Zwift Chat

[JuhaL]

I have never use torque wrench when I tight pedals, hex key is been enough for me. No need to use force to fit pedals, actually when you pedaling that suppose to keep pedal tight enough and not suppose to get loose. But grease the threads is must.

 

[alex_cycles]

You could get 'crows foot' spanner heads for your torque wrench

There is an additional leverage so this formula needs to be used to work out actual torque
Or just nip them

Oooh - I might get some of those anyway, but I just do them to "that feels about right" not too tight. As you say 'nip' them.

 

[CXRAndy]

This website has a more comprehensive explanation of using extension fittings onto torque wrenches. I'd forgotten that when the crow's foot is 90 degrees to the torque wrench no additional torque is added

https://www.tekton.com/blog/how-to-accurately-use-a-torque-wrench-with-a-crowfoot-wrench

 

[Peter Salt]

30Nm for all my pedals. Grease the threads and then the back of the bolt when fitted, to minimise galvanic corrosion. Like Andy, never had an issue with taking them off.

I'd never let a bike shop mess around with my beauties, and take pride and pleasure in knowing I've put them together from scratch - tightened every bolt, pressed the BB, tensioned the spokes, adjusted the gears, etc. Will be no different for the new frame. You want it done right - do it yourself.

 

[BurningLegs]

I remove pedals a couple of times a year to swap between road and MTB so don’t bother with grease - I just spray some GT85 on the threads before screwing them on. Only until they bite and trust my pedalling motion will keep them on. It always has 🙂

 

[JuhaL]

30Nm for all my pedals. Grease the threads and then the back of the bolt when fitted, to minimise galvanic corrosion. Like Andy, never had an issue with taking them off.

I'd never let a bike shop mess around with my beauties, and take pride and pleasure in knowing I've put them together from scratch - tightened every bolt, pressed the BB, tensioned the spokes, adjusted the gears, etc. Will be no different for the new frame. You want it done right - do it yourself.

Exactly the same what i do as well. Every year i also unscrew the bottlecage bolts and add new grease, just in case.

 

[Whorty]

When I fit pedals, I cover the threads in (lots of) copper grease, and just ever so lightly nip them tight. Pedals self tighten by their opposing thread to rotation. There is no reason to fully tighten a pedal.

I've never had a pedal even when on the bike for 5+ years not come undone.

I prefer to use a longer lever to apply torque rather than hitting a short lever with a dead blow hammer.

Some pedals are Allen keyed for fitting, which is fine but try and get those with a larger socket, less chance of rounding the Allen key. Those with conventional flats, use a narrow, but proper spanner, not the cheap bicycle pressed spanners

The guy tried every tool to hand ... final attempt was a breaker rachet in the Allen slot ... the pressure shattered the metal Allen fitting.

That pedal is corroded on for sure

Was originally fitted by the LBS who I got the bike from. I went to Halfords yesterday, and even they called the LBS cowboys 🥰

 

[CXRAndy]

guy tried every tool to hand ... final attempt was a breaker rachet in the Allen slot ... the pressure shattered the metal Allen fitting.

He wasn't tightening was he?

The left pedal you turn clockwise to undo if you're on the same side as the pedal.

Or stay on the drive side and it's lefty loosy, righty tighty

Cheap Allen socket if it shattered 😳

 

[CXRAndy]

All the Gym equipment reinstalled. Cleaned the storage dust off, wiped down.

Oldest piece is 23 years old, walking/running machine still going strong.

 

[alex_cycles]

I did the Tinies in B this morning. Bloody hell that was hard! Best was 49th in race 1. (Would have been 9th in C with that time)

View: https://youtu.be/tJTwYkrvWTw

 

[Peter Salt]

All the Gym equipment reinstalled. Cleaned the storage dust off, wiped down.

Oldest piece is 23 years old, walking/running machine still going strong.

So you've been regularly exercising for over 23 years than?

Out of interest: How are you managing gym and cycling? I do it too and it's becoming harder the more I try to cycle, obviously. Recently started doing leg days again - very difficult to weave those in without completely compromising your riding.

 

[Norry1]

So you've been regularly exercising for over 23 years than?

Out of interest: How are you managing gym and cycling? I do it too and it's becoming harder the more I try to cycle, obviously. Recently started doing leg days again - very difficult to weave those in without completely compromising your riding.

The conventional wisdom is to do leg days on your hard cycling training days - bike in the morning and gym as much later as possible the same day.

I have been meaning to get back in the gym for a while but it hasn't happened yet.

 

[alex_cycles]

The conventional wisdom is to do leg days on your hard cycling training days - bike in the morning and gym as much later as possible the same day.

I have been meaning to get back in the gym for a while but it hasn't happened yet.

That makes sense. I made the mistake of trying to do a ride after a run once. Completely ruined the ride.
Gotta get your priorities right. Ride first everything else, maybe.

 

[Peter Salt]

The conventional wisdom is to do leg days on your hard cycling training days - bike in the morning and gym as much later as possible the same day.

I have been meaning to get back in the gym for a while but it hasn't happened yet.

Interesting, that's (kind of) what I did recently. Not because I gave it a thought - but because that's the only way I saw possible.

Unfortunately, family and work don't allow me to space things out - so I did a hard race, got off the bike, and straight into the gym to do squats.

As for non-leg days, I always do the gym first and then get on the bike. I don't think it's affecting my performance there.

Still figuring out how to include leg day activities so they would count towards my training load. I was thinking that if I do 10x90kg squat, I could register that as a 10s 900W sprint. Does that make any sense?

 

[alex_cycles]

Interesting, that's (kind of) what I did recently. Not because I gave it a thought - but because that's the only way I saw possible.

Unfortunately, family and work don't allow me to space things out - so I did a hard race, got off the bike, and straight into the gym to do squats.

As for non-leg days, I always do the gym first and then get on the bike. I don't think it's affecting my performance there.

Still figuring out how to include leg day activities so they would count towards my training load. I was thinking that if I do 10x90kg squat, I could register that as a 10s 900W sprint. Does that make any sense?

It kinda does. Is there an official way of doing this? I'm sure someone at TrainingPeaks will have thought of it and trademarked an acronym