how do I remove toe clips?

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Hi all,
I bought an old mountain bike from a coworker, and I want to remove
the plastic toeclips on each pedal. It looks like a basic pair of
screws on the two long narrow sides of the pedals, except that there
are reflectors sitting on top of the screws, and I can't see how the
reflectors come out. The only way would be if they slid out
horizontally but there is no way to get a grip on them.

For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

Is there a nut (square or hex) on the inside of the cage?

--
Paul M. Hobson
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Paul M. Hobson said:

Quoted message said:

Hi all,
I bought an old mountain bike from a coworker, and I want to remove
the plastic toeclips on each pedal.  It looks like a basic pair of
screws on the two long narrow sides of the pedals, except that there
are reflectors sitting on top of the screws, and I can't see how the
reflectors come out.  The only way would be if they slid out
horizontally but there is no way to get a grip on them.

Quoted message said:

For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

Is there a nut (square or hex) on the inside of the cage?

--
Paul M. Hobson
.:change the f to ph to reply:.

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Paul M. Hobson said:

Quoted message said:

Hi all,
I bought an old mountain bike from a coworker, and I want to remove
the plastic toeclips on each pedal. It looks like a basic pair of
screws on the two long narrow sides of the pedals, except that there
are reflectors sitting on top of the screws, and I can't see how the
reflectors come out. The only way would be if they slid out
horizontally but there is no way to get a grip on them.

Quoted message said:

For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

Is there a nut (square or hex) on the inside of the cage?

--
Paul M. Hobson
.:change the f to ph to reply:.

Hi,
There was nothing anywhere I could see, so I tried ripping one out
(they were affixed only on one side of the pedal) and it came out.
Works for me, I'll just get some cheap reflectors to go back on the
pedal proper on the side they were ripped from. The other reflector
can remain.

Thanks for your help anyways,
Dan

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Hi all,
but there is no way to get a grip on them.

For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Dan

with your teeth.

J.

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Hi all,
but there is no way to get a grip on them.

For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Dan

with your teeth.

Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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Hi all,
but there is no way to get a grip on them.

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For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

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Thanks,
Dan

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with your teeth.

Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

Yeah, the proper way to remove anything is to use some channel-lock
pliers and bend the offending bit back and forth till it snaps off.

landotter said:

On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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Jay Bollyn said:

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> Hi all,
> but there is no way to get a grip on them.
> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
> Thanks,
> Dan
with your teeth.

Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

Yeah, the proper way to remove anything is to use some channel-lock
pliers and bend the offending bit back and forth till it snaps off.

That is sometimes the best way if the part is flimsy and not worth
saving. I prefer Vise-Grip® pliers for that task, however.

I did once use a large (18-inch) pair of channel locks as a club to
whale on a stuck PVC casing extension - it eventually worked to remove
the offending part.

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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

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landotter said:

On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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Jay Bollyn wrote:
> <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> Hi all,
>> but there is no way to get a grip on them.
>> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
>> Thanks,
>> Dan
> with your teeth.
Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

I did a FACE! PLANT! on the pavement!! With a concussion to boot! What part
of dat did youse RBT fail 2 unnerstan'?

Rilly! My patience is wearing thin...I thought U guys are smart, but now I
am having 2nd thoughts...

Saint Job J.

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landotter said:

On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>
wrote:
> Jay Bollyn wrote:
>> <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>>> Hi all,
>>> but there is no way to get a grip on them.
>>> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dan
>> with your teeth.
> Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

I did a FACE! PLANT! on the pavement!! With a concussion to boot! What part
of dat did youse RBT fail 2 unnerstan'?[...]

The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

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The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

Well, duh!

Dat is how I felt.

I was in shock.

J.

On Apr 12, 4:20 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

You should have worn a helmet. 😉

R

On Apr 12, 1:20 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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landotter wrote:
> On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>
> wrote:
>> Jay Bollyn wrote:
>>> <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email hidden]...
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> but there is no way to get a grip on them.
>>>> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dan
>>> with your teeth.
>> Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

Quoted message said:

I did a FACE! PLANT! on the pavement!! With a concussion to boot! What part
of dat did youse RBT fail 2 unnerstan'?[...]

The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

Did he repeatedly ask, "Ees eet safe?"

RicodJour said:

On Apr 12, 4:20 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

You should have worn a helmet. 😉

Nobody wore helmets in those days, other than leather "hairnets".

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:56:23 -0700 (PDT), Hank <[email hidden]> may

have said:

On Apr 12, 1:20 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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Jay Bollyn said:

"Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> landotter wrote:
>> On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>
>> wrote:
>>> Jay Bollyn wrote:
>>>> <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>>>>news:[email hidden]...
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> but there is no way to get a grip on them.
>>>>> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Dan
>>>> with your teeth.
>>> Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

Quoted message said:

I did a FACE! PLANT! on the pavement!! With a concussion to boot! What part
of dat did youse RBT fail 2 unnerstan'?[...]

The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

Did he repeatedly ask, "Ees eet safe?"

Isn't that a dentist's inquiry? Or am I thinking of something else?

--
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Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature.
Words processed in a facility that contains nuts.

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:01:11 -0500, Tom Sherman

may have said:

RicodJour said:

On Apr 12, 4:20 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

You should have worn a helmet. 😉

Nobody wore helmets in those days, other than leather "hairnets".

Nobody on a bicycle, anyway. And if it was far enough back, some of
the ones sold for motorcycle use were pretty close to worthless, too.

Just about nobody cared much about it, for that matter. Attitudes
were different; the world didn't have to be risk-free....as if it's
possible to have that in any case.

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Werehatrack said:

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:56:23 -0700 (PDT), Hank <[email hidden]> may

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On Apr 12, 1:20 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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Jay Bollyn, with the patience of a Saint, wrote:

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> "Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> landotter wrote:
>>> On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Jay Bollyn wrote:
>>>>> <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>>>>>news:[email hidden]..com...
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> but there is no way to get a grip on them.
>>>>>> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Dan
>>>>> with your teeth.
>>>> Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

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> I did a FACE! PLANT! on the pavement!! With a concussion to boot! What part
> of dat did youse RBT fail 2 unnerstan'?[...]

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The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

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--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

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Did he repeatedly ask, "Ees eet safe?"

Isn't that a dentist's inquiry?  Or am I thinking of something else?

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PLUS de NO2 ??

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landotter said:

On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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Jay Bollyn said:

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> Hi all,
> but there is no way to get a grip on them.

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> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

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> Thanks,
> Dan

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with your teeth.

Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

Yeah, the proper way to remove anything is to use some channel-lock
pliers and bend the offending bit back and forth till it snaps off.

Warts, moles, and gall bladders?

--
Michael Press

Werehatrack said:

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:56:23 -0700 (PDT), Hank <[email hidden]> may

have said:

On Apr 12, 1:20 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

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Jay Bollyn, with the patience of a Saint, wrote:

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> "Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>news:[email hidden]...
>> landotter wrote:
>>> On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Jay Bollyn wrote:
>>>>> <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>>>>>news:[email hidden]...
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> but there is no way to get a grip on them.
>>>>>> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Dan
>>>>> with your teeth.
>>>> Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

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Quoted message said:

> I did a FACE! PLANT! on the pavement!! With a concussion to boot! What part
> of dat did youse RBT fail 2 unnerstan'?[...]

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The first time I did a face plant on a bicycle, I remember nothing of it
but laying on a table in the hospital with a bright light in my face and
the doctor sewing my upper lip back together.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

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Did he repeatedly ask, "Ees eet safe?"

Isn't that a dentist's inquiry? Or am I thinking of something else?

It is. But maybe the guy sewing his lip looked like Olivier.

Michael Press said:

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landotter said:

On Apr 12, 1:40 pm, Tom Sherman <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Jay Bollyn wrote:
> <[email hidden]> wrote in message
>news:[email hidden]...
>> Hi all,
>> but there is no way to get a grip on them.

>> For any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

>> Thanks,
>> Dan

> with your teeth.

Please excuse Jay. He has been banging his head on the pavement.

Yeah, the proper way to remove anything is to use some channel-lock
pliers and bend the offending bit back and forth till it snaps off.

Warts, moles, and gall bladders?

Works for me. Also useful for superfluous "safety" features and street urchins.