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Here's another way you can tell you've been out of touch with cycling
for a while — try using your trusty pedal wrench to attach a pair of
Look Keo pedals!
Back in the day, one used a pedal wrench to get pedals on and off of a
crankset. These little devils don't use them — instead of a bolt with
two flattened sides (for the pedal wrench to grip), they have... nothing.
Just a thin metal ring, ungrippable by my classic metal friend.
That pedal wrench and I have been through a lot together. Back in the late
80's or early 90's, I remember getting my bag searched at the airport—
and who could blame the security guards — they thought they were looking
at a long-barreled handgun through the x-ray machine!
Of course, this means I get to drive back to the bike shop and admit
that I'm stumped on how to remove these pedals from the crankshaft. Oh,
I got them on alright — one the one side, I just spun the crankshaft and
held the pedal (relatively) still — I let the rotational action drive it
into place.
AND GET OFF MY LAWN!!!
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