Several months ago I wrote about my acquisition of a set of Ergon PC2 pedals. In that post I noted that:
The biggest complaint I have has to do their construction. Because they have been designed to sit as close to the crank as possible they require the use of an Allen wrench to attach. Unfortunately it seems that the material isn’t metal and is some sort of plastic. I managed to come close to stripping one of the pedals. Indeed I may have done that and if so I’m going to have some real trouble when I try to take another trip. That’s not happening for a bit and I’ve had other things on my mind so I’ve left well enough alone, but I’m going to have to look into it in the next month or two. It’s always something.
Jeff from Ergon commented on that post noting that:
The pedals install using a 8mm Allen key on the pedal axle not the plastic cap on the outside of the pedal.
See page 23:
http://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/files/files/view/1988/ERG_PC2_Manual_110113_Web.pdf
I still didn’t get it. Boy I can be dumb.
Jeff is, of course, completely right.
I’d had no reason to disassemble my NWT till today. I’m preparing for an upcoming Oregon coast ride so naturally I needed to get my pedals off.
I finally got it. You work from the other side of the pedal. Instead of using a 15mm wrench on the outside of the crank, you use an 8mm hex from the inside of the crank.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
I retract all earlier stupidity, though I’ll have to own to the fact that I said it. Sigh.
In any case, I love the pedals. I’ve been riding them for 6 months now and they are great. I slip a lot less than I did on the MKS pedals I was using before and the comfort level is super. I’m looking forward to 400 miles of comfort as I pedal south along the coast.
Thanks Jeff. Thanks Ergon. Now if only they had them in colors – like pumpkin orange (and English racing green).
Mea culpa.
Aloha!
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