Joined Jul 2016
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Toronto
Bent brake pedal
- Thread starter ericrobinson
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It's aluminum so it very well may snap if when you try to bend it back. If the arm isn't bent you could probably drill the bent bit out and find something aftermarket to bolt in there.
Remove the lever from the bike, remove the rubber and apply heat with a MAPP or propane torch and bend it straight. Trying to straighten it without heat will likely break it. Cheers.
Joined Jul 2016
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Toronto
Joined Jan 2017
135 Posts | 4+
Phoenix
I've had this same kind of bend on mine. As said, it is aluminum and just trying to straightening will likely break it.
The one thing I found, after replacing the entire pedal with an original part ($160 or so) is that the tip rotates, which means that, if it doesn't bother you how it looks, you could rotate it 90 or -90 degrees so that your feet has more contact while braking.
The one thing I found, after replacing the entire pedal with an original part ($160 or so) is that the tip rotates, which means that, if it doesn't bother you how it looks, you could rotate it 90 or -90 degrees so that your feet has more contact while braking.
I did the same after dragging the pedal at the track. I was able to bend it back without snapping it.
Joined Mar 2013
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Naples, IT
I will caution you about the rear brake pivot bolt (large one). I had 2 drops on the right side, both damaging the brake lever. Last time I removed the lever, I noticed this bolt is stripped. The receiver in the sub-frame is soft aluminum. I can get a little bite but it wobbles if I pull on it.
Joined Apr 2013
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uk
Not had a drop on my bike but noticed the pivot bolt loose (wobble), went to nip it up and it stripped!! I drilled and tapped it and helicoiled it.
Been fine since.
Joined Jul 2016
54 Posts | 22+
Toronto
I was able to get it pretty straight with a torch and some banging.
Looks like it might be weaker, so thinking about future replacement, but not a full rear-set.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a non-OEM set of brake and shifters? CNC aluminium?
Looks like it might be weaker, so thinking about future replacement, but not a full rear-set.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a non-OEM set of brake and shifters? CNC aluminium?
I put woodcraft folding tips on both my pedals this winter. I removed the rubber, from the tips used the pressed section near the lever as a guide and sawed off the tip. I then drilled an appropriate sized hole in the remaining part of the tip that goes through the lever and bolted on the folding tips. The metal is soft and I sawed it with a hand saw, and drilling was straightforward. You'd need longer bolts than the woodcraft supplied bolts.
Of course I removed the levers to this, and put them in a vice.
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