Road Cycling - Changing pedals from bike to bike

Hi!

I have another question for you (less provocative than the the helmet question...). Weather permitting (it should, but never trust the weather channel girl...;-), I should be able to ride this weekend for the first time this year. I have a new bike, but probably will get my old trusty steel marinoni for the first few weeks on our salty roads. The thing is I changed from look pedals to speedplay.

Question: can you change pedals from one bike to another several times without damaging the thread? This might be a dumb question, but would like to get used to the speedplays as quickly as I can...

I don't see why not? just keep the threads greased...

As long as you don't crossthread the cranks you should be able to change them over and over.

thread the pedals on each bike carefully and you should have no problem.

Question: can you change pedals from one bike to another several times without damaging the thread? This might be a dumb question, but would like to get used to the speedplays as quickly as I can...[/QUOTE]

A couple if things: Whenever you change your pedals you must be careful not to strip the threads when you install the new pedals. If you change pedals frequently, the risk of this happening increases. Secondly, if you change from Look to Speedplay pedals, you will have to lower your seat a bit to compensate for the lower stack height of Speedplay pedals. If you reinstall the Look pedals, you will have to raise the seat again. Speedplays are not all that hard to get used to. I use Look pedals on my Marinoni, and Campagnolo Pro Fit pedals on my race bike. I have never had any problem switching from one bike to the other, and never have to deal with making saddle adjustments which I would have to do if I switched pedals from one bike to the other.

I dont see why it would cause a problem but when i bought my bike the guy said not to do that.

Hi!

I have another question for you (less provocative than the the helmet question...). Weather permitting (it should, but never trust the weather channel girl...;-), I should be able to ride this weekend for the first time this year. I have a new bike, but probably will get my old trusty steel marinoni for the first few weeks on our salty roads. The thing is I changed from look pedals to speedplay.

Question: can you change pedals from one bike to another several times without damaging the thread? This might be a dumb question, but would like to get used to the speedplays as quickly as I can...

As the others have said, it shouldn't be a problem as long as you're careful. I have two sets Zeros that see time on 4 different bikes and it hasn't been a problem. A nice Park Tool pedal wrench makes the job of removal super easy.

On a side note, don't forget to drop your saddle height by 1 CM as the stack height on the Speedplays is significantly less than the Looks.

I did it for years with a set of SPD compatibles between two bikes. Exactly as the other posters have recommended. Kept threads greased and used reasonable caution installing... never had any problems.

When I used to travel allot, I'd bring my shoes and my Speedplays (X-2) and a full size pedal wrench in my luggage, then I'd borrow or rent a bike where I was staying. So I took those Speedplays on and off a lot of times.

Even with a Park pedal wrench, I did wear down the flats on the pedal to the point that it's now really tough to get purchase with the wrench. The Speedplays (1999 ? vintage) had smaller than usual flats and had no shoulder to keep the wrench from sliding down.

I'd go ahead and do it, but be real careful with your technique and use a good quality pedal wrench.