ShimaOHNOOO!!!!!

Well, this little lemming has committed a sin of epic proportions.

Presenting exhibit A....

Shimano M530 pedals. SHIMANO! A POX ON THEE! I feel so dirty. Yes folks, this staunchly SRAM man has gone out and bought a set of Shimano SDP pedals. I guess in a way it is ok. Pedals are very much a consumable part on a mountain bike and I will enjoy banging, scratching them and just generally treating them like shit.

I've always been happy with the SPD clip-in system that Shimano came up with. And you can nearly always find Shimano pedals on special. These are $60 and I picked them up for ~$28. These are a low to mid range set. For the type of riding I do, I don't see much point in getting top of the line pedals. They get banged up, and replaced eventually. Even though they are clip-in's I like to get the platform pedals (as different from "egg-beaters" or pedals just with the clip). I find it is handy if you want to pedal unclipped for a bit (for example for a technical downhill section of track).

Progressive costs:
Actual: $3106.41
Estimated: $3167.39
If RRP: $5324.58

Yeeeah, poppin' taaags!
Justin.