Pedal reflector law fixes
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The fact that alternative reflectors need scientific/TRL supporting evidence of equivalence rules out most suggestions. As explained earlier in the thread, the law makers are only interested in alternatives that can be fitted to the vehicle(cycle) itself.
Hopefully, CJs red tape challenge work will result in a fix of the RVLR requirement whilst most bikes with ordinary pedals will continue to be sold with pedal reflectors.
Anyway, I think this thread is definitely finished.
Perhaps, the admins could lock it?
Hopefully, CJs red tape challenge work will result in a fix of the RVLR requirement whilst most bikes with ordinary pedals will continue to be sold with pedal reflectors.
Anyway, I think this thread is definitely finished.
Perhaps, the admins could lock it?
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Don't worry about being legal, worry about the ambulance chasing legal eagle's if some cretin drives into the back of you one winters night. They'll want an engineer to go over your bike with a fine tooth comb.
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So....
If I take 4 strips of amber reflective tape and apply the to the toe and heel of both my shoes, and then clip in, does that count as amber reflectors being 'fitted' to my SPD's?
If I take 4 strips of amber reflective tape and apply the to the toe and heel of both my shoes, and then clip in, does that count as amber reflectors being 'fitted' to my SPD's?
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No.
If you want to use SPD in the dark, get Shimano XT Touring pedals:
PD-T8000
Not only do they solve this problem, they are also very good quality pedals, with well-sealed, adjustable and replaceable cup and cone ball bearings.
Chris Juden
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.
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They look decent enough, but twice the price of my current M-520's
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The short answer is "No."
(A longer answer must appear - perhaps more than once - in the pervious 16 pages of this thread)
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Those cheap plastic clip in relfectors work well. The pedal sits clip side up and if you miss a clip they are fine to pedal in.
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Spirit of the law, or letter of the law eh?
I have a pair of reflective bands to fit on my ankles. Far better than pedal reflectors, but not legally correct without legal pedal reflectors too.
I have a pair of reflective bands to fit on my ankles. Far better than pedal reflectors, but not legally correct without legal pedal reflectors too.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Unless your bike, or sufficient of it under "trigger's broom updates", predates the pedal reflector regulations. Then your reflective ankle bands are an addition to the statutory minimum which the bike is using.
- Nigel
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Or you bike “saddle” is below a certain height such as a recumbent or child’s bike.
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IMO it would be ideal if posters giving an interpretation of the regulations provided a link. Although the regulations are complicated, at least they are now accessible online for ease of quoting by anybody who understands what they mean.
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You mean Shimano SM-PD22 pedal reflectors?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-SM-P ... 3KEALw_wcB
Sturdy, simple, legal, effective and, as you say, cheap if you already have M520s or similar.
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I find the sm pd22 useful as it keeps the pedal platform narrow but still very useable, with clipless no issue as the heavier side always is at the bottom and with normal shoes one has to keep toeing the end to get the platform side up. No so good for start stopping city riding with normal soled shoes.
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I have an older version of the PD T800s pictured by CJ. Been using these for a few years and really like them. But they don’t have a flat for a spanner and they have seized completely. Being Allen key only I’ve not managed to budge them. With hindsight, I’d recommend removing and servicing regularly.
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A lot of modern pedals lack spanner flats and it is annoying, because even a long allen key isn't as long as a pedal spanner. The Shimano pedals however, do at least take an 8mm key and have an accurately made socket, so one can slip a length of tube on the end of the key to increase the leverage and tread on it - or even hit with a hammer if necessary! And the six-way options (rather than just two for spanner flats) mean that it's always possible to find an orientation of crank and allen key so that a simple downward force may be applied, directly toward (or away from) the bottom-bracket, using one's foot - that has a lot more muscle behind it than a cyclists hand and is protected from sudden contact with unfriendly chainring teeth (or unyeilding tarmac) by the hard sole of a shoe! So that is my usual and well-honed technique for getting the pedals off before packing my bike for flying.geocycle wrote: ↑1 Dec 2021, 1:37pm I have an older version of the PD T800s pictured by CJ. Been using these for a few years and really like them. But they don’t have a flat for a spanner and they have seized completely. Being Allen key only I’ve not managed to budge them. With hindsight, I’d recommend removing and servicing regularly.
My wife's touring bike, on the other hand (she doesn't get on with SPD) has flat pedals, that are quite delightfull in every other regard apart from having only a 6mm hex socket. This isn't really a big enough size for the torque required, especially given the not-really-hard-enough steel of which the axles are made and the slight over-size-ness of their sockets! After one touch-and-go removal I declined to re-fit these pedals, lest the key rounded out the socket next time so they became un-removable. But they are nice pedals. I'd like to get the sockets re-sized to 8mm, but think it would require spark-erosion and that's expensive. Finally I got a 1/4 inch allen key and spent half a day grinding down the end of it to 6.15 mm, tapering to 6.1, then hammering it in and out of each pedal axle socket several times, so as to iron out the distortions caused by previous tough removals. So now Helen can use those nice pedals again - provided we don't forget the special key and a piece of tube to make it longer!
Chris Juden
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.