Originally Posted by
Trakhak
If by "bad things can happen" you mean having the pedal axle suddenly break free of the crank threads such that your knuckles slam into the teeth of the big chainring, just do what JohnDThompson does and wear a thick glove to protect your hand (JohnD wears a welder's glove, I believe).
What happened to me is that when the pedal broke free, somehow my head went down hard, hit some part of the bike, and put a gash across the bridge of my nose. So rather than gloves, maybe this
dave
