Wahoo Speedplay pedal long-term review - better than the original?

My thoughts on Wahoo Speedplay pedals after a season of riding.
You can find the original video with my first impressions here:
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[@scpromark]

I had to replace 2 sets of these new pedals because of the fault in them and I have to say that Wahoo customer service were outstanding and very efficient in replacing them. The replaced ones are perfect so far. Love these pedals.

[@ronykuba]

Glad to hear that!

[@michaelwright1001]

Thanks for an informative video. I ride the older Zeros and I was wondering what Wahoo had done with them.

[@ronykuba]

Cheers

[@brucejanson2849]

I have several pairs of speedplays. I have one pair with over 15,000 miles on them that still work well. I lube them regularly. The shoe or the cleat mechanism will wear out long before the bottom of the shoe and I have never had a problem. I did once obtain a pair of Chinese knock-off pedals and they fell apart while lubing so avoid those.

[@arthurs2653]

Nice video! What kind of gains did you measure on aero vs standard pedals?

[@ronykuba]

Ero sports have done some testing. It was 2-3W @45km/h

[@arthurs2653]

@@ronykuba thanks! You rock

[@torbis75]

Can you put out a video for how to replace the factory lubrication?

[@ronykuba]

yes

[@felixkloss5667]

I had on the Wahoo Speedplay Aeros on the right side play, always. But Pedals are great

[@ronykuba]

Thanks for sharing!

[@loicolivier7481]

What do you think of their powerlink powermeter version?!

[@ronykuba]

I haven`t tried it yet

[@michelbinet5278]

I've been riding on Speedplay for over 10 years now mainly for two reasons : lower stack height & choice of spindle length..! Since Wahoo doesn't seem to have solved that 'lateral play' issue, I'm about to switch to Shimano Dura-Ace (+4mm)...!

[@ronykuba]

Well, they have very much solved the issue by now

[@michelbinet5278]

@@ronykuba The last review I've read, dated from 2021 from 'BikeRadar' I think, and the issue was not solved..! If "by now" you mean recently, I'd like to read reviews that comfirm that..!

[@ronykuba]

@@michelbinet5278 well, it is 2024 now… The pedals were released in 2021, and the early units did suffer from play - these were all replaced within warranty. From around mid 2022 the problems were gone. As you can see I have been using them all along, and also selling quite a few pairs, so I can tell you first hand.

[@michelbinet5278]

@@ronykubaThat's what I want to hear, I'll take your words, thanks, because I'd love to keep riding them..! Switching to Shimano makes me feel like exchanging a compromise for another, more stability but higher stack height. As a tall rider with long legs, I just don't want a 5mm. raise of saddle..! So hope you're right, I guess I'll give it a try, after all, been riding them for years, thanks again..!

[@dfloper]

Wahoo pedals will never be fixed in new batches because it is a problem with the design (intentional) not a manufacturing issue. Anyway in my opinion Wahoo DESTROYED Speedplay which is sad. All the good things i liked the colored pedals, the yellow shoe cleats, the grease nipple and above all the reliability. I have a 2 sets with 30,000km total on a road and a city bike with no bearing issues like everyone says. I religiously greased them every week and also cleaned the shoe cleats and pedals every ride. I put few drops of ptfe wet lube on the springs of the cleats and at the bottom of the base on the optional metal shoe protector. This minimizes wear. Also have their flat pedals the original Drillium and they are going strong as well. Beware a company like Wahoo that takes a repairable product and makes it non repairable. They are anti consumer. The argument about Speedplay maintenance is nonsense some people like me enjoy servicing our kit especially if i know it is going to make it last longer.

[@ronykuba]

Yes, they intentionally made a faulty product so they can spend a boatload of money on warranty replacements… Make sense, NOT. As for the maintenance, for 99.9% of people, it was a drawback that is now fixed. The repairable vs. non repairable argument is also utter BS for the reason above, plus Wahoo have excellent customer service and they replace the product if anything goes wrong. Also, there’s no such thing as “non repairable”. The pedals use standard bearings, which are reasonably easy to replace, the spindles can be changes and there are aftermarket wear plates available as well = fully serviceable for the 0.01% people that will actually care about this.

[@dfloper]

@@ronykuba I hope they improve reliability and at least match the quality of the original Speedplay pedals even if it increases the cost. Since there no alternative pedals for me besides Speedplay, and i can't hang forever into the older pedals.

[@ronykuba]

@@dfloper the quality is more than matched

[@natus99]

Thanks Ronald for the video! One question if I may - how do you deal with some plasticky squeaking between the pedal and the cleat that randomly appears and disappears ? Or is it only my case?

[@felixkloss5667]

Thats the cleat rubbing on the axle, when i used it lube helped

[@ronykuba]

I lube the cleats regularly with a light oil

[@maxlein1246]

Can you give a link to the cleat protector plate? Thanks!

[@ronykuba]

www.shopforwatts.co.uk/collections/anemoi/products/anemoi-speedplay-shim

[@bikelife6618]

Hm