Originally Posted by seat_boy

Funny story: I was out for a local ride today on my Fargo, about 3.5 miles from home I felt something weird and saw my right pedal (a BMX platform pedal) was cockeyed in the crankarm--it was starting to come out. I couldn't get it out, so I rode a few hundred more yards before it popped out. The threads in the crank had stripped. I had to ride the final ~3 miles home with by pedaling on one side. That's no easy feat when you can't pull up on the solo pedal. At least I had a tailwind

Anyway, it was a crank issue, not a pedal issue, but it does show a potential downside to pedaling free. I might bring a spare toe strap or something on rides now.