Shimano PD-A520 Sport SPD Pedal

Shimano PD-A520 Sport SPD Pedal Review

Shimano PD-A520 Sport SPD Pedal Feature

• Sport pedals with SPD bindings for high-performance applications
• Adjustable cleat tension conforms to user preference
• Low-maintenance sealed-cartridge axle unit
• Recessed cleat design provides walking comfort
• Includes pair of 2-bolt SPD cleats

Shimano's recessed cleat and clipless pedal technology, called SPD, revolutionized the cycling shoe/pedal interface. Since then, decades of legendary "in the dirt" dependability, reliability, and sheer endurance have made SPD the world's go-to pedal technology. The Shimano PD-A520 Sport SPD pedal continues the SPD tradition, combining the power associated with a road pedal with the walking comfort of a recessed cleat shoe. The PD-A520 Sport offers such features as a low-maintenance sealed cartridge axle unit, an adjustable cleat tension that conforms to rider preference, and a pair of comfortable two-bolt SPD cleats.

About Shimano
In 1961, a three-speed bicycle hub was displayed at the New York Toy Show. The hub--an affordable and reliable version of the multi-speed hubs growing in popularity at the time--caught the attention of the industry. So much so that by 1965, Yoshizo Shimano--the youngest son of the company founder in Japan--opened an office in New York. Shimano's goal was to get quicker product feedback and to provide technical and warranty assistance to retailers selling bikes equipped with Shimano parts. Though Shimano American has grown from that first modest office staffed by only three people to a full distribution center with sales and marketing offices, its goals are the same: listen to customers and meet their needs for both bicycle and fishing products. If you want the power associated with a road pedal but enjoy the convenience of walking in a shoe with a recessed cleat, the Shimano PS-A520 is for you. The wide platform gives your foot more support than the average mountain pedal but retains the SPD systems legendary ease of entry and exit. Includes one pair of two-bolt SPD cleats.