PD-M324 // SPD Pedal (im Karton)

Needed to replace the stock pedals on my Trek 7.2FX hybrid, and got these. Was immediately taken by the desire to try out some SPD shoes, and it is a great way to bike. I picked up a pair of Shimano RT82 recessed cleat shoes, and I love the combo.The pedals themselves feel very well built, though on the heavy side. If you care about weight, Shimano also makes a lighter hybrid SPD/platform pedal.Installation (and removal of the old pedals) is simple. Pedals use an open 15mm wrench (I don't have one, but 5/8" worked well enough for me), and just twist off (the left pedal is left hand thread, so needs clockwise to loosen and counter clockwise to tighten). Once the old ones are off, the new ones just go on in reverse (it is a good idea to put some bike grease on the threads first, to help avoid creaking, and to make it easier to get them off again if you need to). Hand tighten first to make sure you avoid cross threading, and be careful to install on the right side, they are labeled L and R.I think they work very well once they are on. The pedal spindles are greased with a thick lube that while not thick enough to have any noticeable effect on pedaling difficulty, but it means that they will not simply flop over to the heavier side so if the wrong side is up, a half turn of the cranks will correct it.The platform side is your standard bike pedal. It has teeth to help with traction, but won't work well with smooth soled shoes. If you accidentally put a shoe down on the clip side, you'll feel it, but the clip sturdy enough to take that abuse, and doesn't stick out so far that you'll be unable to pedal on it, just switch to the right side at the first opportunity (flip the pedal with your toe, or take your foot off and pedal a half turn with the other foot to get the right side up.)The SPD is where it gets interesting. I hadn't used any type of cleated shoe before, but it is a big improvement. The pedals come with the cleats to install, so put them where they are comfortable on the shoe (you may need to adjust a few times, or you can buy shoes from your local bike shop, and they should be able to size and adjust properly for you). You can also adjust the clip tension with a hex key. I set mine very low since I hadn't used these, and was biking in Manhattan; good to be able to get out of the binding quickly if something goes poorly. The SPD bindings release if you twist out your ankles or pull up in back while keeping your toe down (this can happen in normal pedaling, but even with low tension, only happens to me if my chain skips or something, not ideal, but not a big issue either.) This sounds difficult to do without practice, but is actually very easy, I've never gotten stuck in the pedal, even in panicked moments when cabbies do something stupid. Getting into the pedal is also pretty easy after a few tries. if you miss it, it works well enough to just pedal around and try again. With my shoes, it is also not hard to pedal on the platform side for a bit if you know you are going to be in and out a lot (like in heavy traffic, or lots of stop lights).Being clicked in is very helpful. I find that most of the time, I'm not using the pull up motion, but it is great to have for long uphill stretches or sprinting where you want that extra power.All in all, I highly recommend these unless you are concerned about the weight, in which case there are better options (and of course most who care about weight would want to jettison the platform side all together).

I bought these to replace a set of pedals with bad bearings (they went out after almost 10 years of service), and I figured I'd get myself halfway into the clipless pedals club, so these appeared to be a decent compromise. They're a little bit heavy, which in my world just means that they're really sturdy and solidly built, but I suppose there might be people out there who are trying to keep their bike weight down for those races, and these wouldn't be a great bet for that. Installation was easy, and I used these for about a month before getting shoes that would allow me to clip in, experiencing very little annoyance at having to occasionally flip the pedals to get onto the platform side. Now that I have installed the included clips on my new shoes, I noticed that one of the little brackets included with the hardware doesn't allow the screw heads to sit flush, meaning that they would scrape pretty heavily on the ground if I were to walk around a lot. I'm trying to track down a replacement set of those things, but I do find it curious that one bracket is fine and the other isn't. Maybe this is how they keep the price down. Getting the clip side up has been a little bit more challenging than it was to get the platform side up, so I'm glad I can ride more-or-less comfortably with either side up, at least for short distances. I haven't taken the clipless setup on a long ride yet, but I'm hoping this will cure some foot numbness that I'd been experiencing on 20 mile rides. If not, I suppose I'll be hunting down a new seat next month!Edit: 5 years later, still pretty happy with these. I ride with clipless shoes about half the time, and the other half I ride with street shoes. Sure, that sounds weird, but due to weird traditions these are clipless pedals and so require clipless shoes if you want to clip in. Yep. So I'm still pretty happy with these, as they're versatile and reasonably well-sealed inexpensive pedals. If they eventually give out, I'll probably try to replace them with something similar, because sometimes I like to be clipped in, and sometimes I don't. They are a bit heavy, so if weight is a concern, you might want to check around for something less rugged. But the flip side is that these are really very tough and sturdy pedals, so they can handle quite a lot of abuse.

These pedals are ideal for cyclists who want the convenience of a flat pedal (that can also be fitted with a third-party toe clip) for use around town or with non-cleated shoes, combined with an SPD pedal that allows for cleated cycling shoes for more serious rides. The flat side of the pedal also has plenty of grip/contact points, meaning that when used with non-cleated, everyday shoes, the shoes don't slip.Well-made, per most Shimano products, sturdy, and not too heavy. Decent value for those looking for convenience and versatility. They also look good on the bike, in a mixed brushed and polished finish.Note that half toe-clips catch on the ground when the SPD side of the pedal is being used, making them slightly less versatile as a combination. This was the case on a gravel bike with 172.5mm cranks.

Pédales automatiques de très bonne fabrication et très robuste. Le fait d'avoir un côté plat cranté et un côté automatique est un vrai plus car cela permet de faire du vélo en chaussures normal si l'ont a pas spécialement besoin d'avoir les chaussures spécial

Came quick. As is in picture. Exactly what I wanted

Facile da montarere. molto robusti. aggancio di qualità morbido allo sgancio ma quando agganciato non si muove.

Me han sorprendido muy gratamente estos pedales. La verdad es que el uso que les voy a dar no es el mtb, si no para una bici que uso a diario como urbana (plataforma) y varias veces a la semana en el rodillo (SPD).La verdad es que no me compré otros más baratos en una conocida multinacional deportiva francesa (ejem) porque no los tenían en existencia; después de recibirlos y usarlos, creo que valen lo que pagué (36.99€ hace 5 días, veo que han subido un montón) por estos PD-M324 de una conocida multinacional japonesa comprados a través de una conocida distribuidora on-line multinacional norteamericana.Al grano: son más pequeños de lo que me imaginaba por las fotos (más compactos), con acabados que rezuman calidad (made o, al menos, designed in Japan, muy lejos del made & designed in China) y...funcionan muy bien para ambos usos (mucho mejor que las tapas de plástico Shimano para SPD que probé y no me gustaron nada).Ademas, viene con las calas SH56 (las plateadas, mucho mas fáciles de sacar el pie) y no las habituales SH51 (las negras que producen muchas caídas en novatos) que acompañan habitualmente a los pedales SPD de la multinacional japonesa. Coincide que son las que uso para mtb, o sea que actualizaré las que tengo actualmente (unos 3 años o por ahí tienen) y para estos pedales, para el rodillo, seguiré usando las SH51 que tengo instaladas en mis zapatillas de spinning/rodillo, jugando con el apriete (que no está tan logrado como en otros pedales de la marca, pero funciona perfectamente).No sé si me he explicao o me he enrollao en exceso. En resumen: cómpralos si te los estás pensando (para mtb seguramente tampoco estarán mal, son compactos, pero la plataforma es cómoda y funcional)...pero estate atento a los precios que te puedes encontrar en distintos sitios de internet.