Top positive review I like these pedals. They are reasonably priced and the clip-in side is very easy to engage, plus the rubber gripper on the street shoe side is excellent and you can feel your shoe gripping it immediately. It’s a nice addition to the metal cleats.

Taiwan
Eighty percent of high end pedals are made in one place, that is the Wellgo factory in Taichung, Taiwan. That includes clipless pedals and flat pedals.

Weighing a mere 403 grams, the Black Kat pedals by Deity take the award for lightest pedals tested. They also have the smallest body platform, measuring in at just 100mm x 100mm. The Black Kats are SUPER thin! Using only 8 pins per side, the Black Kats lacked the grip and concavity of the other pedals in the test.

The right side pedal has a right-hand thread (removes counterclockwise, installs clockwise). The left side pedal has a left-hand thread (removes clockwise, installs counterclockwise). Many pedals are stamped “L” and “R” for left and right.

What’s the difference between SPD and SPD-SL? SPD stands for Shimano Pedalling Dynamics, with the SL standing for SuperLight. SPD cleats use two bolts to fix to the shoe, so they’re often called ‘two-bolt cleats’. SPD-SL cleats have three points of attachment to the shoe, so they are also called ‘three-bolt cleats’.

The lightest pedal in Shimano’s SPD lineup, the XTR M9100 is a great pedal for cross country racers who love the SPD feel.

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The Shimano DX pedals are by far the easiest pedals to unclip in since you can adjust the tension. It is already easy with single release cleats and even easier with multiple release cleats. Absolutely recommended if you want to get started on clipless.