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I need to find special pedals for my bike.? |
I just purchased a tandem bike for myself and my daughter. Both of us are short, I'm 5-4" and have to stand on tiptoes to reach the pedals. Do they sell replacement pedals anywhere that may be a few inches thicker then normal so I can ride more comfortably? I have lowered the seat all the way, but with the mid bar, I'm stuck trying to manuever the bike. I have found most tandem bikes are made this way, so pedal replacement seems my only option. Please help!!! go to your local bike shop and try to find shorter cranks for you bike, if they dont have them then ask if they can order them, if not then try a stem with less of an angle so you can ride more comfertabley. That doesn't sound right. Lots of women are 5-4 and they ride tandems just fine. I think the bike shop sold you the wrong size. If you can, I suggest you get your money back. There are plenty of tandem makers out there that make bikes just for kids or adult/kid combo's. Here's one example. http://www.bikefriday.com/familytandem?s... The Bike Friday's are really nice, and a great deal for the features you get. Here's another site with resources and tips: http://www.thetandemlink.com/tandems.htm... Now, if you can't take the bike back (shame on whoever sold it to you), to answer your question, no I'm not aware of anything like "off the shelf" that to modify your pedals. But, it's easy to do with basic woodworking equipment. What you do is take some pieces of wood, cut them to a good size (make the foot platform larger than the pedal) and use long wood screws to mount / clamp them to the pedals. Might want to put some nonskid tape on there also. Here's an example of how one guy did something similar: http://sooper-genius.blogspot.com/2006/0... Good luck... but try to get a bike that fits instead. Scott yes, there are small people who can easily ride a tandem, so it does sound like you got too big a frame. But if you find you are stuck with your current frame: you are supposed to use just the balls of your feet for the pedals. Not sure if your tiptoes means that or if it is worse. I haven't seen yet really thick pedals, though you probably just could take two pieces of wood and sandwich your pedal between them. Tighten the pieces of wood with two woodscrews through both. It should be very easy to make. Or you could do the same with pieces of old car tire, would look less conspicuous and give you a better grip. Another option could be getting shorter crank arms. I am not sure if they are the same for normal bikes, but for unicycles you can get crankarms of different lengths. ::whew:: thats a dangerous situation. Even with pedal blocks (as explained in earlier answers) the bike is potentially dangerous for you and your daughter to ride. If you purchased the bike from a bike shop you need to go back and get an exchange or refund, then talk to the owner manager and let them know about it as well. There is no reason for riding a bike that is the wrong size, and no excuse for the person that sold it to you. 26 years in the industry |
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