Originally Posted by
frankenmike
Whatever dude.
Even the 10 dollar pedals for sale at the LBS have a flared stop at the end of the threads. I doubt you've seen and inspected a "vast majority of bikes out there," so you are in no position to claim that hardly anybody installs pedals correctly.
No one claimed you couldn't find pedals that do not require washers sperately. I work as the service writer and a mechanic at a commuter shop that deals with mainly low end bikes, so yes I see a lot of bikes daily and many of them are not using pedal washers where they are supposed to be.
Wouuld you like the opportunity to remove your foot from your mouth? Or would you like more space to make a fool of yourself?