ordering it).

LBS it is then and if they don't have any it's SJS (but £10 seems a
bit steep considering they give that sort of thing away free with new
bikes). Anyone got a pair they want to sell?

Thanks

Phil

dazzle96 said:

also useful if you have to ride
anywhere where you might need to put your foot down suddenly.

This could be anywhere on any ride, shirley?

Quoted message said:

Thanks for all the replies. Flimsy is not a problem since they'll only
be used to let people have a shot of the Speedmachine (when I get
round to ordering it).

LBS it is then and if they don't have any it's SJS (but £10 seems a

At a lbs I paid 3-50 and intended to use them for a fortnight
commuting in London, but they only lasted a few days before they broke
and fell off.No-where near tough enough .
On the Hammersmith roundabout-the-bus-station system the car behind
peeped at me, and fortunately I checked before giving him the usual
reflex response.He was only concerned that my pedal had disintegrated.

You must have some old pedals in the garage.It only takes a minute.
You could buy a bike for £10 in the ad-mag.

TerryJ

Shimano do make two grades of platforms for SPD - I recently bought the
tougher grade platforms here in OZ for my 505's and they are heavy and
serviceable. Trawl around the Shimano Website look for service diagrams for
SPD's they are listed there

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"PhilO" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have SPDs on all my bikes. Is there any way I can easily turn the
pedals to platforms when lending them to others? I was thinking of a
plate of some kind that clips in. Does anyone know if such things are
available?

Thanks

PhilO

These platforms have a Shimano Part number, SM-PD22, and can be bough
from any Shimano dealer

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