Going clipless...

[vickster]

I've just realised I've got like a care plan with the bike I've got so they will probably do it if I take it down there. Yeah my friends could probably do it too. Need to do some asking around

Hmmm I am not sure I'd let a halfords mechanic fit anything...some are ok I guess!

Here is a cautionary tale about fitting pedals with care

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/wiggle-advice-please-new-bike-problem.126825/

 

[Boardgirl]

I would need to buy in store and get them fitted, so won't be able to buy them at the cheapest price

I have the m520s on my carbon bike, they look ok, very small and unobtrusive. Can't see them with my clumpy shoes attached

I think as I'm starting out I'll get the M530s. Seems a fair compromise and gives me the ease of being able to use both sides which is probably better for me whilst I'm getting used to them

 

[Boardgirl]

Hmmm I am not sure I'd let a halfords mechanic fit anything...some are ok I guess!

The guy that set my bike up seemed pretty clued up, he knows more about MTBs though and at the time was one of the people that suggested I start of with SPDs rather than SLs.

 

[vickster]

Fair enough, buy the pedals from halfords then
Good night

 

[Boardgirl]

Fair enough, buy the pedals from halfords then
Good night

Good night! Thank you for all your help

 

[Boardgirl]

vickster - Just seen your link about the peddles, will def have a read!

 

[Cubist]

Weight and build quality, possibly. I found some for about £50.

£51.99 at Pedal-On.

I would need to buy in store and get them fitted, so won't be able to buy them at the cheapest price

I have the m520s on my carbon bike, they look ok, very small and unobtrusive. Can't see them with my clumpy shoes attached

You need a 6 or possibly 8mm Allen key and you can do it yourself. It's no mystery.

 

[Cubist]

I think as I'm starting out I'll get the M530s. Seems a fair compromise and gives me the ease of being able to use both sides which is probably better for me whilst I'm getting used to them

£25 at Merlin cycles. http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-sh...ano-pedals/shimano-m530-trail-spd-pedals.html

Good choice!

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Are the a600s £30 better than the a520s?

Apart from a slightly different platform design, the main difference between the two is the cartridge bearing - A520's have plastic cartridge shell (same a M520 and M530), and the A600 have a metal one. The clipping mechanism is the same.

Cubist - as I also have a white/black/green Cube road bike, you may have remotely opened my wallet by posting that last photo

 

[Cubist]

I would need to buy in store and get them fitted, so won't be able to buy them at the cheapest price

I have the m520s on my carbon bike, they look ok, very small and unobtrusive. Can't see them with my clumpy shoes attached

Take a print out of pedal on's page with them at £51.99 and ask Evans to price match.

 

[vickster]

I would need to buy the pedal spanner, I also still have poor strength in one arm due to tennis elbow surgery so can struggle to undo stuff and I am also pretty mechanically inept (I'd end up losing an eye or a hand or something)!

Price match might be a good way to go but then no free fitting I think (Evans online price is also lower - £72 vs £65)!

They don't match pedal-on either http://www.evanscycles.com/help/price-match

 

[Boardgirl]

£25 at Merlin cycles. http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-sh...ano-pedals/shimano-m530-trail-spd-pedals.html

Good choice!

£25 at Merlin cycles. http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-sh...ano-pedals/shimano-m530-trail-spd-pedals.html

Good choice!

Ooo thank you very much

 

[Boardgirl]

Apart from a slightly different platform design, the main difference between the two is the cartridge bearing - A520's have plastic cartridge shell (same a M520 and M530), and the A600 have a metal one. The clipping mechanism is the same.

Cubist - as I also have a white/black/green Cube road bike, you may have remotely opened my wallet by posting that last photo

Does it make a lot of difference having a metal one other than I guess being stronger?

 

[Deleted member 23692]

I'd say it's a production cost difference, as moulded plastic is far cheaper to mas produce than mached metal parts. Metal will obviously be stronger but the forces needed to destroy a plastic one will far more than most folk can generate through normal cycling. The bearings themselves have all metal parts, so it's not a longevity issue. The pedals themselves are cheap enough to replace should they eventually die.

 

[Boardgirl]

I'd say it's a production cost difference, as moulded plastic is far cheaper to mas produce than mached metal parts. Metal will obviously be stronger but the forces needed to destroy a plastic one will far more than most folk can generate through normal cycling. The bearings themselves have all metal parts, so it's not a longevity issue. The pedals themselves are cheap enough to replace should they eventually die.

Yeah I see what you mean. I think I'll get the M530's and see how they are.

On the shoe front, are these in any way similar to the Shimano WR35's that were mentioned earlier?

http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/22317/products/shimano-rt32-spd-road-touring-shoes-black.aspx