Ok I am fairly new and to the sport and pretty green when it comes to the mech. of the bike. I am buying a set of the mallet C crank bro pedels and will normal wrench etc be fine for removing the old pedel and installing the new one or is their some type of tool im best to buy for this task?

Aside from general maintance, adding and changing components is new territory.
Thanks and sorry for the extreamly stupid question. But I thought I read somewhere their was a special tool for doing this.

John

...have a wide enough flat you can get them off with a conventional 15mm open-ended wrench. With others, it's a challenge. Many pedals have a 6mm hex opening on the inside end of the spindle so you can use an allen wrench, but cheaper pedals usually don't have this.

Your best bet is to spend $10 on a dedicated pedal wrench. Pedro's, if you can find one, is pretty inexpensive yet good quality. It'll give you a narrow wrench head to easily grab the flats, plus a long arm to get lots of torque on tight pedals.

For reinstallation use anti-sieze lubricant (Permatex, from the auto parts store) to make subsequent removals easier.

And don't forget that the non-drive side pedal is reverse threaded.

With Mallet C's I believe you can easily fit a 15mm wrench since I use one to install my Eggbeaters. You really can get away with just using a dab of grease on each pedal since grease is cheaper and easier to come by than anti-seize. And as the other poster said, remember that the Wright Bros. gave us the gift of reverse threading on the non-drive pedal.

And as the other poster said, remember that the Wright Bros. gave us the gift of reverse threading on the non-drive pedal.Who are the Wright brothers? The plane guys? Pedals? I'm lost. Don't every pedals have reverse threading on the non-drive side?

Who are the Wright brothers? The plane guys? Pedals? I'm lost. Don't every pedals have reverse threading on the non-drive side?

The Wright Bros. (the plane guys) are the guys who started the reverse threading on the non-drive side. Virtually every pedal since them has had reverse threading on the non-drive side, but before that they screwed in normally. Before the Wright Bros. were "play guys" they were bicycle mechanics, just like Henry Ford. The Dodge Bros. were as well if I recall correctly.

I just stumbled upon this so Im not sure if you already have your answer, but, here-goes.
You will need a pedal wrench to get the old ones off (depending on your old pedals), however the mallets just uses a allen wrench to install, a 5mm I think. I just did this 2 weeks ago the mallets do not work with a pedal wrench to grab the spindle, its on teh butt of spindle from behind the crank.

ya that was not my brightest post ever :) I figured out how to get them on with no problems. Hardest part was to remove the old pedals. But in all it was about 15min of my day. thanks for the reply back however.

ya that was not my brightest post ever :) I figured out how to get them on with no problems. Hardest part was to remove the old pedals. But in all it was about 15min of my day. thanks for the reply back however.


I would still pick up a Pedros or Park wrench. It will last forever and you will use it often.

Just installed my new Mallets last night and they do NOT have flats on the pedal side for installation/removal. There is a 6 mm socket on the end for installation instead - many other pedals these days do as well, so check inside the crank and you may save yourself the cost of a pedal wrench (Park wrench is about $22).

Just installed my new Mallets last night and they do NOT have flats on the pedal side for installation/removal. There is a 6 mm socket on the end for installation instead - many other pedals these days do as well, so check inside the crank and you may save yourself the cost of a pedal wrench (Park wrench is about $22).

Thanks for the info. But I still believe a good pedal wrench is a must. Cheers.