how to remove SPD pedals?

wersal gummage · 02-04-2010 1:29am #1

OK apologies for such a basic question in advance:eek:

i have a bike with SPD fitment and it came with little plastic gammy 'pedals' clipped into the SPD fittings. I now have the SPD shoes. How do I remove the 'pedals' ?? I've pulled at them and yanked them from side to side and i'm afraid of doing damage. Do I just apply force and reef them off ?

Thanks.

Thekingofhearts · 02-04-2010 1:32am

Just twist them as hard as you can. They'll pop eventually,

The King

Chips Lovell · 02-04-2010 1:33am

You unscrew them.

wersal gummage · 02-04-2010 1:41am

Thekingofhearts wrote: »

Just twist them as hard as you can. They'll pop eventually,

The King

el tonto wrote: »

You unscrew them.

ok that doesn't clear things up at all !!! thanks for the replies but still unsure what to do with them.

Thekingofhearts · 02-04-2010 1:45am

is it a black plastic pedal attatched to the spd?

wersal gummage · 02-04-2010 1:47am

Thekingofhearts wrote: »

is it a black plastic pedal attatched to the spd?

yep.

and my gut tells me yank it off - but my head (after years of servicing my own motorbikes) tells me that nothing should ever be forced.....

clopd · 02-04-2010 1:50am

not sure if your talking about removing the full pedal or if it is one of these plastic platforms that inserts on to a SPD pedal.

If your removing the full pedal:
check to see if you can insert a hex key on the opposite side of the crank to pedal. then just screw it off. You might need to use a wrench also where the pedal meets the crank. They can be tight.

If its the plastic platform - twist, yank, etc - I hear they are an absolute bitch to put on and off.

Thekingofhearts · 02-04-2010 1:58am

Nope you gotta force em off.

Had the same thing on my epic.

They just need to be forced. It wont break the pedal.

If your unsure bring em to your LBS.

Is this them

http://www.starbike.com/php/product_info.php?lang=en&pid=10079

wersal gummage · 02-04-2010 1:59am

these are the pedals:

http://www.starbike.com/php/product_info.php?lang=en&pid=4445

and these are the yokes clipped into them:

http://www.starbike.com/php/product_info.php?lang=en&pid=10079

ive tried force but they dont seem keen to come off - and thats whats made me nervous and asking questions, do i just force them off ??

wersal gummage · 02-04-2010 2:00am

you beat me too it the thingofhearts.

thats all i wanted to know - brute force is ok. thanks

Thekingofhearts · 02-04-2010 2:01am

Flat head screwdriver will pop em off too..

clopd · 02-04-2010 2:04am

yes brut force is all there is to it.

They are a dog.

wersal gummage · 02-04-2010 2:13am

job done, thanks:)

now just to figure out how the cleats go into the shoes!!!

wersal gummage · 05-09-2010 4:51pm

jesus - trying to get these pedal things to clip back in is even worse than getting them off was :mad:

already missing a fair portion of my knuckles.

was hoping to pop them back in and just use a pair of goretex hiking boots for the winter commute - might be easier to just buy a pair of SPD boots though......

edit- actually, whats better for commuting - SPD boots or just a neoprene overshoe with my current shoes ????? thanks

zil · 05-09-2010 5:56pm

Always a good idea to loosen the spring on the clips as much as possible before you go messing with the plastic inserts. They can be really really hard to get in and out otherwise, as someone else said, a screwdriver and a bit of leverage is usually best for getting them out.

wersal gummage · 05-09-2010 6:12pm

thanks zil - i actually got them off a few months ago - just putting them back on for the winter instead of buying more shoes.

a hammer did the job.

Highway_To_Hell · 05-09-2010 6:24pm

wersal gummage wrote: »

edit- actually, whats better for commuting - SPD boots or just a neoprene overshoe with my current shoes ????? thanks

I only started cummuting by bike in March this year and have decided to try to commute at least 3 times a week right through the winter. After getting caught in a few heavy snow/rain downfalls I have decide to get boots instead of booties. I found the booties get destroyed and can cost 40+ euro, where the boots should last a few years and keep my toes warm. (only going with the boots as my commute is 30Km each way and cold wet feet really annoy me after 15 of so mins) I would also change the pedals on my road bike for the winter so I could use the SPD boots on both bikes.

here are the ones I am currently looking at:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Shimano_MW80_MTB_Cycling_Shoes/5360038807/

http://www.slanecycles.com/northwave-fahrenheit-2010-black-winter-boots-p-4526.html

There is also a brand called “Lake” and this model tick all the boxes in that they are watertight, warm and take both SPD and SDP-SL but I cannot find a local internet supplier.

if anyone knows of a local supplier for any of the above I would be greatful, prefer to buy shoes after trying them on, get messed up with width options in the past.

Thanks

blorg · 05-09-2010 7:52pm

zil wrote: »

Always a good idea to loosen the spring on the clips as much as possible before you go messing with the plastic inserts. They can be really really hard to get in and out otherwise, as someone else said, a screwdriver and a bit of leverage is usually best for getting them out.

I was going to post this myself but zil got there first- it is essential to loosen the spring completely before removing the black plastic bits if you don't want to damage them (the plastic bits, not the pedal.) They come off handy enough with the spring loose.

how to remove SPD pedals?

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