Thanks for any comments . Paul

--
CTC Right to Ride Representative for Richmond upon Thames

In terms of ease of use, he falls over more than anyone else I know, but
they didn't seem to increase the amount of time he spent on the floor!

Jon

Bearings were rough as a badgers arse, and got worse even over the
short period I persevered with them. Like you I found the
engage/disengagement a bit clumsy, noticeably less slick than genuine
SPD's. The pedals also corroded very quickly in places. Granted, I
tried them in tough conditions, commuting on wet and salty winter
roads but I was still surprised at how fast rust appeared. This seemed
to be because the finish/plating and fasteners were of poor quality.
It was cosmetic only of course, but still disappointing.

These pedals looked and performed like they were years old after only
a couple of months commuting. I took them off and threw them in the
bits box. I thought about them some time later and considered ebaying
'em, but decided I'd be too embarrassed to sell such piss poor
equipment.

I was also dissatisfied with the cross compatibility between the FPD
and genuine Shimano SPD pedals. The FPD box did say "SPD Compatible"
and I took this to mean I'd be able to mix and match my different
shoes and different cleats, but not so. Perhaps I expected a bit much
from the compatible claim so shouldn't grumble, but it's worth knowing
if anyone is considering trying the FPD brand that mine didn't want to
play nicely with my Shimanos.

I could only get one pedals cleats to (just about) work with the other
by adjusting the tension a /long/ way. So swapping between
"compatible" spd equipped shoes would mean allen key adjustment and
back again each time, obviously not practical.
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"Bob"

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I used single-sided FPDs for a year or two.  Bearings were fine,
disengagement was fine.  I found clipping in fiddly because the tiny
pedals are evenly weighted, meaning they point any old way up before a
foot is on.  Flipping was annoying and dangerous.  I should have got Look
pedals sooner.

~PB

The double sided FPDs are fine - I would say as good as the Shimano.
The single sided is not. After 6 months of light use, the pedals are
stiff and do not "spin" easily.

The double sided FPDs were not much cheaper than the Shimano
equivalent, the single-sided ones were very cheap (12 quid?) as I
remember.

Don't know if this helps much.

Toby