Shimano makes Saint pedals modular, rebuildable

Shimano isn’t normally known for being particularly risky with its flat pedal design. Saint and XT are always reliable, perfectly good options. The new Saint pedals, though, offer a far more interesting design. Shimano’s opted for a modular pedal design, with a placeable composite skid-plate, to make these a pair of flats that will last the harshest riding.

Saint PG-G8040 gets modular

The new Shimano Saint flat pedals (Officially Saint PG-G8040 in Shimano’s always-riveting nomenclature) use a dual concave platform, designed to increase grip. There’s up to 14 pins per side, providing hefty grip for those of you still flat-pedal DHing, and adjustable grip for those of us who don’t need to feel quite so glued to our pedals. There’s also an interesting cut-out design near the axle intended to keep a more consistent pedal height where the axle meets the crank arm, so you have more options to position your foot comfortably on the pedal.

The real feature is that the Saint’s are very rebuildable. Right down to the composite skid plate and replaceable pins. Those serve as a protective shell around the reinforced alloy pedal body. Shimano also offers replacement axles, pins and other parts to keep the pedals running smooth no matter how many times you replace the skid plate.

Shimano SAINT PD-G8040 Key Features
 Extra-wide, dual-concave platform: 121 mm x 110 mm
 10 traction pins per side with 4 optional inner pin positions
 Included 6 mm and 3 mm pins plus a dedicated E5 socket
wrench pin tool
 Flat platform design for consistent pedal height and no
protrusions from the axle
 Thin pedal body for improved ground clearance
 Forged alloy pedal body with composite skid plate
 Impact-resistant traction pins
 Durable axle and bushing construction
 Fully serviceable with readily available replacement parts
 Weight: 393grams
 MSRP: $225 USD

DEORE XT PD-M8240

Deore XT (officially PD-M8240) follow a similar design as far as pedal shape, but without the resin skid plate featured on the Saint pedals. The alloy pedal body does use the same “impact-resistant” pins and a axle/bbushing construction as Saint, and with the same cut-out near the axle for more position options. Just at USD 50 less.

Shimnano DEORE XT PD-M8240 Key Features
 Extra-wide, dual-concave platform: 121 mm x 110 mm
 10 traction pins per side with 2 optional inner pin positions
 Included 6 mm and 3 mm pins plus a dedicated E5 socket
wrench pin tool
 Flat…