why do people take off their pedals...
06-09-08, 05:06 PM
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why do people take off their pedals...
for pictures like on fixedgeargallery?
06-09-08, 05:10 PM
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they don't, they're taking the picture right after they build the bike and they don't wait to put the pedals on.
that, or they just think it looks cleaner, and they're right.
that, or they just think it looks cleaner, and they're right.
06-09-08, 08:08 PM
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it's a zen thing... no gears, no brakes, no pedals...
06-09-08, 08:18 PM
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saves weight, if you really want to go fast you'd take them off too! When I do I just duct tape a AA battery (used up obviously to save more weight) to my shoe and that's my clipless pedal, it's the fastest way around, DO IT!
06-09-08, 08:28 PM
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Those guys have shoes with posts on the inside of them to anchor into the crank pedal thread ends.
06-09-08, 09:01 PM
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06-11-08, 07:02 AM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Thread cleaned up. Please keep the personal insults out of the threads.
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Hey,
Isn't it because it is more compact to store bikes with pedals off? I think most of those bikes never see day light as owners hate to see it scratched or something.
T
Isn't it because it is more compact to store bikes with pedals off? I think most of those bikes never see day light as owners hate to see it scratched or something.
T
06-11-08, 07:35 AM
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Hey,
Isn't it because it is more compact to store bikes with pedals off? I think most of those bikes never see day light as owners hate to see it scratched or something.
T
Isn't it because it is more compact to store bikes with pedals off? I think most of those bikes never see day light as owners hate to see it scratched or something.
T
06-11-08, 02:27 PM
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This solution is worth it just for the unclip sparks... Duct tape FTW.
06-11-08, 08:48 PM
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Probably just after a build, meaning they either don't have pedals yet, or they're laying in a corner still, or on another bike.
I don't like taking pedals off period. Even with greased threads, with steel in aluminum I sometimes run in problems of threads striping or something, and this is not concerning just bike parts.
I don't like taking pedals off period. Even with greased threads, with steel in aluminum I sometimes run in problems of threads striping or something, and this is not concerning just bike parts.
06-11-08, 09:28 PM
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You guys ride with pedals? Pedals and cranks are so 2007. Chains hanging off the seat are the new bling ... and yes this bike is fixed.
