I think if I had actually known what stirrups were I might have understood. Unfortunately some quick googling now, I think I was confusing stirrups with bridle & reins.
Personally I’ve always pronounced SPD “speed”. I assumed that was the name they intended with the acronym, but honestly have no real idea.
Right you are, I just understood what they meant by stirrups because I grew up around horses.
The only reason I remember the name SPDs is because my brother (who is very into mountain bikes) used to call his “spuds”, so it stuck in my head :-)
I think if I had actually known what stirrups were I might have understood. Unfortunately some quick googling now, I think I was confusing stirrups with bridle & reins.
Personally I’ve always pronounced SPD “speed”. I assumed that was the name they intended with the acronym, but honestly have no real idea.
Well, Shimano being Japanese might never have imagined how people in other countries would try to say it, lol
Also, it wouldn’t be unusual for my brother to call them something stupid on purpose :-P