Hey folks, not a long time ago I had the chance to take a look at the XT M8000 pedals
and what I have in my hands today is the XTR M9000
So the same Race pedals
SPDs, they have indexing, you can clip it on both sides.
They do come with the SH51 cleats
8mm hex needed to actually attach them to your cranks. They are supposed to be 310 grams
And these are intended for cross-country and cyclocross.
And not much else on this actual shiny sleeve
These are made in Japan
You can see the product code here, PD-M9000
You can see the left one
Right pedal has the same warning or important notice that I found on the XT
and that is to be used only with Shimano cleats
Removing this cardboard piece reveals nothing else but the SH51
XT is the same.
And the user manuals.
You can see here the descriptions of the single release vs. multi- release cleats
also how-to adjust the spring tension.
The one thing that I noticed right away is that they
do feel lighter and they're supposed to be lighter.
Here's the XT, and here's the XTR.
The only difference might be materials here and there.
You can see how the bearings are spread further apart, the top bearing versus this one.
On the XT they are closer together here. Shimano calls that improved stability.
The axle is made of steel on both XT and XTR, I don't see any difference.
To service them, the same way, you just open them up, undo this nut, 10 Nm needed on both.
You can see PD-M9000, made in Japan
Left and right are marked over there
that is the R as the right pedal, left pedal is marked, should be marked right here.
Also the left pedal just like the XT has this little cut here so you know
which one is the reverse thread, and that would be the left pedal.
I don't think they provide any more platform for your shoes here.
If you want that you should go for the Trail version anyway.
The XTRs, the indexing that actually adjusts the how tight your cleats are held in place.
Same thing, lefty-loosey, righty-tighty. You need a 2.5 millimeter hex key to change it.
That's how you adjust your cleats, if you're new to SPD's
I would start low and definitely use, instead of using the MH51 that you have here
that's provided with the pedals, I would use something like this which is the
SH56 or the multi release cleats.
The XTR stack height is about 15.72 mm
The XT stack height is 18.16 mm
The XT on the scale are 339 grams
The XTRs are 306 grams so 35 g between the two pedals.
Installation is fairly straightforward, a bit of grease on the threads
8 millimeter Allen key and then
If you have washers like this provided with
your cranks, and many cranks these days do, you don't actually need to use them
for this kind of pedal only because they provide, the axle provides a smooth
surface up here. So use it if you want you don't have to.
Pedals tightened by rotating them towards the front of bike, I would always start by hand.
Torque recommended by Shimano is 35 to 55 Nm, SRAM recommends 40. I usually use 40 Nm.
Same on the left hand side where we have the reverse-thread
Just tighten them to 40 Nm.
And here they are after a season or riding, I've used the XTRs
on my race bike, the TREK. And I ended up using the XTs on my fun bike.
The XTs didn't see that much use but switching between the two was seamless.
If I was to tell you which pedal I was using I would have been hard-pressed to
tell the difference. Yes the XTRs provide slightly better mud clearance over there.
But aside from that maybe a little bit of a more positive click when you're clipping
in and out, and other than that there is pretty much no difference between the two.
If you have the money definitely go with the XTR otherwise best bang for
your buck is probably going with the XT. Or if you want an entry-level pedal
go for the M520's which have offered me years or reliable performance.
And that's all I have about the Shimano pedals.
If you have any questions let me know in the section below.
With this being the last video of the year
Thanks for sticking with me for 2017.
Amazing questions, suggestions, and ideas
And I'll see you folks in 2018, Happy Holidays!