Evans bike shops- rip off

On 26/08/2007 10:43, spindrift said,

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£7.99 for a pedal spanner?

MBUK had a free one on the front cover this month :-)

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Paul Boyd
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Paul Boyd said:

On 26/08/2007 10:43, spindrift said,

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£7.99 for a pedal spanner?

MBUK had a free one on the front cover this month :-)

--
Paul Boydhttp://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGH, I flipping knew someone would post something
like that. This is for a Pyrrenean raid, I have to carry this hunk of
metal up my ass* for ten days only using it for ten seconds either
end.

*Pulp Fiction.

spindrift said:

Paul Boyd said:

On 26/08/2007 10:43, spindrift said,

Quoted message said:

£7.99 for a pedal spanner?

MBUK had a free one on the front cover this month :-)

--
Paul Boydhttp://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGH, I flipping knew someone would post something
like that. This is for a Pyrrenean raid, I have to carry this hunk of
metal up my ass* for ten days only using it for ten seconds either
end.

*Pulp Fiction.

Allen key?

On 26/08/2007 17:49, Zog The Undeniable said,

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Allen key?

Only works for spindles with an Allen key recess :-)

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Paul Boyd
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spindrift said:

Paul Boyd said:

On 26/08/2007 10:43, spindrift said,

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£7.99 for a pedal spanner?

Quoted message said:

This is for a Pyrrenean raid, I have to carry this hunk of
metal for ten days only using it for ten seconds either
end.

Could you not place it somewhere you could pick it when you return?
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

"Could you not place it somewhere you could pick it when you return? "

Fly to Biarritz, back from Perpignan. The wrench weighs a kilo, I
guess, so I estimate I will have to eat seven pies four pastries and
drink eleventy beers to rebalance the calorific drag, curses.

"spindrift" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Fly to Biarritz, back from Perpignan. The wrench weighs a kilo, I
guess

<boggle>

I'd consider getting a cheap spanner of the correct size, but in a
conventional length, grinding it down so it fitted the pedal flats, and just
hoicking hard on it to do the relevant bits.

cheers,
clive

spindrift said:

"Could you not place it somewhere you could pick it when you return? "

Fly to Biarritz, back from Perpignan. The wrench weighs a kilo, I
guess, so I estimate I will have to eat seven pies four pastries and
drink eleventy beers to rebalance the calorific drag, curses.

Have you considered the possibilities of a MVL [1] or Poste Restante?

URL<http://laposte-portail.cvf.fr/particulier_envoyez_recevez_du_courrier_offres_conseils_pas_pas_reexpedition_garde_du_courrier_poste_restante_436.html>
or http://tinyurl.com/27kpww

[1] Magasin Velo Locale a French LBS.
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Clive George said:

"spindrift" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Fly to Biarritz, back from Perpignan. The wrench weighs a kilo, I
guess

<boggle>

I'd consider getting a cheap spanner of the correct size, but in a
conventional length, grinding it down so it fitted the pedal flats, and just
hoicking hard on it to do the relevant bits.

Aye. 15mm cross flats does the trick. Top tip: loosen the pedals
_before_ you go to the airport, then reattach them (and grease them)
with the 15mm spanner.

<fx: goes into kitchen>

My 15mm spanner weights 100g.

Tim

Paul Boyd said:

On 26/08/2007 17:49, Zog The Undeniable said,

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Allen key?

Only works for spindles with an Allen key recess :-)

New pedals then? I'd rather splurge £15 on a pair of M520s than carry a
huge pedal spanner round Europe.

Clive George said:

"spindrift" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Fly to Biarritz, back from Perpignan. The wrench weighs a kilo, I
guess

<boggle>

I'd consider getting a cheap spanner of the correct size, but in a
conventional length, grinding it down so it fitted the pedal flats, and just
hoicking hard on it to do the relevant bits.

Pedal spanners are not only longer, but have wider jaws; reducing the
thickness of a regular type of spanner will make something that is much too
weak. Use a cone spanner instead.

In article <[email hidden]>, _
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Pedal spanners are not only longer, but have wider jaws; reducing the
thickness of a regular type of spanner will make something that is much too
weak. Use a cone spanner instead.

Pedal spanners are designed to remove reluctant pedals, and to fit
pedals easily. As long as he removes the pedals and applies fresh
grease before setting out they won't be too hard to shift later,
although he may have to stamp on a cut-down spanner. Cone spanners are
thinner than pedal spanners, so won't stand much of this sort of abuse -
they're only designed to hold the cone while the real work is done by a
regular spanner on the locknut.

Rob Morley said:

In article <[email hidden]>, _
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Pedal spanners are not only longer, but have wider jaws; reducing the
thickness of a regular type of spanner will make something that is much too
weak. Use a cone spanner instead.

Pedal spanners are designed to remove reluctant pedals, and to fit
pedals easily. As long as he removes the pedals and applies fresh
grease before setting out they won't be too hard to shift later,
although he may have to stamp on a cut-down spanner. Cone spanners are
thinner than pedal spanners, so won't stand much of this sort of abuse -
they're only designed to hold the cone while the real work is done by a
regular spanner on the locknut.

They are better able to stand it than a cut-down normal spanner - beam
strength increases as the cube of the dimension opposite the stress.

Rob Morley <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Cone spanners are
thinner than pedal spanners, so won't stand much of this sort of abuse -
they're only designed to hold the cone while the real work is done by a
regular spanner on the locknut.

I've been using my cone spanner for years to remove pedals and its still
fine.

--
Tony

" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell

In article <[email hidden]>, Tony Raven
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Rob Morley <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Cone spanners are
thinner than pedal spanners, so won't stand much of this sort of abuse -
they're only designed to hold the cone while the real work is done by a
regular spanner on the locknut.

I've been using my cone spanner for years to remove pedals and its still
fine.

Must be good spanners - Park? My Campag ones only get used on cones and
they're looking a bit chewed (although they're probably 20 years old, so
I suppose not doing too badly).

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:42:16 -0700, spindrift <[email hidden]>

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"Could you not place it somewhere you could pick it when you return? "

Fly to Biarritz, back from Perpignan. The wrench weighs a kilo, I
guess, so I estimate I will have to eat seven pies four pastries and
drink eleventy beers to rebalance the calorific drag, curses.

Poste Restante?

Mind you, I made it safely across the Pyrenees with a pedal spanner.

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:39:17 +0100, Tom Crispin
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Poste Restante?

Poste Restante: Fr., meaning "after dinner".

Guy
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