left and right pedals

[Beebo]

being a bloke i don't read instructions I just jump straight in. So I just spent an few angry minutes trying to fit a left pedal to a right crank.

I'm a noob to this cycle lark, are there any other school boy errors i can avoid?

 

[fossyant]

I hope you didn't screw (geddit) the thread ?

I've even done this, in error, not checking on my daughter's bike, fortunately I realised something was up as it was difficult to screw the pedal in by hand.

With pedals, remember Right is right (normal clockwise tighten) and left is wrong !

 

[Bman]

And a very apt avatar

 

[guitarpete247]

Bottom Bracket cups are the same. Left is right handed, Right is left handed. Unless it's French or Italian.

 

[MontyVeda]

being a bloke i don't read instructions I just jump straight in. So I just spent an few angry minutes trying to fit a left pedal to a right crank.

I'm a noob to this cycle lark, are there any other school boy errors i can avoid?

If you're removing your cranks with a extractor... put it in by hand and not with a wrench... it's too easy to cross the threads with a wrench. If it wont go in by hand, clean the threads until it does.

...and if you don't want to buy an extractor, just loosen the bolts a bit and ride round the block a few times till they loosen, works a treat but you're walking home.

 

[ufkacbln]

being a bloke i don't read instructions I just jump straight in. So I just spent an few angry minutes trying to fit a left pedal to a right crank.

I'm a noob to this cycle lark, are there any other school boy errors i can avoid?

Why should we deprive you of all the fun of making your own mistakes?

 

[Davidc]

Why should we deprive you of all the fun of making your own mistakes?

... and us all the fun of reading about them.