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08-30-16 | 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Chili Cheesy

Thank all of you for sharing.
After seeing what you have to say and talking to some guys at my LBS, I decided to give SPD's a try. I'm getting some Shimano PD-A530 pedals. Clip in on one side and flat on the other. I like the low profile platform vs. most of the other equivalents.

I think the the direction you are going is a good one. I was going to suggest the dual sided SPD pedals. However, I will warn you. SPDs have much less float than crank brother's pedals. You may not like them.

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