[CR]removing never before removed pedals?

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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:28:33 -0800 (PST)
From: "devon warner" <crabulux@yahoo.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]removing never before removed pedals?

hi guys, i have a Sugino Mighty Tour crank set with Kyokuto quill pedals both bought new in january of 1981. i have NEVER ever removed those pedals (had them both continuously on a bike ever since, in rain or shine.) is it safe to take them off? i have been told if i do it will strip out the threads on my crank set since after all this time we can expect some sort of chemical welding between the steel and aluminum. no, i don't want to ruin the crank set, but i do want to move the pedals to another bike, if possible. Any advice about how i might safely do that?

devon warner
in rainy san francisco, USA