Originally Posted by moxfyre
bike2math, the bearings on the Nashbar pedals ARE quite rough as shipped, basically they just need to be loosened... whoever's assembling them is incompetent (probably a machine
). I've been told elsewhere on the forums that Nashbar may do this because the races aren't of a very good quality, but after they've been used for a while they're supposed to "wear in" and be smoother.
The bearings definitely are the MAJOR disappointment of the Nashbar pedals, which are otherwise of a good quality and design.
I agree. Love the pedals. But I find the high friction shocking. The left one I have is not too bad (so the bearings are probably okay in these pedals). The right one is downright ridiculous in terms of friction. I bet you are correct that they are just overtightened.
OKAY, how do I loosen that bad pedal? Who's got that thread handy?