SPD-R dead?

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

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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:

bike-bike-Open ↗
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.....:

shimano-shimano-Open ↗
europe.com/cycling/frames_content.phtml?page=catalogue&pl=c-
ontent_prodserie.phtml?psid=10977&pr=top_right_prodserie.ph-
tml?psid=10977

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

Uh-huh.

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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.

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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

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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