Talk to me about pedal spindles.

[Juju]

Got the opportunity to buy some nos Diamond Back pedals.   Seeing as I have 3 Diamond Backs, with 1 more frame and fork on the way, this is a good thing.  However, the pedals I want are only available in 9/16 and I plan on using them with a 1pc which requires a 1/2 thread guage.

How easy is it to get pedal spindles. Are pedal spindles fairly standard, and can I change one for the other? Is it easy? do I also need different size bearings?

Look forward to hearing from you guys.

[HEYWOOD BMX]

  Don`t know how easy it is to get spindles,but have swapped loads over to get 9/16 &1/2 sets.Wellgo make shedloads of pedals for almost every other company these days & these can cost from as little as£8 new,good for donor parts.Halfrauds & some bike shops also sell replacement pedal bearing sets for not much £.

[Juju]

I suppose that  I've been imagining the spindles themselves are different - logically thinking, its only going to be the "threads" on the spindles that vary....  not the whole spindle *doh*!

Well I was never very practical....

[g_lamb]

is 9/16 bigger than 1/2?  If so they could be tap and die'd? 

[sparky]

Juju,

It depends on the pedals you want to change the spindles on, The DB MKS use standard MKS spindles and are different to the SR type pedal.

[Juju]

Yep - its a pair of DB- MKS bm10 style pedals.

Are spindles for this type readilly available?

[bobafett]

Yep - its a pair of DB- MKS bm10 style pedals.
Are spindles for this type readilly available?

I think you'd probably have to buy a set of standard MKS pedals swap your spindles over as required and then sell on the standard MKS pedals again with the swapped over spindles