And post #2 doesn't make a lot of sense, because if it were an assembly error, where they weren't properly torqued into the crank arms, you wouldn't recall the pedals and replace them. You'd just check the install.Take a look at post #2 above.
And post #2 doesn't make a lot of sense, because if it were an assembly error, where they weren't properly torqued into the crank arms, you wouldn't recall the pedals and replace them. You'd just check the install.Take a look at post #2 above.
In my humble opinion, there must be something more to this issue or else Trek would have issued a recall campaign to only have these pedals examined or adjusted (i.e., torqued again) without replacing them and without giving a $20 credit. There must be some deeper issue with this more costly expenditure for Trek. Or it could be what I stated in post #2 from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission provided: Trek has received 132 reports of the recalled pedals loosening, locking up or falling off, including seven reports of riders falling and experiencing injuries, including scrapes, bruises and road rash. That's around 316,500 units the US and an additional 28,650 units in Canada, which were installed as original equipment on Trek “Allant+,” “Dual Sport+,” “FX 2,” “FX 3,” “Verve 2,” “Verve 3,” and “Verve+” model bicycles with ZTR02 stamped on the bicycle’s pedal. I agree with you, Dallant. It could be to head off any further(?) lawsuits. Or it could be that Trek is going above and beyond to show goodwill and to show that they care about our collective safety.Talked with my Trek guy and his response was that SOME folks who installed these did not torque them and SOME folks were injured when those pedals fell off. As far as I (or he) can tell, there’s really nothing wrong with the pedals. I had already changed my pedals out last summer and will likely keep the old ones as I hear the replacement pedals are definitely crappier than the originals. Same with my wife’s Allant+7 Lowstep.
This is a classic lawyer-driven “campaign” designed to prevent lawsuits.
Just repeating what I’ve heard so far. I‘m very curious what pedals they will replace them with. I am happy they seem to be doing something about it, though I’ve got two totally problem-free sets of these pedals.In my humble opinion, there must be something more to this issue or else Trek would have issued a recall campaign to only have these pedals examined or adjusted (i.e., torqued again) without replacing them and without giving a $20 credit. There must be some deeper issue with this more costly expenditure for Trek. Or it could be what I stated in post #2 from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission provided: Trek has received 132 reports of the recalled pedals loosening, locking up or falling off, including seven reports of riders falling and experiencing injuries, including scrapes, bruises and road rash. That's around 316,500 units the US and an additional 28,650 units in Canada, which were installed as original equipment on Trek “Allant+,” “Dual Sport+,” “FX 2,” “FX 3,” “Verve 2,” “Verve 3,” and “Verve+” model bicycles with ZTR02 stamped on the bicycle’s pedal. I agree with you, Dallant. It could be to head off any further(?) lawsuits. Or it could be that Trek is going above and beyond to show goodwill and to show that they care about our collective safety.
Yup, turns out that's what it was.I have a sneaking suspicion the $26 is Canadian. That’s a little better than two dollars and some change than what we Americans get.
The description from Trek seems to be their concern that since the recalled pedals only have an internal hex (to use an Allen Key) to tighten them, and don't have external wrench flats, you can't use a crowfoot adapter on a torque wrench to install them. You'd have to have a torque wrench with a hex that can torque in both directions - which would be a specialty tool. A torque wrench with a crowfoot you can just flip over for the LH-threaded pedal.Anyone know what the big deal is here? Pedals coming loose? Easy enough to tighten with a pedal wrench. Sure they "should" be torqued with a torque wrench, but how many folks do that? Besides, by design, they should tighten with use, not loosen.
What am I not understanding here?