Mendel

I'm choosing between two SPD style pedals to go on my commuter for the coming season.
They are the:

• Wellgo WAM-M19 which is a double sided
• Wellgo MG-8 which single sided

Both of these pedals seem to be compatible with the Performance Forte Campus pedals I already own. The campus pedals were a great introduction to going clipless and I can now see myself going clipless all the time.

I find when I get started with the campus pedals that I sometimes use the platform side for a revolution or two before flipping the pedal over and clipping in. Will that be an issue with a single sided pedal? Has anyone used either of these pedals? Are there other aspects to this that I haven't thought about?

Thanks.

matthew_deaner

In my experience at least, wellgo pedals are crap. The bearings just don't last, and they don't seem to have as much float as Shimano SPDs. If I were you, I spend a few extra bucks and get Shimano SPD 520 pedals. You can get them at ProBikeKit for $28 shipped.
https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=d1013

They last long and are fully serviceable.

hairytoes

+2 on the 520s.

They last for a heck of a long time and work very well.

M_S

If you can get wellgos for cheap they are worth it. I have a pair that has gone 3000+ miles in all kinds of weather with no problems. I would go with the double sided ones.

AEO

You'll probably go through 3~5 sets of wellgos by the time you wear out a PD-520 or PD-540, if it's even possible to wear them out.

modernjess

+1 - getting 3000 miles out of a set of pedals is nothing to brag about. You oughta be able to get 3000 miles year for 10 years out of a set of pedals. With the Shimanos it's very likely that you will.

DataJunkie

I have m970 pedals by shimano. I am very impressed with how well they were made.
When I get the urge to change my road pedals I think I may try ultegra or dura ace road pedals.

Mendel

Hmmm. So far it seems Shimano is very well received. The reason I first looked at the Wellgo pedals is because they use the same cleat as the Forte Campus, which is the 98A and is supposedly compatible with Shimano's SH-51. I'm guessing the M520 comes with the SH-51. This would allow me to continue using both pedals with one pair of shoes/cleats.

Has anyone used the Campus pedal with Shimano's cleat? Do they work adequately well together?

Thanks.

AEO

Yeah, I have wellago pedals on my bianchi (they're only there because it's celeste)
98A cleats are the exact same design as SH-51

aubinmg

Ditto for me. I have Wellgo platform on one side and SPD on the other. This sping I'm replacing them with PD-M324 pedals that I should have had put on in the first place. The Wellgos are noisy when I'm pulling any kind of torque and they don't keep their tension adjustment.

M_S

My point is that after 3000 miles they show no signs of excessive wear, and work well, and have been crashed into rocks several times on singletrack. I also reccomend stepping up to the 520s, mostly because they "feel" a bit nicer, but that doesn't mean the wellgos are complete junk.

selekta

Yep, me too. 520's all the way. Inexpensive, and they'll last for ages.