Not just for Riv Chicas but for anyone who's struggled with pedals. I got one from Riv way back when & it's seen plenty of use. For whatever reason, I'm the only one in our tour group that has one so that makes me popular, at least at pedal time. The short ones such as Park et al make take way too much strength.
Being left handed, I'm always confused with thread direction, so with pedals I just remember to face the bike, engage the pedal with the wrench above the pedal, and push toward the back of the bike to loosen. When installing the pedals, remember they tend to tighten as you ride so only a little pressure on the wrench, especially a long one, is needed to get them tight enough. dougP On Jun 7, 9:47 am, Liesl <li...@smm.org> wrote: > Greetings Riv Chicas who read more than post! If you're like me, you have > been in situations where you didn't have quite the right tool and/or didn't > have quite the 'nough strength. I myself have uttered choice words whilst > attempting to remove/install pedals. 1) A normal open-ended wrench is > often too thick to fit in there, and 2) if it does fit, it's too short for > my small 53 year-old women's hands to loosen them when they're tight and > I'm trying to remember that the left side is reverse threaded. > > I finally invested 17 bucks in Riv's "venerable" Unior No. 61 Pedal Wrench. > > http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/tl017.htm > > If you struggle with numbers 1 and 2 above, you too will call this wrench > venerable. Made switching out my pedals last night easy-peasy. You still > have to remember that the left side is reverse threaded, but with this > wrench, that's the only thing you need to focus on (and maybe adding a > little grease to the threads). It could become among a bykin' girl's best > friends. > > -liesl always-appreciates-good-mechanic-tips in minneapolis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
