Originally Posted by
RubeRad
The right side is right (-handed threads, so righty-tighty, lefty-loosey when facing the right side of the bike).
The left side is not (it's left-handed threads, so righty-loosey, lefty-tighty when facing the left side of the bike).
When the bike is upright, and a pedal wrench is upright, then for BOTH pedals, turning the wrench towards the front of the bike is tightening (to get the bike ready to ride (forward) you should tighten your pedals), and turning the wrench towards the rear of the bike is loosening)
If you think about it, these mnemonics agree with each other.
I've never liked the "righty-tighty" concept for pedals. It's OK if you use a pedal wrench, but if the pedals use a hex from the back it can get confusing, in particular if you have to remove the crank to get enough leverage and remove the pedal with the crank in a vice.
scott s.
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