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As the title says. I have speedplays that have covered almost 10k miles. Bearings greased every 500mls or after a very wet ride. there’s no noticeable play and they still spin freely.
I’ve never rebuilt them or replaced the bow ties.
Was wondering if they have a shelf life like the cleats where there’s a definite recommended replacement period.
If they still work, aren't cracked etc, keep riding
I have some Crank Bros Candy's that have done more than that and have only been serviced once. If they're still working, crack on.
What i thought. I never seem to keep s bike long enough to clock up that mileage on a single bike. But the speedplays are the one thing i always keep!
Seems strange when they’ve done that far but no individual other bit of kit has.
I've got some late 90s Shimano SPDs that I bought new, and must have done 20k+ on various bikes. Never serviced and still going strong!
I only know the mileage of those particular pedals as they've always been used on one bike (and that bike has only used those pedals).
I've got some 20yr old Shinao 959s, and some 13yr old Shimano XTRs on the race bike.
Neither have ever been touched.
The 959s are cosmetically ****ed but both work fine.
I recon 180,000+ miles, probably 150,000 on the 959s, although a lot of that is on the road
2006 Time ATAC XS Carbons still in use today without any maintenance... Before the batches that were under-engineered. 😆
singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/do-pedals-expire/#post-12430660
Definitely not what they used to be! Had some mid 90’s atac’s that only recently died. Some of the newer ones i’ve all sorts of bearing issues and one set the plastic body cracked so the metal rods were free to move around!
Seems strange when they’ve done that far but no individual other bit of kit has.
I had a set of perfectly functioning SPD-SLs and i thought to myself, i'll treat them to a service. promptly dropped the bearings all over the floor. So now I have a set of almost perfect SPD-SLs missing about 3 bearings all in.
I’ve had some later but less than 4 yr old time atacs lunch their bearings half way up skidaw on a big lakes loop. Not v helpful at the time as there was no warning.
I had a set of perfectly functioning SPD-SLs and i thought to myself, i’ll treat them to a service. promptly dropped the bearings all over the floor. So now I have a set of almost perfect SPD-SLs missing about 3 bearings all in.
I’m surprised my garage floor isnt like walking on marbles with the amount of bearings, springs, tiny screws it’s magically swallowed & hidden over the years.
I’m surprised my garage floor isnt like walking on marbles with the amount of bearings, springs, tiny screws it’s magically swallowed & hidden over the years.
You're safe because as soon as the ball bearing or spring hits the floor it dissappears under the nearest heavy object😁
I only use XTR SPDs on road, gravel and MTB. Generally they die when one of the axles snap at the locking nut end. Had this happen three times that I can recall, most recent one was on road.
I also broke a cage, clipping a kerb on my winter road bike - the casting snapped which released the tension spring's axle - so it only works on one side now.
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Those budget shimano spd-sl pedals seem to last forever, I've had a pair on my old/winter bike since 2012 I think and never touched them at all and they work fine