Buying Road Pedals? Consider Weights and Prices

by Jesper Bondo Medhus on August 22, 2010

Shimano Dura Ace Road Pedals

Road pedals are not just road pedals, they add grams to the overall bike weight and thus play a role for your overall performance. You might have read about my little experiment to find out how much does extra weight cost on Alpe d’Huez which shows that even small weight savings makes a difference. Thus, it is worth considering bike components’ weights when you spend money next time.

Choosing new road pedals is not always an easy job. There are several things to consider and two major concerns are prices and weights. There are actually some quite significant savings for your wallet and bike weight if you look at the scheme below:

Professional Road Pedals

  Weight Price
Shimano PD-7800 Dura Ace Pedals 348g $288.95
Look KEO Blade Carbon Ti Pedal 250g $395
Campagnolo Record Ti Pro Fit Plus Pedals 336g $300
Speedplay Titanium 234g  
TIME RXS Titanium Carbon Pedals 265g $359.99

Semi-Professional Road Pedals

  Weight Price
Shimano PD-6700 Ultegra SPD-SL Pedal 387g $115.99
Look KeO Sprint Pedals. White 328g $180
Speedplay X/5 Road Pedal 290g $125

Beginner Road Pedals

  Weight Price
Shimano 2010 105 SPD-SL Road 392g $89.95
Look Keo Easy 370g $69.95

All listed weights are Total weight (Pedals incl. cleats).

Please note that the links above are all pointing at Amazon which means that Training4cyclists.com receives a small payment if you click the links AND buy your cycling equipment through these links.

As I have written previously, every single gram saved is an advantage on the climbs. Naturally it must not negatively effect the riding performance, but I have never heard of a rider having troubles with light weight road pedals. Thus, if you have decided to reduce your bike’s weight, then the above links could be a good place to begin.

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1 Ouroboros August 29, 2010 at 12:14 pm

Hi,

Nice article! Can you add a column for the cleat weight also? You need to add the two to get the most accurate weight for the combo – it may change a few of the above.

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