Hey pedal people, mechanics, tech junkies…I have a set of Ultegra PD-6800’s on my road bike and Dura Ace PD-9000’s on the TT. I think they have been on my bikes since 2014 or 2015. I ride approx 10,000 miles/year. Just came across a good deal for a set of 9100’s but, if mine are still spinning s…

Not really a good reason to ditch em, but if theyve got that many miles on em, I think its fair to say youve gotten your moneys worth! Totally worth keeping them and service regularly, or buy the new ones and keep a spare or give em to someone that wants to try clipless? I donated some old egg beat…

I’ve never had DA pedals but I tend to wear out the nose of my right pedal way before the internals. I’ve just replaced an Ultegra pair which I think saw at most 20,000 miles.

In my experience Shimano pedals last an absurdly long time. A riding buddy of mine put some 12ish-year-old 105 pedals that looked all ratty on his new bike. I asked him how he could commit such a crime. He just replied that they still worked perfectly. I believe him. I had a pair of half-and-halfs …

[image] HLaB: I tend to wear out the nose Meaning where the front nose of the cleat “clips” in? How was it worn out???

I used the cheapest SPD-SLs for about 12 years. I only stopped using them because the pedal body was so worn out that it caused to cleat to have excessive vertical and side to side play. I never needed to service the bearings. OTOH my DuraAce R9100 pedals needed a bearing service after about a year…

Typically the nose meaning the bit at the front of the pedal. Each time I have worn it out it has noticeably become thin, I also start to feel the excess movement as I pedal and clipping out starts to occur unexpectedly. This time I wore out it and the rear clip of the pedal too. [IMG_20220108_141…

That’s nuts. I have the same pedals with I’m guessing 70,000 miles in one pair and no noticeable wear like yours. A little on the rear I must confess. I assume your riding in the rain causes grit to effectively act like sandpaper on the pedal. I ride in bone dry conditions for the vast majority …

I’ve worn out a metal fronted 105 pedal too :-/

In the UK so that would be a yes. I forget when I got them but in their early life they probably saw a lot of gritty roads in Scotland too which wears things faster again.

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KorbenDallas January 18, 2022, 1:49am 6

Meaning where the front nose of the cleat “clips” in? How was it worn out???

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