Quote Originally Posted by Grog View Post
Hi Karen !

Congrats on the new bike! Make sure you send us pics soon!!

For the pedals, remember that you must unscrew them by turning your wrench towards the BACK of the bike, whichever side you are on. To put the pedals on, you must turn the wrench towards the FRONT of the bike.

This being said, I've often experienced fused pedals which I was unable to remove. When the bike shop finally did the job for me last time, we added a little o-ring (plus the usual grease) and it made a world of difference.

I now put the pedals on and off by using an hex-key (instead of the wrench) on the inside of the crank. Much easier, too.

ENJOY!!
A tip from a not so old army female wrench turner. Keep a what we call a cheater pole around ( 2-4 ft pole) slide over wrench and turn;adds hundreds of foot lbs for torque power.