Pale Rider
Legendary Member
How tight do pedals need to be?
Pedal spanners are generally very long and give lots of leverage.
Handy for trying to undo seized pedals, but I reckon applying a lot of grunt on the pedal spanner when fitting - as most bike shop do - does them up far tighter than needed.
I've just done some pedal changing using my standard length 'garage' spanner.
The pedals I removed must have done a thousand or two miles with no problems.
It didn't take a lot of effort to undo them, but they were still nipped up.
I fitted the new ones with just a firm pull on the same spanner, and from experience, know they will not undo in use.
So why the need to hang off a long spanner when fitting pedals?
Pedal spanners are generally very long and give lots of leverage.
Handy for trying to undo seized pedals, but I reckon applying a lot of grunt on the pedal spanner when fitting - as most bike shop do - does them up far tighter than needed.
I've just done some pedal changing using my standard length 'garage' spanner.
The pedals I removed must have done a thousand or two miles with no problems.
It didn't take a lot of effort to undo them, but they were still nipped up.
I fitted the new ones with just a firm pull on the same spanner, and from experience, know they will not undo in use.
So why the need to hang off a long spanner when fitting pedals?