Brand new bike, pedals are back to front!
Just had my 2016 allez delivered from wheelies and set up, when i get to putting on the clip in pedals i find that i have been supplied them back to front ( however the left 'sticker' one screws onto left and vice versa) the front of where the 'hump' is to clip into my shoes is at the rear of the bike!
If i try to put the left sticker one on the right (how it should look) they simply will not screw on...
Am i being stupid or has the mechanic who checked over the bike/components screwed up? :evil:
Also, the mechanic has installed spacers in the handlebar to make it higher, however there is a little play in the stem (up/down movement) , everything seems tight however, is this normal?
If i try to put the left sticker one on the right (how it should look) they simply will not screw on...
Am i being stupid or has the mechanic who checked over the bike/components screwed up? :evil:
Also, the mechanic has installed spacers in the handlebar to make it higher, however there is a little play in the stem (up/down movement) , everything seems tight however, is this normal?
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which pedals have you got? Can you take a pic and post?
When you say there's a little playin the stem - the stem should be clamped tight to the steerer - the whole assembly shouldn't move up or down ...0 -
There is no such thing as a back to front pedal. And there's no way to screw a pedal into the opposite crank without applying a great deal of force and stupidity.
So which pedals do you have? As already suggested, a picture would help...0 -
uploading a picture now....0
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there's an outside possibility that the pedals have been incorrectly assembled - but it would be very strange - and to get a pair, very unlikely ... and I'd think the mechanic assmebling the bike should notice ... but a picture should help ....
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that's the left crank and with a SPD-SL pedal that's on the right way round too ...0
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and that is what? one that fits or does not fit?
you see the L on the flat on the axel so that is correct.
i am guessing you are looking at the bike with the front wheel to your left?"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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and that is what? one that fits or does not fit?
you see the L on the flat on the axel so that is correct.
i am guessing you are looking at the bike with the front wheel to your left?
Correct, they both fit but where the 'light action' text is should be at the front. the front of the bike is to the left of the picture...0 -
Correct, they both fit but where the 'light action' text is should be at the front.
er - no it shouldn't ....0 -
There's nothing wrong here
And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.0 -
Correct, they both fit but where the 'light action' text is should be at the front.
er - no it shouldn't ....
Your right, feel like a right idiot now haha. Was going off images online and it looked like the humped end was at the front... Apologies for my complete lack of bike knowledge!
Definatly something not right with the stem though, it rattles on the road so probably hasn't been installed properly..0 -
Looks correct, light action should be pointed to the rear wheel, pedals have different directional threads and can not be placed the wrong way round.0
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Ah - it's okCorrect, they both fit but where the 'light action' text is should be at the front.
er - no it shouldn't ....
Your right, feel like a right idiot now haha. Was going off images online and it looked like the humped end was at the front... Apologies for my complete lack of bike knowledge!
TBH I thought they went on the other way round when I bought my first SPD SLs .... took me a few minutes to work it out ...
Wanna take a pic of it - side on ...Definatly something not right with the stem though, it rattles on the road so probably hasn't been installed properly.. 0 -
Ah - it's okCorrect, they both fit but where the 'light action' text is should be at the front.
er - no it shouldn't ....
Your right, feel like a right idiot now haha. Was going off images online and it looked like the humped end was at the front... Apologies for my complete lack of bike knowledge!
TBH I thought they went on the other way round when I bought my first SPD SLs .... took me a few minutes to work it out ...
Wanna take a pic of it - side on ...Definatly something not right with the stem though, it rattles on the road so probably hasn't been installed properly..
Great, well glad thats sorted! Here is a picture of the stem. Where the black meets blue there is some movement vertically...
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Re: stem.
Loosen the bolts that clamp the stem to the steerer tube they just need to be loose, not removed. Undo and remove the top cap screw/top cap
Hold the stem and press down firmly on it wiggling it side to side as you do it so you are compressing all the headset and spacers down. Give it quite a bit of pressure.
Put top cap back on and screw tight.
Then tighten the stem bolts, do half a turn on each one in turn until both are tight.
You could really do with moving the stem down 5mm and having a 5mm spacer above the stem, to protect the steerer.Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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Ah - it's okCorrect, they both fit but where the 'light action' text is should be at the front.
er - no it shouldn't ....
Your right, feel like a right idiot now haha. Was going off images online and it looked like the humped end was at the front... Apologies for my complete lack of bike knowledge!
TBH I thought they went on the other way round when I bought my first SPD SLs .... took me a few minutes to work it out ...
Wanna take a pic of it - side on ...Definatly something not right with the stem though, it rattles on the road so probably hasn't been installed properly..
Great, well glad thats sorted! Here is a picture of the stem. Where the black meets blue there is some movement vertically...
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Sounds like the steerer has not been adjusted correctly to take the play out of the headset bearings.
You need to slacken off the stem bolts to the point where you can move the stem from side to side on the steerer. You then need to tighten down the bolt on the top cap (this bolt is threaded into either an expander bung for a carbon steerer or a star fangled nut for an alloy steerer). The tightening of this bolt pulls the steerer up so that the crown race seats properly into the lower headset bearing. Don't tighten it too far or you will find that your handlebars wont turn smoothly. Once at the correct tightness you need to do up the stem bolts to the correct torque.
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Re: stem.
Loosen the bolts that clamp the stem to the steerer tube they just need to be loose, not removed. Undo and remove the top cap screw/top cap
Hold the stem and press down firmly on it wiggling it side to side as you do it so you are compressing all the headset and spacers down. Give it quite a bit of pressure.
Put top cap back on and screw tight.
Then tighten the stem bolts, do half a turn on each one in turn until both are tight.
You could really do with moving the stem down 5mm and having a 5mm spacer above the stem, to protect the steerer.
thanks for your help everyone, will give this a go at lunchtime.Where you say having a 5mm spacer above the stem would i essentially need to remove one of the thin ones on the top and place it the bottom?
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you've got an alloy steerer - don't know if the rest of your fork is carbon or not - doesn't matter ... it's an alloy steerer as standard on that bike with that groupset. So it will be a star nut inside - you can tighten the top cap down onto that - don't worry about torque - you don't need to do it up that tight - it's just compressing the parts.
Just a thought - I wonder if there's not enough spacer there to make the top of the stem clear of the steerer - so the topcap is just compressing against the steerer rather than pushing the stem down ...
Take the topcap off and take a picture ... 0 -
Thanks guys, loosened everything , pushed down the spacers and retightened and seems to have done the trick 0
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ok - you need to ensure it's tight enough, but not too tight ...
the guide I use is ....
too tight is when you turn the bars side to side and you can feel notching - that'll be fun to ride!
too loose is when you apply the front brake and try and rock the bike forward there is movement ...
there's probably a youtube video or other descriptions online which may be a bit more scientific ...
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Thanks guys, loosened everything , pushed down the spacers and retightened and seems to have done the trick
Yay!Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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