Idiot's guide to swapping pedals

[KevinV]

Listen to Kranswurm, his logic is the most simple. Allen key goes on inside of pedal (frame-side of crankarm). Most pedals have allen key head there.

[TNOSE_E]

put the back wheel between your legs, (facing the bike).

Put the 15 spanner on the pedal and pull towards you to loosen. Works for both sides.  You must have blood on your hands to prove you've changed the pedals....

[RodTi]

Listen to Kranswurm' date=' his logic is the most simple. Allen key goes on inside of pedal (frame-side of crankarm). Most pedals have allen key head there.[/quote']

 

Aaagghh [sound of penny dropping]...

 

Thanks - I'm pretty sure mine has the allen key head on the inside of the crank arm.

 

So - simply insert allen key - hold the pedal part steady - turn key in required direction - and hey presto??

 

If so - awesome...

 

 

[RodTi]

put the back wheel between your legs' date=' (facing the bike).

Put the 15 spanner on the pedal and pull towards you to loosen. Works for both sides.  You must have blood on your hands to prove you've changed the pedals....

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Spanner - blood on hands - cool.

 

Will try your approach if the Allen key route fails.

 

 

[KevinV]

That's it! Dead easy, just watch out for your knuckles when doing the drive-side, those chainrings bite!

[Farm Gate]

If you're going the spanner route it's worth buying a pedal spanner. They are not expensive and available at any bike shop. THe problem with normal spanners is that they are often too wide and thus dont work that well.

[Wheelsuck]

Also Remember SPD cleats are Left and Right. 

[Farm Gate]

hijack on

 

Wheelsuck, where did you get your avatar?

 

hijack off

[Kranswurm]

Listen to Kranswurm' date=' his logic is the most simple. Allen key goes on inside of pedal (frame-side of crankarm). Most pedals have allen key head there.[/quote']

 

Aaagghh [sound of penny dropping]...

 

Thanks - I'm pretty sure mine has the allen key head on the inside of the crank arm.

 

So - simply insert allen key - hold the pedal part steady - turn key in required direction - and hey presto??

 

If so - awesome...

 

 

Lets hope those threads were greased before fitting.Then it will be easy.

If not and it wont crack you better visit your lbs for one of those long spanner/allen keys.

Use the opportunity to clean the threads and grease before re fitting

[Wheelsuck]

hijack on

 

Wheelsuck' date=' where did you get your avatar?

 

hijack off

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Farm Gate I cant Remember, it was one of those Avatar sites but I remember finding it under some category called Comic/TV. Sorry not much help though-Sorry.

[jagwil]

Swapping pedals has to be far easier than swapping cleats.

Only 2 pedals to unscrew.

There are normally 3 screws on each cleat ie 6 to unscrew.

 

Remember you also have to align the cleats properly when you put them back. 

Ya' date=' but there's no direction issue with the cleats, they're easier to access, and you can just draw around them with a magic marker before you take them off, so you know where to put them back
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Yes, but there are still only 2 directions. Forward or back.

All this drawing with a marker business is just too much of a mission. 

[Shebeen]

put the back wheel between your legs' date=' (facing the bike).

Put the 15 spanner on the pedal and pull towards you to loosen. Works for both sides.  You must have blood on your hands to prove you've changed the pedals....

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but then the spanner must be facing up. . . i prefer to use clockwise thinking and assess it each time. Right hand pedal is 'right', left hand pedal is 'reverse thread screw'

[Nancy Drew]

Ya' date=' but there's no direction issue with the cleats, they're easier to access, and you can just draw around them with a magic marker before you take them off, so you know where to put them back
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what a clever idea

 

 

oh ja.... for what it's worth, changing pedals is super easy, even I can do it and I'm a girl

 

 

[jagwil]

Ya' date=' but there's no direction issue with the cleats, they're easier to access, and you can just draw around them with a magic marker before you take them off, so you know where to put them back
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what a clever idea

 

 

oh ja.... for what it's worth, changing pedals is super easy, even I can do it and I'm a girl

 

 

 

Well said. I can even do it and I am an old man.

[Bos]

So Who's the gentleman who cant swop pedals.. ? Do you think a person that cant figure out this can replace batteries in the TV remote or Even work rapidfire shifters?

 

Gee my krag.. Just Put spanner on, give it a few beats with the palm of your hand to see which way is loose If you cant do it the "brainy" way.. It comes loose, now take the same one off the other bike and swap them this way you cant even get confused..

BOS10002009-04-15 06:27:07

[Shebeen]

So Who's the Idiot who cant swop pedals.. ? Do you think a person that cant figure out this can replace batteries in the TV remote or Even work rapidfire shifters?

 

Gee my krag.. Just Put spanner on' date=' give it a few beats with the palm of your hand to see which way is loose If you cant do it the "brainy" way.. It comes loose, now take the same one off the other bike and swap them this way you cant even get confused..

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not the advised method