I Am ********: A Clipless Thread
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So after about 2 weeks of waiting, my shimano PD-M520's are here. They are very pretty
Of course my immediate reaction is *lets put these babies on me bike!* so i run them outside with my allen keys, but lo and behold i need a spanner (wrench) to do it. Okay, not a big deal. Go searching through the tool box for a spanner, can't find any. Greattt, i grab a pair of pliers hopefully that'll do the trick yunno..hold the bike down have a nice grip and voila. No problem right? WRONG. I basically forced all me weight down on the pliers which are far wider than a spanner would be and put a nice gash in my new Hollowtech cranks. $#@%ing fantastic. Not to mention i still can't get them on. I gotta call JasBike to bring me a bloody wrench or something ... bleh
Of course my immediate reaction is *lets put these babies on me bike!* so i run them outside with my allen keys, but lo and behold i need a spanner (wrench) to do it. Okay, not a big deal. Go searching through the tool box for a spanner, can't find any. Greattt, i grab a pair of pliers hopefully that'll do the trick yunno..hold the bike down have a nice grip and voila. No problem right? WRONG. I basically forced all me weight down on the pliers which are far wider than a spanner would be and put a nice gash in my new Hollowtech cranks. $#@%ing fantastic. Not to mention i still can't get them on. I gotta call JasBike to bring me a bloody wrench or something ... bleh
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Pliers!?!?!?!? EEEEEEGADS man!! I can see the chunks of your pretty pedals flying all over as I sit here!
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Originally Posted by hooligan
Oh my oh my. Eagerness can cause problems, ya know?
Let's hope this works
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I got my M520's a week ago and went to my lbs and had them do it in two minutes. I'm enjoying them as we speak
Have fun!
Have fun!
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Screw LBS we had JasTank (jasbike he says) do it by hand with a wrench. WOOOOOO~~~~~~
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Originally Posted by younghistorians
I got my M520's a week ago and went to my lbs and had them do it in two minutes. I'm enjoying them as we speak
Have fun!
Have fun!
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Juniper oftentimes they can order it for you (infact they will insist on it) and then they can charge you a wonderful premium -- so they will be po'd. Although, putting on clipless pedals was a ***** and a half without a pedal wrench and i already had shoes with the right cleats so that wasn't a problem either.
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Originally Posted by LeviBike
Juniper oftentimes they can order it for you (infact they will insist on it) and then they can charge you a wonderful premium -- so they will be po'd. Although, putting on clipless pedals was a ***** and a half without a pedal wrench and i already had shoes with the right cleats so that wasn't a problem either.
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Uhoh ran into some trouble, so it looks like the shoes jasbike supplied me (specialized mountainsport 04's or something) have wellgo 98A cleats in them. Why...i don't know. They seem to work entirely fine (i wouldn't really know seeing as how i just started riding clipless), and from what i can tell they are entirely identical to the SH-51 single release shimano cleats that shipped with the pedals. I wonder if its worth the effort lugging it down to the bikeshop to have them extort me to replace it...hmm...
Thoughts?
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After un poco de research it looks like the 98A's are meant to be compliant with the SH51 scheme, i.e. they are identical. Fabulous
Thoughts?
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After un poco de research it looks like the 98A's are meant to be compliant with the SH51 scheme, i.e. they are identical. Fabulous
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Originally Posted by tFUnK
isnt there a allen on the face of the axle for installing?
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Originally Posted by LeviBike
Yes, but that is only possible with the higher end shimano pedals -- namely the 540, and 959.
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I just busted one of my shimano M520's but my LBS replaced them for free.... just be sure not to over tighten the adjustment screws... or loosen them up too much