http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/tags/pedal/ The best cycling reviews of all the latest mountain bike kit all at muddy bike UK en Review Admin Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2009/02/03/1233679860000.html <p> The already popular and solid design of the M970 pedal form Shimano has been updated and has the XTR brand so you know its going to be light and expensive! When you’re looking for good pedals you want them to be smooth and hassle free the M970 XTR pedals offer this by having a sealed cartridge axle system that not only helps it keep smooth but makes it simpler for maintenance. You can tell Shimano have though about the design as they have come up with ideas (or gimmicks) like coating the pedals in Teflon to help stop mud sticking to it. Altogether the pedals come in at 325g for the pair which is light but not as light as the crank brothers egg beaters. <center><img src="../pimages/shimano-xtr-m970-spd-pedals.jpg" alt="Shimano XTR PD-M970 SPD Pedals" /></center> We fitted them on and headed out the fist thing we noticed when we clipped in was how precise the mechanism was. When you click in they give the reassuring click as feedback that you’re ready to go. The bindings are adjustable so you can make it tighter or looser depending on your riding preference. They offer a good platform for the cleat and we always felt like our feet were secure without the feeling that they might become disengaged at any time. If you don’t like the feel of egg beaters but still want light pedals there are just about your best bet. </p> <b><a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=1857&awinaffid=88257&clickref=XTR%20peddle&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiggle.co.uk%2Fp%2Fcycle%2F7%2FShimano_XTR_M970_Pedals%2F5360027288%2F" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Shimano_XTR_M970_Pedals/5360027288/'; return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''; return true;" target="_top">Buy online here from &pound;104.99</a></b> http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2009/02/03/1233679860000.html#comments http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2009/02/03/1233679860000.html Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:51:00 GMT http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2008/12/17/1229531820000.html <p> The XT range from Shimano offers competition level components at a reasonable price. These pebbles fit nicely into that design. They have an aluminium body with a slender chrome-molly axle that make them both light but also strong. <center><img src="../pimages/shimanom770.jpg" alt="Shimano PD XT M770 Pedals" /></center> We put these on via the 8mm allen key and headed out, we had heard these are not great in the mud so aimed for some really bad spots. Straight out the box they are nice and smooth and easy to clip in. Once they got covered in mud and grit this didn’t change they were still easy to clip in and out. Depending on user preference you can adjust how hard it is to clip in and out if needed. <br/> <br/> We found these peddles bang on for the money I’m sure you can get lighter but probably not for around the £60. They are rock solid so no real fear of reliability issues. </p> http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2008/12/17/1229531820000.html#comments http://www.muddybikeuk.com/blog/reviews/2008/12/17/1229531820000.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:37:00 GMT