Lightweight Pedal Spanners?

[Richard G]

Anyone got any suggestions for this? Realistically for carrying for the entire of a ride so you can get your pedals on at the start / off at the end.

I've bought two different (light) ones and both have failed at getting the pedals back off. I guess the other option would be taking something heavier, throwing it away and buying another at the end (or finding a friendly bike shop). Not exactly financially or environmentally friendly though.

(No hex key option on the pedals I use)

[Richard G]

This looks reasonably promising, though I don't know how heavy it is...



https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJOMPSKB ... tle-opener

[Blair512]

My pedals can be taken on and off using an Allen key from the back of the crank, if you had pedals that do this then you could do it with a multi tool which I assume you'd be carrying anyway?

[PaulE]

If you've got a fairly robust seatpost ( so not carbon!) You could use a cut down 15mm spanner, with the seatpost giving leverage.

[Solo]

My pedals can be taken on and off using an Allen key from the back of the crank, if you had pedals that do this then you could do it with a multi tool which I assume you'd be carrying anyway?

+1 for new pedals

[Richard G]

Yeah, new pedals isn't a good solution. I know what works for me, and those are it.

Don't fix what aint broke.

[Alpinum]

Toppeak's Alien II multi tool come with one.
As small as (just about) feasible.

[lune ranger]

In the past I've used a 15mm cone spanner for this.
Pretty light but not at all robust. It's absolutely fine for putting the pedals on and if you don't over tighten them (hard with a cone spanner) it's fine for getting them off too.

[Richard G]

That's what I tried last time, but alas, despite barely tightening them, I bent the spanner trying to get them back off. =/

[AlasdairMc]

Toppeak's Alien II multi tool come with one.
As small as (just about) feasible.

This. Get one as a spare and use it with your regular 8mm Allen key

[lune ranger]

That's what I tried last time, but alas, despite barely tightening them, I bent the spanner trying to get them back off. =/

Guess I'm lucky to have puny arms then

[techno]

This will work if you can find one, if not you can borrow mine for the trip. Weighs 95g.

http://velobase.com/ViewTool.aspx?ID=f5 ... &AbsPos=14

[Cheeky Monkey]

Regular spanner. Some fit pedal flats or can be made to with judicious filing / grinding. Cut off the ring end (weight saving) and as much handle as practical / you dare / might work with your seatpost as leverage.

[Richard G]

This will work if you can find one, if not you can borrow mine for the trip. Weighs 95g.

http://velobase.com/ViewTool.aspx?ID=f5 ... &AbsPos=14

Interesting. Seems the new version is the Park Tool HCW-6, but it's a good amount heavier unfortunately.

Will keep an eye out for one of the older sort.

This looks like a similar sort of size / weight, but no idea what the quality would be like: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bottom-Bracket ... 00PYMFRNE/

Regular spanner. Some fit pedal flats or can be made to with judicious filing / grinding. Cut off the ring end (weight saving) and as much handle as practical / you dare / might work with your seatpost as leverage.

Yeah, that's definitely an option. I Though the seatpost is out for leverage (carbon).

[Richard G]

Good news, the Jobsworth one I posted the picture of above is only 70g! Arrived today, and looks like it might do the trick.

15mm spanner, bottle opener, spoke wrench and tyre lever. Win.

[pistonbroke]

And it fits behind your bottle cage so no chance of forgetting it.

[dlovett]

Good news, the Jobsworth one I posted the picture of above is only 70g! Arrived today, and looks like it might do the trick.

15mm spanner, bottle opener, spoke wrench and tyre lever. Win.

But can it make cocktails though.....

[Zippy]

Here's what I'd probably do in your situation. Dunno if it's lighter, but I'd probably trust it a bit more, and has a reasonable range of versatility. I own all these tools in one form or another.

15mm claw foot spanner (open ended required)


These are normally 3/8" drive.

So then either a bit adaptor to 3/8" drive. (Stubby versions do exist - or certainly in 1/4" drive anyway...)



So then you can use something like this, and use this instead of your allen key multi-tool with the correct sized allen/torx bits etc.



Or actually I'd use this as it has a bit more strength, and can use bit adaptors:



You would need a 1/4" drive to 3/8" drive adaptor for that one.

This is some of what I have stashed in my drawers at work... - oh and clarke pro stuff is on a par with halfords pro imho, and has lifetime warranty


045 (14-02-2018) by Chris Reeves, on Flickr

The above setup is probably a bit heavier, but once you ditch your multi-tool and use the bits instead with that, the weight comes down a bit. Day to day I use a standard multi-tool on the bike as it's less faffy, but on a long ride where the bike is probably in good shape so tools only needed for emergencies, I may bring a setup like that, and use tiny neodymium magnets to hold the screwdriver bits together.

[Lazarus]

https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/tools-c1 ... nner-p4228

park pedal spanner/ bottle opener/tyre lever - no weight mentioned on it though

[Richard G]

Looks like 219g from what I can see.

[Pat]

Knippex pliers? They are spendy, but lovely! I use my little 5" er all the time! Fnar, fnar

[Zippy]

Knippex pliers? They are spendy, but lovely! I use my little 5" er all the time! Fnar, fnar

Like these?



One of my favourite tools in my toolbox actually! Knipex make the best pliers imho. Spendy, but worth it

[Richard G]

So amusingly, the pedals I was thinking about actually do have the hex key hole, but you can't use a pedal spanner on them.

That said, that little pedal spanner works perfectly. Good little bit of kit.

[Cheeky Monkey]

:MASSIVE FACEPALM:

[Richard G]

I'm fairly zen about it. I have a funky bottle opener out of it if nothing else.