New clipless and flat pedals from Shimano

Benjamin Haworth

New Saint flats and spuds - and XT flats in two sizes.

Shimano have revealed three new flat pedals and one new platform-SPD design in an overhaul of their gravity and enduro pedal lines.

The new pedals are: Shimano Saint M820 clipless pedals, Shimano Saint M828 flat, Shimano XT M8040 flat and the Shimano GR500 flat.

All the new pedals sport a lot of the new features and trends in the pedal market of the past couple of years. The new Saint SPD offers a non-pop-up fixed-mechanism design. The new Saint flattie is much larger. The new XT flattie is available in two different platform sizes.

All in all, a much welcome revised line-up from Shimano that appears to bring their pedals bang up to date. We look forward to giving them all a good thrashing.

Shimano Saint M820 SPD clipless pedal

Shimano Saint M820 SPD clipless pedal

  • Non-pop-up mechanism
  • Wide alloy body contact area
  • Thinner
  • 4 adjustable pins per side

Shimano Saint M820 SPD clipless pedal

  • Slim cromo axle
  • 8mm Allen key mounting
  • Designed for the new AM901 shoe
  • 546g

Shimano Saint M828 flat pedal

Shimano Saint M828 flat pedal

  • Shimano’s benchmark flat pedal
  • 1mm fore-aft concave main body
  • ‘Virtual concave’ effect due to 5mm front and rear pins and 3.5mm centre pins
  • 12 stainless pins per side
  • Slim cromo axle
  • 8mm Allen key mounting
  • Designed for the new GR900 shoe
  • 493g

“I’ve been testing the PD-M828 flat pedal with the GR900 flat shoe and I’m really happy with the developments. These pedals are bombproof. The support under foot is excellent due to the large platform and my feet feel really well connected to the pedals. They’ve handled everything I can throw at them and really live up to the SAINT name” – Thomas Vanderham

Shimano XT M8040 flat pedal

Shimano XT M8040 flat pedal

  • Two sizes
  • SM 100mm x 105mm – for 36-44EU size feet
  • ML 110mm x 115mm – for 43-48EU size feet
  • Concave platform
  • 10 pins per side
  • Long or short pin options
  • Cromo axle
  • 8mm Allen key mounting
  • 460g / 503g

 

Shimano GR500 flat pedal

  • Replaces the old Saint MX80
  • Concave design
  • Height adjustable pins
  • Sealed cartridge bearing
  • Cromo axles
  • 533g

Prices are TBC. Availability is stated as November for all except the GR500 (August).