corki15 Clipless Platform Adapter Pedal for Shimano SPD Speedplay

I'm a serious Mountain biker running XTR race SPD'sI also like to hop around, but in my old age I no longer do so clipped in. I was about to make something like this when, Ah ha, there's a product online.. My plan was to leave the platforms on all the time and only use them in the rock gardens and technical stuff.My review only pertains to strength or rather the metallurgy. They are strong but also a bit malleable or ductile. However they didn't work harden too much.The first time I took them out on a ride, I'm clipped in to the other side of the pedal and these platforms are underneath. I smacked a rock with a pedal strike the whole quarter of the platform bent about 10mm or 1/2" Bummer. So the Alumin(i)um is soft enough to bend. However, the plus side of this is that when I took out the studs and put the cage in a vice, and beat it with a hammer to flatten it, didn't just shear off.Conclusion: Soft enough to bend, soft enough to bend back...once at least.(Of course they flop down if you weight your pedal on only one side.)(Cleats are not included)(BMX studs/ pins are not hardened, and easily grind off on rocks)I'm a serious Mountain biker running XTR race SPD'sI also like to hop around, but in my old age I no longer do so clipped in. I was about to make something like this when, Ah ha, there's a product online.. My plan was to leave the platforms on all the time and only use them in the rock gardens and technical stuff.My review only pertains to strength or rather the metallurgy. They are strong but also a bit malleable or ductile. However they didn't work harden too much.The first time I took them out on a ride, I'm clipped in to the other side of the pedal and these platforms are underneath. I smacked a rock with a pedal strike the whole quarter of the platform bent about 10mm or 1/2" Bummer. So the Alumin(i)um is soft enough to bend. However, the plus side of this is that when I took out the studs and put the cage in a vice, and beat it with a hammer to flatten it, didn't just shear off.Conclusion: Soft enough to bend, soft enough to bend back...once at least.(Of course they flop down if you weight your pedal on only one side.)(Cleats are not included)(BMX studs/ pins are not hardened, and easily grind off on rocks)

I got this so I wouldn't have to change shoes when doing bootcamp workouts with my bike on the trainer. It allows for less transition time when I go from dumb bell work, squats, etc. to cardio on the bike. I have not tried it out on the road yet, but works for getting some work in on the bike trainer. Do not expect that it will be as efficient as when you wear your clip shoes. Overall, it works for me. As many other mention, the pedal does face downwards when your foot is not on it. This can be solved by buying two set and mounting them on each side of the pedal You will always have a pedal to step on to when getting on the bike. You will need to purchase clips for these.Pros:- Decent alternative for using your road bike without switching pedals- Moderately easy to clip pedals on/off- Good traction on pedal. It will not feel good if you go barefootCons:- Wiggles a little when you pedal- you must always flip pedal right side up to put your foot on it. The weight of it forces the pedal to face downwards Buying two sets would solve this problem.

I got these because I decided that having more bikes (4) than the other member of my family and got rid of an old cross bike. Along the way I had ended up with three kinds of pedals - SPD, Eggbeater, and the big-SPD for my road bike, and three pairs of shoes, one of which I don't like and is headed to eBay. Ignoring the road bike, I had shoes I liked and eggbeater acid pedals on my mountain bike and Spd campus style pedals on the commuter with the shoes that didn't work for me. The end result is that I have egg beater pedals (with some platform) on the mountain bike and commuter bike. I have now ridden both some with the platforms - around town (<10 miles on the commuter a few time) and some light mountain biking and generally riding around at a state park (~ 20 miles total) and I feel ready to comment. on these pedals.They are easy to put on and take off, but I haven't had any accidental removals. They do flip the wrong way, but so did the official dual sided Shimano pedals that they replaced. These have a larger platform and worked well riding around on fire trails. I wore them with Keens and trail running shoes. Both worked fine, but they did particularly well with the keens.I suspect they would be awkward with the Eggbeaters that don't have a platform, but I am not going to change pedals again (yes, this means I have a box in the basement with two kinds of pedals I am not using at the moment...)I am pleased with them. I think I would be most likely to use them regularly if I took an extended trip with either the commuter or mtb where it was the only bike I had a long and there were times that I wanted to make a quick trip in regular shoes. For commuting, it is easier to just leave my work shoes at the office and mountain bike with the real shoes. My other use case is for riding to a running location or a park when I want to have running shoes and not worry about carrying around my bike shoes. They would be pretty easy to steal, so I would not get them for a bike that is going to be parked for long periods of time outside. The guy who parked next to you might think the are cool and pick up your set.

These seem well made and materials are high quality. I didn’t notice from the item description that you must attach a set of cleats to the pedals for them to work. Makes sense but would have been nice for they to be more obvious. My son took them on a first ride and they immediately clipped out. Probably because the release tension on my pedals was on the easier/looser end which is how i like them when I’m using shoes with cleats. This means when he wants to use the bike with these platformpedals I’ll need to adjust the tension, and then adjust back when I use it with shoes and cleats. Again, makes sense, but something to be aware of.

Unless you bought 2 sets of these and 2 sets of clips this is not practical. The pedal is always upside down when you go to put your feet on. So each time you stop you have to try to flip it over and its not easy as it goes right around most of the time due to the weight of these.Buying 2 sets is too expensive so I am living with it as is but probably going back to just switching my pedals.

There product works fines; there's just a slight problem in the physics behind it. I would use these if I were on a very leisurely ride with my children, for example, or riding in a heavily trafficked area (in which I would be having to come to a full stop often). You really don't get the same full-pedal power as you do with clipless pedals (obviously). I bought these for those times where I may take a short ride in a very busy part of the city. They do work fine, though.

Poorly designed and pretty much impossible to adjust to the pedal clip. Waste of money.