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Old 01-21-20, 08:01 AM
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BobbyG
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Metal Pedal Fatigue...

I commute daily with toe clips/mouse traps. My 2015 Charge Plug came with this type of metal platform pedal (but NOT this brand):

Five years of near daily commutes and weekend rides and this happened:

The metal at the rear broke off. (I had removed the toe clip before the photo). The metal perimeter around the left pedal was cracked and on its way to breaking, too.

I checked the screws that held the metal "perimeter" to the main "H" portion on both pedals, and they were all snug.

I replaced 'em with a similar type and all's well for now.

My other two bikes are much older, a 1997 Nishiki, and a 1984 Nishiki, and I never had any pedal issues on them, although the metal around the hole for the crank bolt on the left crank arm on the '84 Nishiki started to break after 33 years, and I replaced it.
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