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.

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Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

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/catalog/product_info.php?products_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

Th elink is a bit long.....:

http://www.shimano-europe.com/cycling/frames_content.phtml?page=catalogue&pl=content_prodserie.phtml?psid=10977&pr=top_right_prodserie.phtml?psid=10977

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Quoted message said:

Does the presence of SPD-SL mean SPD-R is dead?

Uh-huh.

Quoted message said:

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.

Quoted message said:

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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Quoted message said:

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

SDMike said:

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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Antti Salonen said:

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