{"id":3337,"date":"2026-09-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/shimano-spd-slr\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:00:00","slug":"shimano-spd-slr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/shimano-spd-slr\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimano SPD-SLR: new pedal system with lower stack, plus new Dura-Ace and Ultegra pedals and S-PHYRE shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shimano introduces <strong>SPD-SLR<\/strong>, The successor to the well-known SPD-SL system for racing pedals. Shimano not only renewed the pedal, but the entire system: the shoes, the footplates and the pedals were developed together. At the same time, new <strong>Dura-Ace<\/strong>- and <strong>Ultegra<\/strong>-pedals and two new racing shoes, the <strong>S-PHYRE SH-RC910<\/strong> and the <strong>SH-RC810<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is different?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2.3 mm lower stack:<\/strong> The pedal and footplate have been redesigned, making your foot closer to the pedal axis. This should provide more stable pedaling and a more direct power transfer.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Easier to insert:<\/strong> a wider \u2018reach\u2019 and a turning angle of 10.5 degrees instead of 15.5 degrees. Handy when backing out at a traffic light or after a turn.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Lighter shoe inserts:<\/strong> up to 25 percent lighter than the SPD-SL plates.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Easier adjustment:<\/strong> Clear markings help you quickly and precisely return your pictures to the same position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr.jpg\" alt=\"Shimano Dura-Ace PD-R9300 SPD-SLR pedal on the crank of a racing bike\" class=\"wp-image-3335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-dura-ace-pd-r9300-spd-slr-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new Dura-Ace PD-R9300 pedal. Photo: Shimano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The pedals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPD-SLR makes its debut on the new <strong>Dura-Ace PD-R9300<\/strong>. The pedal has an extra wide platform, a carbon-composite body and an integrated stainless steel contact plate. Wide bearings make the axle according to Shimano <strong>11 percent more expensive<\/strong> Then with the Ultegra pedal, and a hardened axle and refined bearings reduce the turning resistance. <strong>53 percent<\/strong>. It <strong>Ultegra PD-R8200<\/strong> gets the same SPD SLR system, with a lightweight carbon body and stainless steel contact plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The shoes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new top shoe <strong>S-PHYRE SH-RC910<\/strong> has a carbon heel cap with anti-rotation stabilization, a hollow carbon sole and more adjustment space for the shoe inserts. It uses the new <strong>Dynalast 2.0<\/strong>-reads more space at the toes, which comes in narrow, normal and wide fits. The <strong>SH-RC810<\/strong> It brings much of that technology to a lower price, featuring two BOA Li2 turn buttons, an external heel stabilizer, replaceable heel inserts, and a carbon sole with ventilation channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Shimano S-PHYRE shoe clicked into a Dura-Ace SPD-SLR pedal\" class=\"wp-image-3336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shimano-s-phyre-rc910-pd-r9300-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The shoe, the insole and the pedal have all been developed together. Photo: Shimano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four shoe plates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CL-SL100 (red):<\/strong> Fixed, without play.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>CL-SL120 (blue):<\/strong> 1 degree of play in each direction, for most riders.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>CL-SL110 (yellow):<\/strong> 3 degrees of play to each side.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>CL-SL130 (gray):<\/strong> 3 degrees of camber, for shoes from other brands. This model does not have the advantage of a lower stack and lower weight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please note:<\/strong> The new SPD SLR plates only fit on SPD SLR pedals, not on your current SPD SL pedals. You can still screw them onto existing Shimano shoes, but you get the full benefit only with shoes, plates, and pedals from the new system together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>S-PHYRE SH-RC910: <strong>\u20ac 429<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>SH-RC810: <strong>\u20ac 329<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Dura-Ace PD-R9300: <strong>\u20ac 249<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Ultegra PD-R8200: <strong>\u20ac 149,99<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lower stacks and easier shifting are real improvements, and \u20ac249 for a Dura-Ace pedal is a fair price. The downside: anyone who switches needs new pedals and plates, because the new plates don\u2019t fit the old system. If you\u2019ve been riding happily on SPD-SL for years, you don\u2019t have to switch right away. If you buy new pedals or shoes, SPD-SLR is the logical choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.shimano-eu.com\/nl-BEN\/269704-shimano-introduces-spd-slr-a-new-integrated-road-system-that-brings-riders-closer-to-every-pe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shimano Benelux<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shimano is renewing the entire contact point between foot and bike. The new SPD-SLR system brings your foot 2.3 mm closer to the pedal axis, clicks on more easily, and the shoe plates are up to 25 percent lighter.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cr_score":"","cr_oordeel":"","cr_plus":"","cr_min":"","cr_prijs":"","cr_koop_url":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[27,392,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-materiaal","category-nieuws","category-schoenen"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}