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Rosborn49
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Newbie here, going from clips to clipless. Having a hard time removing pedals, difficult to turn
them either direction. I bought Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and
Repair, it says the left pedal is reverse-threaded, turn the left pedal clockwise to loosen, and the
right pedal counterclockwise to loosen (page 298). This seems backwards to me, based on the
direction the pedals rotate while riding. I thought the goal was for normal riding rotation to
tighten the pedals, and if this is the case the right pedal rotates counterclockwise relative to the
crank arm while riding, therefore it should turn clockwise to loosen. I don't want to strip the
threads, which way is loose?
them either direction. I bought Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and
Repair, it says the left pedal is reverse-threaded, turn the left pedal clockwise to loosen, and the
right pedal counterclockwise to loosen (page 298). This seems backwards to me, based on the
direction the pedals rotate while riding. I thought the goal was for normal riding rotation to
tighten the pedals, and if this is the case the right pedal rotates counterclockwise relative to the
crank arm while riding, therefore it should turn clockwise to loosen. I don't want to strip the
threads, which way is loose?