{"id":23,"date":"2008-04-15T23:25:57","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T03:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2008-04-15T23:39:25","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T03:39:25","slug":"shimano-pd-m540","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2008\/04\/15\/shimano-pd-m540\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimano PD-M540"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While at Fraser Bicycle & Fitness<\/a> (my preferred local bike shop) after work to get my bent wheel trued I ended up grabbing a pair of Shimano PD-M540<\/a> clipless pedals. I had originally been looking at the PD-M520<\/a> which has, but something about the PD-M540s jumped out at me. In particular, they are tightened down a bit differently (hex bit through the back side of the crank), and they appear to be easier to disassemble for overhauling (no need for a special tool). At US$79.99 they were only US$5 more than Amazon, so the price was pretty reasonable as well.<\/p>\n

I was told that if my front wheel gets bent again, it’s most likely going to have to be replaced, but for now it’s pretty much straight. There’s a very slight wobble (1mm – 2mm at most), but it seems pretty good otherwise.<\/p>\n

Before putting the wheels back on my bike I disassembled, cleaned, and greased the rear pulleys (jockey<\/a> and tension<\/a>). I also gave the the inside of the derailer<\/a> cage<\/a> and other dirty bits some special attention before giving the whole of the frame a washdown. It was pretty muddy from Saturday’s rainy ride and I wanted it clean again.<\/p>\n

It was after 10pm so I didn’t want to test the new pedals out tonight, but hopefully I’ll be able to do that tomorrow. The cleats are fitted on my shoes<\/a>, but I’m sure they’ll need some tweaking position-wise before I’m comfortable with them.<\/p>\n

There are more photos of the pedals on this page<\/a>, if you are interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While at Fraser Bicycle & Fitness (my preferred local bike shop) after work to get my bent wheel trued I ended up grabbing a pair…<\/p>\n

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