I don't think they're being made new any more. I got a used pair on ebay, sometimes there's nos pairs in there, but that's all I could ever find.View attachment 587784
Does anyone know if Shimano have stopped making these ,or is it a supply issue? . It is the single sided type .
They have. I have the new style on the new bike. Richard Hallett had a job to find any (either new or old), so supply might be difficult.If memory serves theyve besn updated and given a new model number, but my memory isnt so that I femember what theyre now called.
That's what I've heard too.i read the new design doesnt hang as good for clipping in as the old style due to the back part missing
I've got the original type on my singlespeed bike and they have never been great for clipping in to! There is enough friction in the bearings that they don't reliably hang vertically so I often have to do the old 'flip-and-click'. Once clipped in, I like them, but getting started on steep climbs or in stop-start traffic can be a bit dodgy.i read the new design doesnt hang as good for clipping in as the old style due to the back part missing
i only use the single sided for leisure rides, commuting when i need to ensure quick clip in i use double sidedI've got the original type on my singlespeed bike and they have never been great for clipping in to! There is enough friction in the bearings that they don't reliably hang vertically so I often have to do the old 'flip-and-click'. Once clipped in, I like them, but getting started on steep climbs or in stop-start traffic can be a bit dodgy.
I do too on my other bikes, but I had these lying around in a drawer when I built my budget singlespeed bike so I put them on that. 99% of the time it isn't a problem; I just have to remember to be careful when clipping in or my shoe might slip off the pedal.i only use the single sided for leisure rides, commuting when i need to ensure quick clip in i use double sided
I just searched and found a lot of other riders online saying the same thing about the a520s. Some said that the bearings on their pedals loosened up after a while, but I have done several thousand kms on mine and they haven't! If I turn the pedals to a given position and let go, they tend to stay like that rather than turning to hang upright.I've always found them as easy or easier than the double-sided ones. Conversely the SPD-SL are, I find, less easy to clip in first time.
The new-style ones feel much the same.
Agreed. The platform is itself an obstacle to smooth clipping in, and being single sided they often don't present themselves conveniently for engagement. Even worse, once clicked in there is actually very little, if any, contact with the platform with most shoes, so they're a faff with no real benefit.I've got the original type on my singlespeed bike and they have never been great for clipping in to! There is enough friction in the bearings that they don't reliably hang vertically so I often have to do the old 'flip-and-click'. Once clipped in, I like them, but getting started on steep climbs or in stop-start traffic can be a bit dodgy.