Info/Opinions on Shimano DX pedals - oops, try again

Can anyone tell me where I can get specs on Shimano DX pedals?

Any opinions out there, comparing them to the newer models of spd pedals?

Thanks all

 

In article <[email protected]>, "Hall" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can anyone tell me where I can get specs on Shimano DX pedals?
>
> Any opinions out there, comparing them to the newer models of spd pedals?
>
> Thanks all

Assuming you're talking about the SPDs with a metal platform around the clip-in part of the pedal,
I love 'em!

I have the 636 design (red body), but the current one is 646 (brown body). Mine explicitly say "DX"
on the front and back of the pedal body.

Note that they aren't very good as flat pedals for use with non-SPD shoes, if that's what you're
hoping for. They work ok, but the cleat system will dig into your foot (it's angled up relative to
the outer platform body). With SPDs, though, they do what you would expect: they work fine as an
SPD, and you can use them unclipped.

They're much heavier than other SPDs, but that's the trade-off.

The specs on the 646 are on the site:

http://bike.shimano.com/Footwear_Pedals/pedals/componenttemplate.asp?part number=PD-M646

The 636 are very similar, though I think there was a slight redesign of the platform body.

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