I have a terrible right/left dyslexia that turns me into bambi-in-the-headlights when someone mentions clockwise/anticlockwise. With the pedals, I use the mnemonic: they come off in the direction that will bash your knuckles into the chainring.
With the bike upright and the pedal at 6:00, put the wrench in, stop and look to see which direction will hurt more when the pedal comes loose and the wrench does that quick slip. If it will result in a chainring tattoo (or worse), that's the direction to push.
My bottom S&S coupler works the same way, so the saying has extended nicely in my packing/unpacking of my coupled bike.
The sad thing is, while I've mastered the "bash the knuckles" mnemonic, I now I have to work on not actually bashing the knuckles.
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Thread: Taking off pedals
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04-10-2010, 10:42 AM #1
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04-22-2010, 05:08 PM #2
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Hey everyone! Didn't want to start a whole new thread for this question but... is there any real difference between the rear skewers that come with trainers and the rear skewers that come with your bike in terms of keeping the wheel on? I've been switching back to the original one when I hit the road but it occurred to me today that they are basically the same... thoughts? TIA!
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04-22-2010, 05:28 PM #3
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The skewer for the trainer is extra chuffy to deal with the extra load. You don't want to put the OEM skewer onto the trainer. I think it's okay the other way around? - not sure about that though.
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04-22-2010, 05:48 PM #4
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Oem?
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04-23-2010, 04:18 AM #5
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Original Equipment Manufacturer, the one that came with the wheel.
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