this seems like a really simple video
but it's a couple of good tips you need
to remember when changing your paddle
the first thing is getting the right
tool for the job some paddles you'll
want to paddle spanner which is actually
a 15 mil spanner with a long handle or
use an allen key 8 mil or sometimes 6
mil don't use an adjustable spanner you
can damage your cranks doing that get
rid of that use one of these the right
tool depends on your pedals I'm using
Crankbrothers pedals and it's an 8
million key through the back of the
crank some pedals you actually use your
pedal spanner on the front side of the
crank but I don't need that let's look
at putting the 8 mil in the back of the
crank the way I've remembered this is
something that was passed down to me as
a youngster from the old guy in the
local bike shop and use your tool to
push down into the back of the boy drop
your pedal down towards the floor put
your allen key in the back of that crank
and I need to push down into the back of
the bike to undo that peddle I'm going
to hold mine on drive side crank reach
over and push that allen key down just
on the step slightly now I can go back
to using the long end of the allen key
and just spin that pedal all the way out
sometimes you'll find a little washer on
your pedal so keep hold of that now onto
my non Drive side pedal so again drop
that to the bottom hold my drive side
crank and push down and back the back
wheel if we're using pedals where you've
got a pedal spanner fitment rather than
allen key there's another little trick
so rather than having the crank down
vertically like I did to remove the
pedals have them flat like that then put
your pedal spanner in and again just
push down and back the back wheel just
be careful of the chain rings because
you're putting the spanner on and
putting some forth through it so just be
careful you don't smash your hand into
chain rings when it comes to these when
you move it rounds the non-drive side of
that crank forward pedal spanner on
facing backwards and push down dead easy
obviously it's the same but in Reverse
of what I've just done but there's a
couple of things to be careful of first
one is you've got to make sure you put
the right
paddle on the right side of the bike if
you put the left paddle on the right
side you're going to ruin the thread so
clip pedals you'll tend to find there's
a mark there will be R or L obviously
depending to right or left the flat
paddles and easy way it's just looking
they tend to have an overhang on the
front of the pedal and then that concave
shape on the back but obviously you can
double-check they'll normally have a
marking as well so first thing I do is
just thread it in by hand just make sure
that the threads on the paddle and in
the crank and nice and clean and put a
little bit of grease on the paddle so
I've got my right hand pedal on the dry
side of the bike my little trick of
remembering I'm turning it towards the
front of the bike so I'm spinning the
paddle in with alongside the mail and
key when it gets to the end I'm just
going to talk it up slightly so it's
firmly in there you don't want those
pebbles on doing themselves that's going
to damage the thread if you keep riding
but on the flip side of that you don't
want to crank them in so tight that you
can't get them back off now moving on to
the non-drive side started off by hands
to get this the threads nice and square
get it a cup of threads in then get me
allen key I spin it again towards the
front of the bike which is actually
anti-clockwise on the non-drive side and
then just talk it up there you go quite
a simple job changing your pedals just a
couple little things to remember there
another thing is if when you start off
installing your new pedals by hand if it
starts getting tight I would say back
the thread alright put it back off your
bike just double-check that those
threads are nice and clean there's no
grit in there and also check that you've
got the correct paddle for correct side
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there's a couple of really good tips and
try to remember
ah