{"id":14274,"date":"2021-07-29T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2021\/07\/29\/shimano-introduce-new-flat-and-spd-pedals-r8297\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:03:12","slug":"shimano-introduce-new-flat-and-spd-pedals-r8297","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/shimano-introduce-new-flat-and-spd-pedals-r8297\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimano introduce new flat and SPD pedals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTo maintain its industry-leading pedal platforms, Shimano has released four new Flat pedals \u2013 the SAINT PD-M829, the DEORE XT PD-M8141, the SHIMANO PD-GR400, a new Explorer PD-EF102 pedal and an updated version of its SPD SAINT downhill pedal (PD-M821).\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShimano has been producing pedal systems since the late 1970s and MTB pedals since 1990. Shimano\u2019s SAINT pedals are now used by world-class downhill athletes such as Brook MacDonald from MS Mondraker and Wyn Masters from GT Factory Racing.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe new SAINT flat pedal (PD-M829) features an aluminium and carbon composite resin body with a concave shape and up to 14 pins (4 optional) in 6 mm or 3 mm lengths for secure and stable grip for better bike control. The PD-M829 is intended for Downhill, Enduro, Freeride or Park riding. A pair of pedals weigh 397g. Each pedal is 121×100 mm in diameter with a maximum height of 16.1 mm.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tLast in the flat pedal line-up is the PD-GR400. This is a more affordable version of Shimano\u2019s flat pedals for trail or casual riding. It comes with a smaller 103 x 96 mm resin body, nine removable pins per side, a maximum height of 16 mm and a weight of 394 g.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"PD-GR400_C8_1.jpeg\"\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAn updated SAINT SPD pedal (PD-M821) will be music to the ears of MacDonald and Masters because it now features a new axle to improve durability, which means less frequent bearing maintenance.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\"PD-M821_v2.jpeg\"\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe wide and grippy contact area, with a thin but tough pedal body, and SPD shoe retention system is retained. The pedal body is designed to allow for easy mud-shedding and its thin profile provides obstacle clearance. The PD-M821 features four height-adjustable pins per side, which match the lug positions of Shimano\u2019s downhill SPD (AM-series) shoes.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\"PD-M8141_v2.jpeg\"\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSHIMANO\u2019s final 2021 pedal introduction is the flat pedal PD-EF102 for everyday riding. It is for general comfort riding in various environments with a wide-body & grip pattern for stable pedaling, resin body for a stable pedal-to-shoe connection and great axle durability. It comes with an integrated reflector for urban environments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To maintain its industry-leading pedal platforms, Shimano has released four new Flat pedals \u2013 the SAINT PD-M829, the DEORE XT PD-M8141, the SHIMANO PD-GR400, a new Explorer PD-EF102 pedal and an updated version of its SPD SAINT downhill pedal (PD-M821). Shimano has been producing pedal systems since the late 1970s and MTB pedals since 1990. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5305],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-14274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-null"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14274"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=14274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}