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Title: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: mattuknc on September 19, 2011, 07:22 PM
Just picked up a pair that were 'running nice and smooth' and they're far from it, any ideas?
These one;
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqZ,!hYE4+o24MkVBO(fHhJqR!~~_35.JPG)
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: HUTCHMAN on September 19, 2011, 07:27 PM
correct me if i'm wrong,but i dont think they've got any bearings,just spin in a greased axle???
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: pickle on September 19, 2011, 07:30 PM
Yeah they didn't use bearings from what I remember to
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: mattuknc on September 19, 2011, 07:47 PM
That's a start, thanks guys. I can see an allen key at the end so I'll undo that for starters and see what happens.  ;D

Are they any good?!
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: rollin72 on September 19, 2011, 09:49 PM
top notch pedals, try warming them up with a hairdryer, the grease might have just hardened, I did it with mine :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: mattuknc on September 19, 2011, 09:57 PM
top notch pedals, try warming them up with a hairdryer, the grease might have just hardened, I did it with mine :daumenhoch:
I'll give that a try.  :daumenhoch: (Not that I own a hair dryer you understand.  ;D)
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: kungfunky on September 19, 2011, 10:16 PM
top notch pedals, try warming them up with a hairdryer, the grease might have just hardened, I did it with mine :daumenhoch:
I'll give that a try.  :daumenhoch: (Not that I own a hair dryer you understand.  ;D)

does'nt work with hair straightners though  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: steve69 on September 19, 2011, 10:44 PM
obviously fooked, so i'll swap them for some Suntour XC2's ;)
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: mattuknc on September 20, 2011, 02:56 PM
obviously fooked, so i'll swap them for some Suntour XC2's ;)
Erm, I'll think about it.  ;D
Title: Re: Skyway flat pedals - Anyone know how to build them?!
Post by: sawzall on September 20, 2011, 07:12 PM
another thing to look out for is one of the allen key bolts is left hand thread :daumenhoch:
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