Such zombie
Very resurrect
Much dogpile
I've straightened pedals before. Within reason it's fine. Some vintage pedal axles are quite soft and amenable to all sorts of massaging with minimal loss in durability. I like to use something that spins the axle so I can see what direction the wobble is in. A drill chuck or a lathe or a milling machine. One reason to do it is if you have a pedal that's impossible to get a replacement for, such as the '50s Dural Bramptons whose axles I fixed.
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Owner & co-founder, Cycles René Hubris. Unfortunately attaching questionable braze-ons to perfectly good frames since about 2015. With style.