thinking of clipless...anyone used these pedals?

[kie_fujo]

Shimano PD-M520 Dual Sided SPD Pedals

i like that they are dual sided and not to expensive.

[ilima]

Shimano PD-M520 Dual Sided SPD Pedals

i like that they are dual sided and not to expensive.

Those are pretty much the standard for SPD type pedals.

[GraysonKelly]

I love mine!

[gilly]

These are what I have - you can remove the plastic flat side if and when you feel ready. Perfect for starting on, you can just have one foot locked in and the other one on the flat pedal part until you're ready to have both locked in - or when you're riding in slow traffic and may need to unclip quickly (unclip and stay on the flat until you're confidant in unclipping quickly, or have a free run at the road again).

They can also be adjusted so release and entry is very easy.

They're an ideal first clipless pedal, IMHO :-)

Enjoy!
Gilly :-)

[alpinerabbit]

Those plastic platforms are lost easily. But you won't need them once you get used to clipping in&out.

[Lifesgreat]

I have dual sided Shimano MTB pedals on my road bike and love them. Dual sided is a must for me.

[Becky]

I have M520s on 2 different bikes. They've performed well, and the price was right.

[HillSlugger]

I've got 520's on one bike, 540's on another, and 770's on the third. I like that they are double sided.

[Miranda]

I have these, but I think mine are just the older version and thus the number is diff. Shimano M505. They came on my Giant OCR1 WSD road bike. Still on there atm. Going to a Look Keo for a wider platform.

They have served me well. I do not like how SpeedPlays engage for the double sided road pedal. The ds will be hard to give up. The only negative I can say for me is numb foot. I went to a stiffer shoe at first. That helped. But, I have a neurmo in one foot the podiatrist says. So, besides changing my pedals, I'm looking for a better fitting shoe.

I like these pedals in that they are stainless steele. That hides a lot of scratches from clipping in. They are tough. Never had any problems. I used multi-release cleats, vs the single. I think that makes getting out even easier, and provides more float for the knees. The multi-release cleats are sold here on TE btw. When I rode the singles, I felt more locked in. Didn't like it too well. Caused a crash.

The multi-release cleats usually come with a disclaimer sometimes that they can un-intentially release. You can pull your foot a variety of angles to get out, vs just heel out. On the road, I never had that problem. Even climbing standing. On the trail, it happened once (I had switched my pedals off one bike to another). Then it was more user error than the pedal/cleat. I was trying to avoid a boulder and twisted my foot too far and pulled up at the same time.

Also, on the plastic platforms... my vote is just take em off for storage. I never rode mine. They just get in the way of the pedal being ds. Even at an intersection, if I only had one foot clipped in, I could still pedal on without the platform. Not perfect, but workable until you line up to clip the other foot.

I think they'd be worth a try. FWIW.