Airline Fees For Bike Boxes?
02-16-24, 07:29 PM
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Pedals sometimes are really hard to get off if you do not have shop sized tools. Make sure they are loose enough to get them off a few days in advance so you are not in a panic at the last minute.
02-16-24, 07:59 PM
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Been there... Done that... Got the scars to prove it! Finally made a pipe extender for the pedal allen wrench. Much easier!
02-17-24, 02:51 AM
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02-17-24, 03:11 AM
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Unfortunately learned that the hard way through my own stupidity...
This was on a trip where we flew into Tbilisi Georgia. I was jet lagged and had the bike upside down. Somehow the combination had me get my left/right mixed up and try putting the pedals on the wrong way. Stripped my cranks. First order of business was a taxi ride to find a bike shop to get replacement cranks...
This was on a trip where we flew into Tbilisi Georgia. I was jet lagged and had the bike upside down. Somehow the combination had me get my left/right mixed up and try putting the pedals on the wrong way. Stripped my cranks. First order of business was a taxi ride to find a bike shop to get replacement cranks...
02-17-24, 07:23 AM
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Unfortunately learned that the hard way through my own stupidity...
This was on a trip where we flew into Tbilisi Georgia. I was jet lagged and had the bike upside down. Somehow the combination had me get my left/right mixed up and try putting the pedals on the wrong way. Stripped my cranks. First order of business was a taxi ride to find a bike shop to get replacement cranks...
This was on a trip where we flew into Tbilisi Georgia. I was jet lagged and had the bike upside down. Somehow the combination had me get my left/right mixed up and try putting the pedals on the wrong way. Stripped my cranks. First order of business was a taxi ride to find a bike shop to get replacement cranks...
02-17-24, 08:34 AM
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02-17-24, 10:59 AM
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I did not either until I read this post from Mev.
https://www.bikeforums.net/22872137-post3.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/22872137-post3.html
