[Closed] Does single-speed kill pedals faster?

The awesomeness channelled through the Schwarzenegger-like thighs of a Singlespeeder will obliterate anything to an untimely demise.

Except cat aids.

Fixed off road certainly does! Can't see how SS would?

Or I could just tighten the end-nuts.  Which seems fine now 😑

Fixed off road certainly does!

Yep, my pedals are constantly striking the edges of single track

Have the same pedals and same problem. I just remember to check them every few rides. I've got some loctite but have never quite got round to using it

I was just about to say check the end caps are tight! At least that sorted it.

I strip and grease all new pedals because they come with bugger all grease in them.

Then they last forever - until I bend them, that is.

I've serviced one pedal.

It went back together with one less ball bearing.

I no longer service pedals.

959s on my ss are 18 (I think) years old. Doesn't seem to have done them any harm so far but they are also used on a geared bike so maybe that cancels it out.

9yr old XTRs on the ss race bike, also fine.

Ritchey somethingorothers on a geared bike lasted about a month before the bearings gave up. Suspect it has more to do with quality of pedal than type of bike.

I'd always suggest checking crank bolts, too

Some dickheads apparently start commuting on an old mtb and feel weird looseness in the pedal for a day or two but don't actually look until the ****er's barely hanging on - old Octalink, luckily so it nipped back up just fine

... err, apparently

Do you ride on the flat? My Commute is now all flat so I pedal way more than I ever did on a proper MTB ride and I havn't killed pedals, maybe you just got crap pedals