Shimano PD-M324 Dual Platform Pedal: Ideal for Mountain Biking & Road Cycling

Helpop: Je suis une inconditionnelle de ces pédales doubles. Pas obligé d'avoir des chaussures de vélo si l'on veut juste aller chercher le pain ou si le terrain devient trop scabreux et que je préfère ne pas avoir les pieds bloqués dans une fixation. Elles sont indestructibles, ma 1ère paire m'a duré 25 ans. C'est du Shimano donc du costaud. Seul petit bémol elles sont lourdes mais ça reste pour moi accessoire.

France on Nov 26, 2023

Vincenzo: sono molto validi forse un po pesanti ma io li uso su spin bike e vanno benissimo

Italy on Oct 18, 2023

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

Canada on May 04, 2021

Conrad: 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...

Spain on May 31, 2020

Sherdog: These are my first foray into the clip on pedal world and they're a great pair for a novice! I bought them specifically because they are double sided and I wanted the flexibility of being able to jump on the bike wearing my trainers on if I wanted to pop down the shops etc. But...... since I bought them I've only used them with cycling shoes because it's so much easier.

I've now done about 700 miles on the bike since I bought these. I ride a hybrid mountain bike and the majority of my cycling is done on the road or cycle paths, the pedals are solid and sturdily built but quite big in comparison to lots of other versions out there (again though I chose this size deliberatly). Clipping in and out the pedal is really easy once you get the hang of it, they are tensioned perfectly and haven't need adjusting since they were fitted.

Couple of things things to note if like me you've never used SPD pedals before....
1) It will take your legs a while to get accustomed to the new and better cycling position, they will ache a bit first though! 2)You will at some point forget you're clipped in and fall over (I can't say fall off because you will most...

United Kingdom on May 12, 2020

facw: 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...

United States on Nov 01, 2013

DB BluBlock ProductionsDB BluBlock Productions: First off, I am pretty rough on my MTB and I'm a big guy, so I put a lot of stress on these pedals. So far they have performed flawlessly. I get down in the mud pretty good, and was thrilled at how well the mud clears from the SBD side of the pedals. The bearings feel great and you can easily pull out of the SBD side and flip the pedals as you approach the steep descents. I purchased these pedals along with  Shimano SH-MT23 Mountain Bike Shoes ... and you can tell they were designed to function together!

Of course these were easy to install and all you need is an ordinary 15mm wrench. They are a little on the heavy side, but not heavy enough for me to complain. I suppose if you are knocking off each ounce of weight possible you may want to keep looking. They are incredibly strong and I keep a great footing on the flat side of the pedals while wearing sneakers during freestyle and mountain runs.

Really I can't find any reason NOT to purchase these except for the weight issue. Like others said, the weight can help with your cadence due to the flywheel effect they tend to create. I noticed some weren't happy with the...

United States on May 18, 2012

Slbfiend: 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...

United States on Sep 05, 2011