How Do You Remove Bike Pedals W/o a Pedal wrench?

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Robert

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ok so i was thinkin about getting white odessy twisted PC Pedals for my bike but i have no idea how to take pedals off with out pedal wrench?
 
You can use a regular 15 mm wrench on most pedals. The trick is to stand leaning over the bike with the pedal forward and your wrench just above the crank arm are for leverage. Remember the left side has left handed threads.

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Other than them being slim pedal wrenches are also longer. So you get more leverage. Which is a plus because it takes some effort to get pedals off sometimes. If you use a regular wrench you will have to use more muscle.
 
Either get a cheap set of open-ended wrenches (usually a lot thinner to fit between the crank arm and pedal), or simply take it to a bike shop to get them to loosen it for you--they shouldn't charge you for that. When you're standing over the bike like you are going to ride it, the right one can be loosened with "righty-tighty, lefty-loosey"... meaning counter-clockwise. However, the other pedal is reverse threaded to keep it from coming loose as you ride. Turn this one clockwise to remove it. It also helps to put a little spot of grease on the threads (not a lot) to make it slide in easier and make removal easier if you think you might change pedals again anytime in the bike's future.
 
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