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Shimano PD-M520 SPD Pedals
Reviewed 5/15/2025
by mechfishy
Cycling Enthusiast
Vancouver, WA.
Overall Rating
Shimano PD-M520 SPD Pedals

These inexpensive Shimano pedals will last a very long time if they are well maintained. This is my second pair. I bought the first pair probably over 20 years ago. And they have been on a lot of different bikes since then. They still work perfectly and show very little wear. I have never had to do anything to them. I just keep them clean and that's it. The bearings are still perfectly smooth and don't have hardly any play in them at all. Not enough to even notice. And that's only in one of them. The other has no play. But it is still as smooth as glass. The originals have a polished aluminum main body. The new ones are black. And they both have the same chrome steel adjustable clip-ins. They are both easy to clip in and unclip. They are a very good value and well worth the money. If I ever need another pair I will probably buy another pair of these.

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Shimano Dura-Ace/XTR CN-HG901 11-Speed Chain
Reviewed 4/29/2025
by Ponytail Bob
Heber Utah
Overall Rating
The best 11-speed chain available

I have 11-speed drivetrains on both my road and gravel bikes (Ultegra and GRX). About a year ago, I switched to the DA version chains, based on recommendations from Josh Portner (Marginal Gains) and Dylan Johnson (Bonk Bros). They both report slightly better efficiency vs Ultegra, and considerably better than other brands. I am not sure I can notice the 2-3 watt difference compared to the Ultegra but I feel they are slightly quieter and shift nicer. Might be my imagination though.

I use Silca hot wax, with their drip on wax (Super Secret) between, and get at least 3,000 miles before detecting and chain stretch. I'm not at all fanatical about cleaning, and especially my gravel bike deals with a lot of dirt, plus the occasional water crossing.

Expensive, and maybe not that much better than Ultegra, but I buy them when BTD has them on sale.

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Shimano Dura-Ace/XTR CN-HG901 11-Speed Chain
Reviewed 4/21/2025
by Ponytail Bob
Heber Utah
Overall Rating
The best 11-speed chain available

I have 11-speed drivetrains on both my road and gravel bikes (Ultegra and GRX). About a year ago, I switched to the DA version chains, based on recommendations from Josh Portner (Marginal Gains) and Dylan Johnson (Bonk Bros). They both report slightly better efficiency vs Ultegra, and considerably better than other brands. I am not sure I can notice the 2-3 watt difference compared to the Ultegra, but I feel they are slightly quieter and shift nicer. Might be my imagination though.

I use Silca hot wax, with their drip on wax (Super Secret) between, and get at least 3,000 miles before detecting and chain stretch. I'm not at all fanatical about cleaning, and especially my gravel bike deals with a lot of dirt, plus the occasional water crossing.

Expensive, and maybe not that much better than Ultegra, but I buy them when BTD has them on sale.

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Shimano XTR CS-M9001 11-Speed Cassette
Reviewed 4/15/2025
by Anonymous
Competitive Racer
Santa Cruz, CA
Overall Rating
Works with Ultegra RX8000 derailleur

It works on road bikes without even having to use a hangar extender (Woflink etc), just tighten the b-screw and there's plenty of space. As a bigger girl I couldn't get up long steep mountain grades (>12% for a mile or more) in the saddle without this thing

If you're looking for big climbing gears and willing to spend the money and don't mind the wider gaps in gearing, get this instead of the Ultegra 11-34 cassette since this provides a huge range and weighs a couple grams less

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