Originally Posted by
cjenrick
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TL;DR...you are way overthinking this. Ride the pedals. If they stop rotating smoothly, take the spindle out of the body, as you've been advised, regrease it, and reinstall the spindle. These pedals are an excellent design, and are super durable. Nothing is 100% perfect, but Shimano don't make junk either. If you are into that, buy Crank Brothers, otherwise just ride these pedals and enjoy what is arguably one of the best SPD-MT compatible pedals in the world.