The Shimano A600 is the lightest SPD pedal available. With the weight and stiffness of a road racing pedal and the convenient recessed SPD cleat of a mountain pedal, the A600 is an excellent choice for riders that aren't always on the bike.Shimano's recessed cleat and clipless pedal technology, called SPD, revolutionized the cycling shoe/pedal interface. Since then, decades of legendary "in the dirt" dependability, reliability, and sheer endurance have made SPD the world's go-to pedal technology. The Shimano PD-A600 Ultegra SPD pedal continues the SPD tradition, combining the weight and stiffness of a road racing pedal with the recessed SPD cleat of a mountain pedal. As a result, the lightweight PD-A600 pedal is an excellent choice for riders who don't spend all their time on the bike. The pedal offers such details as an extra-wide platform that efficiently transfers power from foot to pedal, a low-maintenance sealed cartridge axle unit, and adjustable cleat tension with indicators.
About Shimano
In 1961, a three-speed bicycle hub was displayed at the New York Toy Show. The hub--an affordable and reliable version of the multi-speed hubs growing in popularity at the time--caught the attention of the industry. So much so that by 1965, Yoshizo Shimano--the youngest son of the company founder in Japan--opened an office in New York. Shimano's goal was to get quicker product feedback and to provide technical and warranty assistance to retailers selling bikes equipped with Shimano parts. Though Shimano American has grown from that first modest office staffed by only three people to a full distribution center with sales and marketing offices, its goals are the same: listen to customers and meet their needs for both bicycle and fishing products.
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Great SPD pedal
I moved from Crank Bros Candy X's to the Shimano on my new Cervelo. I'm 140lbs and had to adjust clip-out all the way negative, still a bit tight but I'll get used to it. Clip-in is smooth and easy as they are well balanced, resting @ 12-6 toe at noon for easy clip-in while on the go.
The Cranks had 6-10 degree float, the Shimano's feel like 3 degrees. I prefer the latter as I feel more in tuned with my pedaling. If you wear MTB SPD shoes, these are great, not the lightest, good weight. They also mate & look well with my Shimano 6650 grey compact crankset. Scratches, scaring? Who cares? Not me as I don't see the pedals while riding. Besides, what pedal doesn't get scraped and gouged from cleats?
Helps forestall hot-footI bought these for randonneuring (an endurance cycling activity that starts at 125 miles and goes up ... way up), because I often have a problem with hot-foot. While I can't do a properly controlled experiment to be certain they are having the desired effect, they do seem to spread the pedal pressure more evenly across the foot, relative to standard two-sided SPD pedals.
Regarding points others have raised:
Not really Ultegra: True, it is dishonest to advertise these as ultegra. Nothing on the product or package indicates them as ultegra. (For those who don't know what this is about: Ultegra is a label Shimano uses for a line of products indicating a very high quality level, a notch above their "105" line and a notch below their "dura ace" line.)
Susceptible to cosmetic damage: Yes. This doesn't matter much to me, but I do wonder what they were thinking in giving them a color that would quickly show inevitable scratches.
Difficult to...
Nice Road Pedals for those of us who prefer SPDsLet me say up front that I do not like clunking around in road shoes when I stop at a country general store or deli (or anywhere else for that matter) while out on a long ride. Shimano makes a line of 'hybrid' cycling shoes that have a slight heel, and a slight sole around the cleat (ball of your foot). They are not full soles like on mountain bike shoes, and they look like, and are, road shoes. However, you can only use SPD cleats w/ these hybrid shoes.
I bought these pedals as they looked like nice platform road pedals that use SPD cleats that were intended for use w/ my Shimano shoes. I was having problems with hot spots, like others here, with traditional SPD mountain bike pedals. I haven't noticed ANY hot spots w/ these pedals at all. They have actually provided a nice stable platform for climbing..
Like others here, I have noticed the scratching, but it doesn't really bother me. I agree, all pedals end up scratched, but maybe not as much as these...
Product Features :
- Road pedals with SPD bindings for proven performance
- Extra-wide pedal platform for efficient power transfer
- Low-maintenance sealed-cartridge axle unit
- Adjustable cleat tension with indicators
- Recessed SPD design is ideal for walking around
Rating : 4.5
List Price : $83.99
