Biker395 

Engaging in a little retail therapy ...

Fed up some time ago with how my pedal wrench never seemed to be in the right orientation to remove the pedals. This should do it. The SN Ale coaster is for scale. The Keen-shod feet ... by mistake.



Venturing further into double entendre territory, I must say I'm pleased with the girth and length of the shaft of my new tool.

Dudelsack 

I have one of those. I like it a lot. Mine's a silly millimeter longer.

NOS88

I've got the same wrench. It does work well. I haven't banged my knuckles removing pedals since I purchased it. This alone made the price worth it. I do wish, however, that it came in a left hand version.

big john

Are you back on the bike yet? I want to have a 60th birthday ride to Mt Baldy on the 19th.

Biker395 

Of course it is!

Nah ... the doc told me "no riding" until May 1.

big john

Doctor? What do they know? Tell him you need to try out your new tool.

Biker395 

Funny you would mention that ... he said to go easy on that too.

StanSeven

Same here. My problem is I still try and take the pedals off the wrong direction.

Biker395 

OK, so here is a serious question. If I recall, my old pedal wrench had a 15mm side and a 14mm side, but I don't believe I have ever seen a 14mm pedal.

Is there any reason to keep this thing, or should I donate it to someone else to use (with some Mecurochrome for the inevitable skinned knuckles)?

Dudelsack 

Having two tools for the same job is a sign of inadequacy.

jppe

That's a nice one if I say so myself!

I can't use a pedal wrench on my look keo blade pedals. I have to use a whopper of an allen wrench on the inside of the cranks. Sometimes I have to put a crank bar on my allen wrench to break it loose...even when I've applied grease to the threads. I have a piece of pvc I put in my bike box when I ship my bike just to make sure I can get the pedals off when I'm ready to ship the bike back home.

KenshiBiker

I have the same issue with my Crank Bros pedals. You might consider picking up one of these Park Hex Tools. Available in 6, 8, and 10mm (maybe other sizes as well). Gives you good leverage - I got one for the wheels on my fixed gear.

Worknomore

No need for a whole new tool, just take the blue pill.

Daspydyr 

I think I have shaft envy!

lhbernhardt

I've never heard of a 14mm pedal; they've all used either a 15mm pedal wrench or a 6mm allen key, but then I've only used Shimano and Campag pedals (and the odd Ritchey pedal, or cheap French pedals back in the 70's).

Usually 15mm pedal wrenches are made of too soft a metal, so after reefing hard trying to get a pedal off that's been on the crank for several rainy winters, the wrench is too chewed up to do a reasonable job on a subsequent pedal. But pedals don't need to be tightened by gorillas. Just snug enough is sufficient to keep it on. And I would recommend a pedal washer to keep the steel pedal from chewing into the soft aluminum crank. Just snugging with a 6mm allen key from the inside is all you need.

As for 15mm going to 14mm, this has happened with crank bolts (for internal square-taper bottom brackets) and to some extent with track nuts, although the standard for track nuts has always been 15mm.

The most baffling thing to me about pedals is that this is the one place on a bicycle that has universally not gone metric. All pedals are 9/16"! The bike can have British or Italian bottom bracket threads, but the cranks are always threaded for 9/16" pedals!

Luis

CrankyFranky

So the 14mm side is for... ??? NSA use only?

NOS88

I believe some older French bikes had pedals that required a 14mm wrench.

Rowan

14mm maybe for BMX pedals which have a different drilling for the cranks.

But, if you are skinning your knuckles using ordinary wrenches on pedals, you are doing it wrong.. In 15 years I haven't banged or skinned a knuckled on any of my or Machka's bikes. It all has to do with technique.

And I am positive that using a wrench with a long arm on it is not a good thing for in the hands of a person who thinks tight-as-possible is best because (a) putting excess leverage on the pedal does not go well with steel spindles into alloy cranks and (b) getting them off will still risk damage to the body of the individual involved.

PS: I do have pedal wrenches like the one shown, with the offset handle. I do use them, but I am very gentle with the leverage when doing them up. But if I don't have one handy, I am not afraid of damaging myself using an ordinary open-ended wrench, or horror forbid, a crescent wrench.,, because damaging myself isn't going to happen.

JanMM

A pedal on my wife's '97 Giant hybrid was stuck a few years ago. Got one of those Park wrenches and it became unstuck with minimal effort.

NOS88

If you've no skinned knuckles, I'm guessing you don't wrench on your neighbors' bikes or less skilled friends' bikes. I've never skinned knuckles on my bikes, but other people's? Yeah, a few times.

Rowan

I've recovered quite a few bikes from dumps that have been out in the weather for more than a few weeks or months. I've also had to remove cranks and use the floor to aid in getting pedals off.

NOS88

I guess I'd like to watch your technique. I've just not had the same kind of experience you've had.

rdtompki

fify

NABodie

I'm thinking not. Shoot me a PM and I'll send you the shipping address for my OTDS (old tool disposal service).

qcpmsame 

A week with out skinned knuckles is a wasted week. I have this recurring dream where I call up Park Tool Co., and ordering one of everything.......

Bill