Shimano Cl-SL120 Blue SPD-SLR : road holds offering a Reduced angular freedom of ± 1 °For cyclists looking for precise foot maintenance while maintaining a slight freedom of rotation. Designed for the new interface Shimano SPD-SLR.

Shimano CL-SL120: Precision and light angular freedom

The Shimano Cl-SL120 Blue SPD-SLR propose a Reduced angular freedom of ± 1 °. They are addressed to cyclists who are looking for a very precise foot position while wishing to keep a slight possibility of rotation once engaged.

In the new SPD-SLR range Shimano, they constitute the intermediary between the CL-SL100 Fixed Reds at ± 0 ° and the CL-SL110 Yellow at ± 3 °.

± 1 °: a precise maintenance without being totally fixed

The weak angular freedom of CL-SL120 limits foot movements around its pivot point without completely removed. It thus offers a more locked sensation than the yellow hold, while maintaining more mobility than the red hold with fixed position.

A shim designed for the new SPD-SLR platform

CL-SL120 belongs to the new generation Shimano SPD-SLR, developed around an integrated interface between the shoe, the hold and the pedal.

The new Cl-SL100, CL-SL110 and Cl-SL120 adopt a design that no longer requiring the spacers used with the previous generation. Shimano thus announces a weight reduction of up to 22% For the new set of SPD-SLR holds compared to previous SPD-SL holds, taking into account the shims, screws and spacers.

A more accessible interlock

Shimano Also reworked the interlocking geometry of the SPD-SLR platform. The engagement zone is more important and theangle of engagement is reduced to 10.5 °, against 15.5 ° with the previous SPD-SL system.

Compatibility of CL-SL120 holds

CL-SL120 are designed to work with the news Shimano SPD-SLR pedalsincluding Dura-Ace PD-R9300 and ULTEGRA PD-R8200, as well as their +4 mm axis versions.

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