Park TWB-15 Pedal Wrench Crow Foot

[Veloo]

Does anyone bother with this when installing pedals?

Just another item for the tool-philes. Guess I could just myself the $25 really.

https://www.parktool.com/product/ped...ow-foot-twb-15

[notsew]

With Garmin Vectors you're supposed to get a certain torque to ensure the proper power reading, I think that's the main draw for this particular tool.

Originally Posted by Veloo

Does anyone bother with this when installing pedals?

Just another item for the tool-philes. Guess I could just myself the $25 really.

https://www.parktool.com/product/ped...ow-foot-twb-15

[Wattvagen]

i dont even own any pedals that are not installed with a hex from the back.

do many modern pedals even have wrench flats any more?

[jtakeda]

I don’t have that particular pedal wrench but I have the park tool one with the XL handle and I gotta say—I had stuck pedals 2 days ago and the tool saved me. Thought I was gonna snap a hex wrench

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by Wattvagen

i dont even own any pedals that are not installed with a hex from the back.

do many modern pedals even have wrench flats any more?

I've had a few pedals that have gotten seriously stuck in the crank, that required more torque to remove than a 6mm hex wrench could provide (I've actually damaged hex wrenches trying to remove the pedals). I'll stick with pedals with 15mm flats, thank you.

As far as the crow's foot, even if not used with a torque wrench, it is still probably cheaper (and easier to store) than a dedicated pedal wrench, if you're already got a socket wrench.

[Wattvagen]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

I've had a few pedals that have gotten seriously stuck in the crank, that required more torque to remove than a 6mm hex wrench could provide (I've actually damaged hex wrenches trying to remove the pedals). I'll stick with pedals with 15mm flats, thank you.

i think most of mine use 8mm (shimano).

i use a high quality socket on a 10" breaker bar to install and remove pedals. if it's really stuck, i can always get a longer breaker bar!

[cinema]

have a whole set of crows feet from harbor freight for like $10 but have to check if they’ll fit the pedal when i get home

edit the ones i have from HF a couple years ago do have one that fits.

[pdmtong]

Longer breaker bar or flip the bike upside down and lean on it with yourbody weight

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=176295

[bike53x11]

Park tool makes good product, however this would not be a worthwhile investment alone. I would recommend a Pedro's as they have a higher carbon content in their steel making for a stiffer, less malleable tool. They sell it in a handy socket/ratchet group that also has a lot of other helpful tools. See link for details. https://pedros.com/products/tools/ge...it-socket-set/

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by Wattvagen

i think most of mine use 8mm (shimano).

i use a high quality socket on a 10" breaker bar to install and remove pedals. if it's really stuck, i can always get a longer breaker bar!

"give me a lever and a place to stand......"

[parris]

I didn't know they made a crows foot for pedals. If anyone's looking for a decent but not expensive 15 that's got a nice finish and is relatively thin so it doesn't chew stuff up, the Kobalt house brand from Lowes has worked very well for me for a few years.

I bought a single 15mm combination wrench I want to say 4 or 5 years ago for less than 10 dollars and it's been perfect for pedals with wrench flats.

[amerikaner]

I bought one but never ended up using it as I realized most of my pedals have an 8mm hex socket. The crows foot really only helps for when you are torquing down your pedals. Some don't, but if you do, remember to keep the crows foot at a 90 degree angle to your torque wrench or else you could end up with the wrong torque value.

[unterhausen]

Originally Posted by bike53x11

Park tool makes good product, however this would not be a worthwhile investment alone. I would recommend a Pedro's as they have a higher carbon content in their steel making for a stiffer, less malleable tool.

Some faculty member sold the mechanical engineering department on a "product dissection" class. It has been gone for a while, but as I recall, half of it was taking apart bicycles and putting them back together.

The students absolutely trashed the park tools pedal wrenches. They got thrown in the metal scrap pile.

[Veloo]

What exactly did they do?
The pedal wrench is pretty robust and has 1 purpose.

Originally Posted by unterhausen

Some faculty member sold the mechanical engineering department on a "product dissection" class. It has been gone for a while, but as I recall, half of it was taking apart bicycles and putting them back together.

The students absolutely trashed the park tools pedal wrenches. They got thrown in the metal scrap pile.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Wattvagen

i think most of mine use 8mm (shimano).

i use a high quality socket on a 10" breaker bar to install and remove pedals. if it's really stuck, i can always get a longer breaker bar!

Yikes, don't install with a breaker bar..NO need to make pedals tight, tight, gorilla tight.