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Old 03-28-18 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by veganbikes
Not wholly correct as far as all pedals having the same threading but typically these days most adult bikes are 9/16" and many kids bikes are 1/2" but there were other standards and back in the day probably most of which have since bitten the dust. Some pedals also use a 6 or 8 allen key in the back to tighten rather than a flat that would use a 15mm pedal wrench.

Also anything with metal on metal contact use grease!!!!!!! If it is titanium use anti-seize/copper paste. Seized pedals (as well as seatposts) are no fun for anyone to deal with.
Keep in mind that if driving from the back side you will need to reverse the rotation vs using a wrench on the front.
I use Tef-Gel on my pedal (and all other dissimilar metal) threads and also add stainless pedal washers which help stop seizing and also reduce the marring of the cranks which can occur. https://www.tefgel.com/contain.php?param=tefgel_infor
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