Originally Posted by
tjh1960
So are you saying that you don't believe pedals actually tighten with use, or that you don't believe the original explanation?
My hands know for sure that old pedals are tighter than pedals I just put in (when I install pedals, I always only snug them a tiny bit beyond finger-tight), and it's not that don't believe the original explanation, it's that I'm trying to come to grips with it.