Who has the most early clipless pedals????

GoldenEraMTB · Feb 24, 2009

I was discussing with a friend the other day clipless pedals and their origin...

Anyone here have pics of their early, (1993 and earlier), SPD or otherwise clipless pics, along with facts, opinions, links, anecdotes, etc on early clipless pedal history?

Thanks

SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum · Feb 24, 2009

Weren't Shimano PD-M737's the first clipless ATB pedals? I think Look popped out with the first clipless road pedals ...maybe even as early as 84.
I had both the first year they were introduced.

Lid · Feb 24, 2009

I rode the Onza's for more than a year and find a few people here that still use them. They were and still are rubbish so were the Ritchey's and the early Eggbeaters. Time work better than any of these and last forever.

Neil G · Feb 24, 2009

Had some of the first XT SPD's, no idea where they are now though

pete_mcc · Feb 24, 2009

gm1230126":1pl66xr2 said:
Weren't Shimano PD-M737's the first clipless ATB pedals?

They missed the boat by a couple of years! Scott bought out on first in 1990 and then Grafton with the original Speed Trap, Look bought out their MTB clipless (read: a road clipless with a serrated plate on it for grip) in 1993 with Shimano not far off. As always, Shimano relied on the market to make mistakes so they could learn and copy before they entered.

There's a great history of pedals here:

http://www.speedplay.com/index.cfm?fuse ... museum.mtb

Mr Chicken · Feb 24, 2009

this pedal was produced in the 1880's doesnt look that much different from alot of modern cycle pedals.

SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum · Feb 24, 2009

Mr Chicken":3pbn8ni9 said:
this pedal was produced in the 1880's doesnt look that much different from alot of modern cycle pedals.

And that picture has "what to do" with the original posted topic question on the origin of clipless pedals? :?

pete_mcc · Feb 24, 2009

gm1230126":2fvc3jca said:
And that picture has "what to do" with the original posted topic question on the origin of clipless pedals? :?

No clips on that pedal - so clip-less!

cchris2lou · Feb 24, 2009

737 were out late 1991 , early 1992 .

Look mtb version were later .

pete_mcc · Feb 24, 2009

cchris2lou":1h5u5plk said:
737 were out late 1991 , early 1992 .

Look mtb version were later .

Absolutely right, just re-read my post and I was wrong, Shimano were beaten to the market by Grafton and Scott, at the same time as Speedplay Magnums, but before Look/Campag. Cheers for the correction Chris

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