Quote Originally Posted by bounceswoosh View Post
They're the Shimano SPD pedals for the road bike. I would imagine they have the same play as my mountain bike's pedals, although those pedals are a few years old. Do pedals get more play as they get older?
Shimano SPD-SL ?

These are "Look-style" pedals. They do have some float, which is set by the type of cleat. There is only one float setting for SPD-SL, because there is only one cleat. Look pedals (Look cleats are not compatible) have a few float options based on cleat color. Black = no float. Red (Delta and KEO) = 9 degrees, and Grey (KEO only) = 4.5 degrees. I don't know the exact amount for Shimano, but I believe it's about on par with the grey KEO cleats.

No, they should not get any extra float as they age. Mountain bike pedals come with a variety of float options, so that is irrelevant.

Speedplay pedals are the tiny lollipop looking ones. They are ROAD pedals. Some of them have crazy amounts of float. Because this pedal system is essentially reversed (the main mechanism is in the cleat, which is huge, and the pedal is tiny), float can be set in the cleat, based on which model of pedal you use. Some people complain that they have too much float and that they feel like they're skating on ice and that they lose too much energy with the lateral play on the pedal. Others think that this system is a godsend for their joints.

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