Just curious for some answers from the more experienced commuters.
How do these knobs disappear like this?
For reference the bottom of my shoes look like they have bullet holes in them.
by Icy-Succotash7032
Just curious for some answers from the more experienced commuters.
How do these knobs disappear like this?
For reference the bottom of my shoes look like they have bullet holes in them.
by Icy-Succotash7032
15 Comments
The pedal has two sides. The pins (on the bottom) are worn when you hit rocks with the pedal.
Pedal strike? Your foot was on the other face at the time.
You seem to ride on gravel or dirt roads. It happened to my mountain bike pedals when I rode off road more often.
Probably scraped the ground while pedaling through a turn.
Soft metal. Enough rocks.
I have hybrid pedals; 1 clip, 1 with these pins. I’ve been only riding the pins on this set. The pins come off, even though they are never exposed. I assume that there’s some torque happening over time that rotates them out of place, because pedal strike is not the answer if they are my only pedal face used.
Looks like wear and tear on a cheap pedal.
Get pedals with replaceable metal pins.
Dab of blue Loctite on the threads of the pins.
Clean the threads of the pedals and of the pins with alcohol wipes prior to application of the blue LocTite.
Why is this a question?
I’ve ground the underside of my pedal like that on a tall curb. The hike/bike trail through our neighborhood has some tall curbs that hold back soil, sometimes I’ll hover a pedal over the curb and the curb rises to scrape the pedal if I don’t stand on the opposite pedal to raise the one close to the curb.
> For reference the bottom of my shoes look like they have bullet holes in them.
May I suggest some ordinary rubber block pedals? Nice and grippy and they don’t destroy the soles of your shoes. I’m honestly not sure why these BMX-style pedals started appearing on commuter bikes.
Hitting curbs, small rocks or even roots will do this to your pins. Get some pedals with replaceable pins and if you want to preserve your soles you can remove the pins on one side of the pedal and use skateboard grip tape and keep the pins on one side.
If it was my bike, those nubs are probably embedded in my shin.
Bees?