ShimanoPD-A530 Pedals(Return to Product Page)

Great reliable pedal. Easily adaptable to how I'd like to ride on any particular day whether commuting or longer ridesraces.

Needed some 2 sided pedals for my Gravel Grinder and these work rather well

I bought these pedals,originally by mistake .I enjoy how the pressure is distributed over a larger area.This has alleviated the numbness I have felt with other pedals.I'm replacing on all my bikes with this pedal

They work well. I like that I can ride with regular sneakers, but also do longer training rides with bike shoes.

Good looking and functional. Can hop on my bike with or without cleats.

I use it on my Tern folder. It's great to have both the platform for regular shoes and the SPD side for cleated shoes. Both are easily reached, they hang vertically so you kick forward with clipless shoes and back with regular ones. In Portland, it's a good idea to replace the grease with Phil's Waterproof, just to make them last longer. You do need the Shimano tool to take them apart, but it's only $3.

Lovin' these things. They are well made and I use them daily for commuting - option to clip in or out is great.

90% of time used as clipless, commuting over flat terrain and urban bridges of New York City.

Occassionaly a quick juant or arron in street shoes or sneakers is very convient and practical.

These are very well made pedals and light for what they are. The SPD side is flawless, easy to clip into and stable. The platform side is not so good though, they're slippery and your feet tend to eventually slide off sideways if your footwear has hard or flat soles. In sticky running shoes, they're fine. The slipping seems to be because of the shape of the lugs, they're large and have rounded edges, and the front rails are smooth all the way across. So you don't have sharp surfaces to dig into and hold your soles or to give good feedback as to where your feet are on the pedals. In fact, surprisingly, there's very little feel at all on the platform side, so I wind up looking down a lot to be sure my feet are at least sort of centered.

Great for bike and street shoes

I have these pedals on my Bianchi Sport SX which is set up as a cruisercity bikegrocery getter. For short rides to the library or out to dinner, I use the platform side so I don't have to worry about changing shoes. When I want to get across town fast, I wear cycling shoes with spd cleats, clip in and zoom, off I go! Great design, easy to flip the pedal to the correct side when starting up from a stop. The platform side has small dimpling to add traction so I don't feel like I'm going to slip off of a metal pedal.