Well, I don't know what happened to my earlier post, but if you do see this twice, I apologise.
The subject of pedal reflectors for SPDs has come up occasionally. I've just bought some M647 pedals for my mountain bike, and they came with totally impractical (for that bike) pedal reflectors that clip on where the cleat goes. They do fit the pedals on my other bike though - http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ebaypics/spd_reflector.jpg They're just heavy enough to bring the pedal right-side up.
The Shimano part number is SM-PD60, for which you get a left/right pair. I would assume they are available as spares because they look a bit vulnerable if you were to use them off-road.
Well, I don't know what happened to my earlier post, but if you do see this twice, I apologise.
The subject of pedal reflectors for SPDs has come up occasionally. I've just bought some M647 pedals for my mountain bike, and they came with totally impractical (for that bike) pedal reflectors that clip on where the cleat goes. They do fit the pedals on my other bike though - http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ebaypics/spd_reflector.jpg They're just heavy enough to bring the pedal right-side up.
The Shimano part number is SM-PD60, for which you get a left/right pair. I would assume they are available as spares because they look a bit vulnerable if you were to use them off-road.
Hope this is useful to someone!
I bought some black SPDs with platform/reflector clip-ins already fitted to one side - the guy in the LBS said they are supplied like that with new Kona MTBs, but he is often asked to swap them out for something different and sold them to me for a knockdown price. I could look for the Shimano part number if you like, but they're much bigger, and possibly more robust, than the ones in your photo.
I bought some black SPDs with platform/reflector clip-ins already fitted to one side - the guy in the LBS said they are supplied like that with new Kona MTBs, but he is often asked to swap them out for something different and sold them to me for a knockdown price. I could look for the Shimano part number if you like, but they're much bigger, and possibly more robust, than the ones in your photo.
I actually quite like the little ones for my road bike, but the fact that these delicate little things come with mountain bike pedals is quite bizarre! I've only got to take one look at the amount of metal gouged out of the pedals from rock strikes to take a guess at their lifespan :-)
In article <[email hidden]>, Paul Boyd [email hidden] says...
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I actually quite like the little ones for my road bike, but the fact that these delicate little things come with mountain bike pedals is quite bizarre! I've only got to take one look at the amount of metal gouged out of the pedals from rock strikes to take a guess at their lifespan :-)
Pop them out when you're off-road? You only need them on road at night, after all.
I bought some black SPDs with platform/reflector clip-ins already fitted to one side - the guy in the LBS said they are supplied like that with new Kona MTBs, but he is often asked to swap them out for something different and sold them to me for a knockdown price. I could look for the Shimano part number if you like, but they're much bigger, and possibly more robust, than the ones in your photo.
I actually quite like the little ones for my road bike, but the fact that these delicate little things come with mountain bike pedals is quite bizarre! I've only got to take one look at the amount of metal gouged out of the pedals from rock strikes to take a guess at their lifespan :-)
They are only designed to make the bike legal to sell in markets where pedalreflectors are obligatory
Pop them out when you're off-road? You only need them on road at night, after all.
The difficulty I had in fitting them suggests that they aren't designed to be popped on and off :-) They don't clip in in exactly the same way as a cleat - you have to lever the jaw open with the tension set to its slackest. Even that is not the easiest thing to do because the reflector quite effectively blocks any access to get a screwdriver in to use as a lever! It would actually be easier if they did come in and out in the same way as a cleat - they could be then pressed in with a foot and twisted out by hand.
They do make my road bike totally legal though! As a driver, pedal reflectors are very noticeable, and I was mildly anxious about not having any.
Pop them out when you're off-road? You only need them on road at night, after all.
The difficulty I had in fitting them suggests that they aren't designed to be popped on and off :-)
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They don't clip in in exactly the same way as a cleat - you have to lever the jaw open with the tension set to its slackest. Even that is not the easiest thing to do because the reflector quite effectively blocks any access to get a screwdriver in to use as a lever! It would actually be easier if they did come in and out in the same way as a cleat - they could be then pressed in with a foot and twisted out by hand.
You'd loose them though, the first time you twist your foot!
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They do make my road bike totally legal though! As a driver, pedal reflectors are very noticeable, and I was mildly anxious about not having any.
In article <[email hidden]>, M-gineering [email hidden] says...
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Paul Boyd said:
On 30/12/2007 01:28, Rob Morley said,
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Pop them out when you're off-road? You only need them on road at night, after all.
The difficulty I had in fitting them suggests that they aren't designed to be popped on and off :-)
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They don't clip in in exactly the same way as a cleat - you have to lever the jaw open with the tension set to its slackest. Even that is not the easiest thing to do because the reflector quite effectively blocks any access to get a screwdriver in to use as a lever! It would actually be easier if they did come in and out in the same way as a cleat - they could be then pressed in with a foot and twisted out by hand.
You'd loose them though, the first time you twist your foot!
