We put 1/2 our weight on them, but is really abused! Some stand on them. Without them were walking. Peddles. Clean yours, and if bad replace them.
Always have a safe ride,
Always have a safe ride,
The thing at the bottom of your crank
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I actually took mine apart, cleaned all the Chinese yellow paste "grease" out of 'em, and re assembled them with high temp automotive red grease. Now they spin freely like they should and are buttery smooth.
All of that before I ever rode the bike for a good distance.
All of that before I ever rode the bike for a good distance.
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1970, Take a bike apart because there is no grease in it. Same today. We still don't know what the Yellow stuff is.
cleaning, greasing? what is this blasphemy? this is why i run sealed bmx pedals most of the time, they will outlast me by years
If I had a thing on the bottom of my crank, I'd go to the doctor LOL.
Seriously, who says we have to have traditional pedals. Don't be afraid to be innovative, 'specialy if yer like me and only use them for footrests and brakes.
While cold bending the cranks for this build, I messed up the threads on one side. Didn't want to change the crank right at the end of the build so I stuck a long 1/2" bolt on with 2 nuts. Just a footrest anyways for me.
worked just fine, and then I had to trash an old foosball table. I dismantled it for the 1/2" steel rods and nice rubber grips, and it came to me to try the foosball men on the bare bolt.
Heck, it worked great and I was pleased with the funky look so much that I did the other pedal too!
Seriously, who says we have to have traditional pedals. Don't be afraid to be innovative, 'specialy if yer like me and only use them for footrests and brakes.
While cold bending the cranks for this build, I messed up the threads on one side. Didn't want to change the crank right at the end of the build so I stuck a long 1/2" bolt on with 2 nuts. Just a footrest anyways for me.
worked just fine, and then I had to trash an old foosball table. I dismantled it for the 1/2" steel rods and nice rubber grips, and it came to me to try the foosball men on the bare bolt.
Heck, it worked great and I was pleased with the funky look so much that I did the other pedal too!
your two speed tranny inspired me to try one on my winter build this year. working off of a full custom frame, motorcycle back rim, plan on making it a old alren ness style digger tribute
(This is what the factories send in your new bicycle:
http://img.ehowcdn.com/article-new/ehow/images/a07/s3/aj/dried-grease-stain-out-800x800.jpg
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Good job. I wonder how it is that millions of Americans haven't figured out that the hunk of chinese-kid-snot in those bearings is "assembly grease" and that the factories don't care that if you run it that way, it will burn up.
http://www.vxb.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/wheel-bearing-grease-1.jpg
$6.50 at O-Reilly's.
I've saved a lot of wheels and pedals and headsets by putting real grease in them. I have salvaged some bikes that even had "sealed bearings" which were full of a substance that looked like dirty ear wax. Get a sharp dental pick or paring knife, and you can pick the seal up from the bearing, flush it, and re-pack with something useful.
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Good job. I wonder how it is that millions of Americans haven't figured out that the hunk of chinese-kid-snot in those bearings is "assembly grease" and that the factories don't care that if you run it that way, it will burn up.
$6.50 at O-Reilly's.
I've saved a lot of wheels and pedals and headsets by putting real grease in them. I have salvaged some bikes that even had "sealed bearings" which were full of a substance that looked like dirty ear wax. Get a sharp dental pick or paring knife, and you can pick the seal up from the bearing, flush it, and re-pack with something useful.
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My pedals dont have bearings in them, they have what I can only guess are plastic bushings at each end of the axle. They are the metal kind off an old schwinn road bike (late 70's or early 80's). I actually just fixed one of them, because it broke right off the axle when I went to start my bike one day. I took two plastic washers, because the bushings were destroyed. I pushed the pedal onto the axle, then one plastic washer, then a hose clamp, then the other plastic washer. I pushed the one plastic washer as close to the crank arm as it would go, then pushed the hose clamp against it and tightened it around the axle. I pushed the other plastic washer to the other end of the axle, and secured it with twist wire to center the pedal.
Pedals are cheap! (under $20, even for metal ones.)
www.niagaracycle.com
If you would rather spray some kind of lubricant in them, instead of mess with little BBs and grease, get these:
http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/jbimages/41510md.jpg
$13. You can spray the grease in near the crank arms.
(also available in 1/2")
These are common (or ones just like them). Just drill a little hole in the outer cap, and you can stick the red straw from spray grease cans in there and douse them. It will flush out the back.
http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/hawimages/PED1512md.jpg
$7 http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=805568
www.niagaracycle.com
If you would rather spray some kind of lubricant in them, instead of mess with little BBs and grease, get these:
http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/jbimages/41510md.jpg
$13. You can spray the grease in near the crank arms.
(also available in 1/2")
These are common (or ones just like them). Just drill a little hole in the outer cap, and you can stick the red straw from spray grease cans in there and douse them. It will flush out the back.
http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/hawimages/PED1512md.jpg
$7 http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=805568
Dont have $13 right now, wife and I getting ready to buy a car, so all our money is going to that first.
Check the local scrapyards. They get a lot of bikes, I bet, and some will sell you parts for cheap.
Cheap would be great if I had any money at all. Presently I do not. I have fixed the pedal for now, so it will have to stay "fixed" until I find a replacement, most likely for free. You think you're a cheapskate, ha! lol. I use any parts I can find just about.
I bought some pedals at walmart today for $8. I dont expect them to last forever, being from wallyworld and all, but hopefully they will last until I can afford better ones or find a replacement for the one that's broken.
hey triple b...i got an old pair of exercise bike pedals that have weights in them and straps...pm me if you want em
I saw a pair of pedals at Wongmart the other day, that had been labeled "FOR SIDEWALK BIKE USE ONLY." Whatever that means....
Those actually might work nicely for a motorized bicycle. I have thought about them on a bicycle but figured they usually have crappy bearings in them, and the weighted cup is usually pretty low so it might strike the ground in turns. The straps are comfy though! The one's I've seen were actually not too heavy (about like alloy BMX pedals, maybe 1lb each) and the weight in the bottom is not significant, just enough to tip them up so you can put your shoe in them. They are made for sneakers too!
Here are a ton of them, weighted and not, for 1/2 and 9/16 cranks, from $8-15
http://www.niagaracycle.com/index.php?cPath=4_5_59_5904&sort=2a&filter_id=&sort=3a
http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/jbimages/41039md.jpg
http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/jbimages/41039md.jpg
Here are a ton of them, weighted and not, for 1/2 and 9/16 cranks, from $8-15
http://www.niagaracycle.com/index.php?cPath=4_5_59_5904&sort=2a&filter_id=&sort=3a
http://www.niagaracycle.com/images/jbimages/41039md.jpg
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Some of you care about safety. I wanted your attention. I got it. I still have peddals with ball bearings on each end. Safety is No Accident
I use BMX pedals because they are nice and wide for my foot and they last forever. I got mine free off a junker. Go to your local scrapyard and wait outside for guys bringing scrap in. They will hook you up free if you ask nice and let them see what you want it for. I get LOTS of parts free by hanging out in front of the junkyard on my Pig. Most bike parts are only worth pennies to the scrappers and can be had easily.
