Changing pedals often an issue?

[mickle]

To the excellent advice already provided, may I suggest you fit a couple of pedal washers?

 

[Mralexrides]

To the excellent advice already provided, may I suggest you fit a couple of pedal washers?

You can but I think I will stick with flat/SPD pedal I have found so no need to change pedals now

 

[battered]

I remember it as "right hand pedal, right hand thread, left hand pedal, left hand thread". Also, you can change pedals as often as you like. By the time you wear out the aluminium threads the crankset will be worn out. It will take decades. Not years. I'm serious.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Re shoe compatibility look out for the term "2 bolt SPD" (or "mountain bike cleats") and avoid "SPD-SL" (or "road cleats") as those are the three bolt variant, not compatible with the pedals above.

Also look out for the term "recessed" meaning that the cleat does not stand proud of the sole. As @vickster says this is an important practical consideration.

 

[rogerzilla]

One issue with the combination-type pedal is that, unless you wear boots with the flat side, the saddle will probably be too high.

 

[T4tomo]

look out for L and R marked on them, remember L is reverse thread, apply a bit of lithium grease to the threads, and don't cross thread them - start them off gently by hand making sure your are square onto the pedal

.......and sometimes they don't. Spent a good 10 mins with me and the other half peering some Look gravel pedals, glasses on and off, to find the "L", with no luck.... No instructions but I did find a QR code, which took me to instructions online, which within its 78 pages (yes 78 farkin pages) reveal a subtle difference on the axles ends!