pedals help me

[mfcross]

i have just bought a felt vr6 2018 road bike it didn't come with pedals as expected i tried to fit an old pair of shimano spds on it to try it out but they wouldn't fit on further investigation it seems that the crank which is a fsa omega adventure bb386 evo 46/30t takes 1/2 inch pedals not 9/16 i can't find any pedals for it HELP i can't ride my nice new bike many thanks in advance to those who can help me

 

[cosmicbike]

No offense, but are you sure you are putting trying to thread the pedals in correctly? I'd be very surprised to find anything other than 9/16" thread on all but one piece cranks which tend to use 1/2", and nothing on the FSA specs for the crankset you have mentions thread size...

 

[vickster]

i have just bought a felt vr6 2018 road bike it didn't come with pedals as expected i tried to fit an old pair of shimano spds on it to try it out but they wouldn't fit on further investigation it seems that the crank which is a fsa omega adventure bb386 evo 46/30t takes 1/2 inch pedals not 9/16 i can't find any pedals for it HELP i can't ride my nice new bike many thanks in advance to those who can help me

Ask the shop where you bought it to help if you really can't get them on. If you bought it online, I'm sure your local shop will help regardless. No boxed bikes come with pedals fitted for obvious reasons and many road bikes aren't supplied with pedals as you've found

 

[Cycleops]

I'd echo what cosmic said. Are you sure you've got 1/2" ? They are usually found on children's bikes on one one piece cranks and mostly a cheap composite construction

 

[Spiderweb]

As @cosmicbike says.
Also check you are fitting the right hand pedal to the right hand crank and visa versa.
There should be an ‘L’ and ‘R’ on each pedal.

 

[Heigue'r]

Another helpful tip that I read on here regarding pedals was"back off"...it refers to the direction you should be turning the spanner/allen key for fitting or removing your pedals.

 

[wajc]

This will help explain the issue of Left Hand and Right Hand threads, which you need to know about as well as being able to identify the Left and Right pedal correctly. As others have alluded to I suspect that this might be your issue.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmPkYMPVqQU

 

[Doobiesis]

No offense, but are you sure you are putting trying to thread the pedals in correctly? I'd be very surprised to find anything other than 9/16" thread on all but one piece cranks which tend to use 1/2", and nothing on the FSA specs for the crankset you have mentions thread size...

I agree with what he said

 

[pclay]

I can pretty much guarantee you that any modern pedal (SPD, SPD-SL or flat) will fit your bike. Go for these if you want SPDs:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-pd-...38502&ptaid=aud-131695477502:pla-127999425662