thomas ison

i'm comsidering buying a new pair of pedals, to replace my old look 296 pedals.i quite like the look of the shimano ultegra spd sl pedals but have not heard much about them. it would be appreciated if you could let me know your veiws and opinions on them.

thanks alot, tom.

TrekRider

Go to roadbikerider.com and check out the product tested section. They tested both the Dura-Ace and Ultrega pedals and had nothing but great things to say about them. Also check out roadbikereview.com, which has a lot of reviews of but types of pedals.

Like you, I was going to buy the Ultrega versions, and found a set on ebay for about $75, including shipping. But, as I was deciding, the last pair were sold. So I bought a pair of new, 2004 Dura-Ace pedals for $146.50, which included shipping, which is a lot less than the $214.95 plus tax at my LBS.

TriDevil

Ive been on them since april and absolutely love them. I was coming from a cheap pair of SPD-R pedals. The cleats have little rubber points so you dont wear them down like LOOK cleats. Tension adjustment is extremly easy. My feet have never slipped out. They are comfortable. They are also extremly tough, Ive had two crashes where most of the sliding and pavement hitting have been focused on the right pedal. It is all scratched to hell but it functions like the first day I got them. I got mine off of ebay for a good deal so I would try there. I say go for them.

sidewinder

I've been using a pair of Ultegra road pedals for quite a while.

These are great pedals. My only complaint is that cleat designers never really considered snow and ice. Both make clicking in virtually impossible.

shokhead

When i need new pedals,i might get the R600's.

rjtokyo

I really like my Ultegra road pedals. Easy to get in and out of and I've never pre-released, even on the lightest setting. They have a good amount of float, spin very smoothly, and like TriDevil said, they're really tough. I got in a high speed crash a while back and really gashed my left pedal, but it still spins like new! Wide platform, cleats are easy to walk on. Highly recommended.

Roland Lewis

No problems with my Ultegra set too. Recommended.

Roland Lewis

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there are two types of cleat for these pedals; one which allows a fair degree of float, and one which doesn't.

rjtokyo

You're absolutely right Roland. They come stock with the SM-SH11 cleat (black/yellow) that allows some float, but you can buy the optional SM-SH10 cleats (black/red) that locks you in with no float, if that's what you want.

Big R

What's the advantage of a cleat with no float? Easier to get out of?

rjtokyo

I would think it's more of a preference thing. Back before clipless pedals, when you had a grooved cleat and you cinched your toeclip straps down tight, there was virtually no float. Once your cleats were adjusted right, the solid feel and pretty direct power transfer was pretty nice. I would guess the "fixed mode" cleats are aimed at riders who like that "fixed" feel. I was considering picking up a pair of the SH10s myself; still might. With the "float" cleats, seems to me they're plenty easy to get out of.

Croak

Stability, especially while sprinting.

rjtokyo

I agree.

djbowen1

the ultegra is an awesome racing pedal but for daily city type riding they were awful, i switched to Speedplay and never looked back.

fubar5

If you can afford it, I'd swing for some Time Impacts before I bought the SPD-SL. The Impacts have much more tuning features, and I've talked to a few folks who's SPD-SL's broke. Plus another bonus, Impacts aren't Shimano..Woo hoo!!

Croak

I agree, that's why I love mine (I have Ultegra and Dura-Ace)

shokhead

Funny,i had times and they were crap,i wished thet were shimano,oh well.