Broken Pedal

I have once had a Look pedal come off the spindle and have a buddy to who that
happened. However, these were both early model units where Look had not yet
learned to reverse thread the fixture which held the pedal body to the spindle.
We both just squeezed a bunch of Phil grease in there and screwed it back
together putting red locktite on the threads. Never a problem again.

Quoted message said:

Hi All,

Yesterday, as I returned from a long ride, my pedal broke. I've been
riding on this pair of Look CX6's for 2 years. I'm sure of the time
span because I bought the bike (2004 Specialized Roubaix) in 2004. I
bought the pedals separately while the bike order was being filed. So,
I never rode the bike with different pedals. I've been reading about
the disastrous results of broken pedal axles. However, in my case, the
axle didn't break (thank goodness). It looks like the pedal itself
became detached from the axle. LOL, as I pulled up in my driveway, off
came the pedal still attached to my shoe. How common is this? I'm
looking to replace the pedals with some other Looks and I was wondering
if I could expect this again. Should I just change pedals every two
years or so? How can I inspect them to identify wear so I can avoid
big trouble/injury?

BTW, I'll make pictures of the broken pedal available.

Thanks.

Quoted message said:

Yesterday, as I returned from a long ride, my pedal broke. I've been
riding on this pair of Look CX6's for 2 years. I'm sure of the time
span because I bought the bike (2004 Specialized Roubaix) in 2004. I
bought the pedals separately while the bike order was being filed. So,
I never rode the bike with different pedals. I've been reading about
the disastrous results of broken pedal axles. However, in my case, the
axle didn't break (thank goodness). It looks like the pedal itself
became detached from the axle. LOL, as I pulled up in my driveway, off
came the pedal still attached to my shoe. How common is this? I'm
looking to replace the pedals with some other Looks and I was wondering
if I could expect this again. Should I just change pedals every two
years or so? How can I inspect them to identify wear so I can avoid
big trouble/injury?
BTW, I'll make pictures of the broken pedal available.

Some models of Look are known for that. Sure, after impact but also
after just lots of mileage.

Notice that on your model Look, the bearing and spindle assembly is
attached to the pedal body with a nylon collar. You can see where years
of flexing would work that joint apart. Check that for tightness a few
times every season on an older pair. If they walk out repeatedly try
loctite. And of course the chain side pedal cartridge is reverse
threaded. Offside is normal thread.

I'm sure there's a broken Look spindle some place but in general this
has been a reliable design over _many_ iterations. I'm surprised you
didn't notice the pedal looseness and wider tread ('q'😉 before it came
apart. Good thing you weren't out of the saddle!

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi said:

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I'm sure there's a broken Look spindle some place but in general this
has been a reliable design over _many_ iterations. I'm surprised you
didn't notice the pedal looseness and wider tread ('q'😉 before it came
apart. Good thing you weren't out of the saddle!

--

Oh I did notice something was odd in the last couple of miles. It felt
like the the cleat was loose. Approaching my house and slowing is
where it came complete off.