Pedal fell off, strapped for monwy atm, can i just replace the pedals or do I have to replace the crank too?
by IP1nth3sh0w3r
Pedal fell off, strapped for monwy atm, can i just replace the pedals or do I have to replace the crank too?
by IP1nth3sh0w3r
5 Comments
Just the pedal is fine. Your pedal axle is still attached to the crank arm – it’s just the pedal itself that fell apart.
New set of pedals and you’re good to go.
Have you tightened the pedal? If you did it might’ve got broken
Just pedals and you can probably fine a pair of cheap ones for $5 to maybe just free. I have lots of old cheap pedals in boxes that are too worthless to sell but i hate throwing useable stuff away.
Unscrew it with a 15mm wrench and put a new pedal on. If it’s very tight you might need a longer tougher 15mm pedal wrench.
Note that pedal quality is connected to price. The very cheapest black plastic pedals may not last a week of use.
Because no one else has mentioned it:
When you remove the old pedal, you need to rotate the wrench toward the back of the bike (if it’s up the right way) on **both** left and right sides. Tighten by rotating toward the front of the bike. The threads are different on each pedal to allow for this, so make sure you fit the correct one to the correct side when you put the new ones on.