Any advice on how to or where to get this fixed?

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on October 4, 2012 at 9:58am

Adam Clark of Pedal To The People maybe?  773-355-0882

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on October 4, 2012 at 10:13am

Julie's suggestion is a good one.  And you probably need a new folding pedal.  I'd suggest mentioning that when you call Adam.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on October 4, 2012 at 11:07am

Actually, I hate the folding pedal. It doesn't save that much space. I think I just need the bolt. I sent a friend request to PttP.

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on October 4, 2012 at 11:12am

It sure seems like a weak point. I'd hate it too if it failed on my like that. That kind of failure can be pretty dangerous. Glad to hear that you handled it well!

Richard said:

Actually, I hate the folding pedal. It doesn't save that much space. I think I just need the bolt. I sent a friend request to PttP.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on October 4, 2012 at 11:48am

It happened at the best possible point: 7:30 on the just north of ELT on campus. But yeah I hope to replace it with a normal pedal.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on October 4, 2012 at 12:12pm

Do you need to regularly fold the bike?  Replacing with a non-folding pedal may affect your ability to fully fold the bike.

Richard said:

Actually, I hate the folding pedal. It doesn't save that much space. I think I just need the bolt. I sent a friend request to PttP.

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on October 4, 2012 at 1:31pm

I you're in Evanston, either Ten27 Cycles on Davis near Maple or the Pony Shop on Chicago near Dempster might be able to put on a cheap pedal to get you home.

My Dahon Mu came with MKS quick release pedals, which I like a lot.  I just pop them off when I fold the bike and toss them in my bag.  Not only is the bike 4 or 5 inches narrower without the pedals on, but they don't get tangled up in the folded handlebar.

 

http://compare.ebay.com/like/380468090190?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedP...

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on October 4, 2012 at 2:01pm

I've heard good things about those pedals previously.  Perhaps I'll give those a try when I need to replace the folding pedals on my Dahon.  Thanks for posting the info here.

Thunder Snow said:

I you're in Evanston, either Ten27 Cycles on Davis near Maple or the Pony Shop on Chicago near Dempster might be able to put on a cheap pedal to get you home.

My Dahon Mu came with MKS quick release pedals, which I like a lot.  I just pop them off when I fold the bike and toss them in my bag.  Not only is the bike 4 or 5 inches narrower without the pedals on, but they don't get tangled up in the folded handlebar.

 

http://compare.ebay.com/like/380468090190?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedP...

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on October 4, 2012 at 3:16pm

MKS makes NICE pedals.  This particular QR pedal can be found on Amazon if you don't want to get gouged  by PayBay. 

Thunder Snow said:

My Dahon Mu came with MKS quick release pedals, which I like a lot.  I just pop them off when I fold the bike and toss them in my bag.  Not only is the bike 4 or 5 inches narrower without the pedals on, but they don't get tangled up in the folded handlebar.

 

http://compare.ebay.com/like/380468090190?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedP...

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Permalink Reply by Richard on October 9, 2012 at 7:55am

Ended up going to Ten 27 since I needed to find a 'my bike shop' since moving to Chicago. And looks like I found the place. They knew all about Dahon's. What a great place!

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