Current Projects chat and miscellany

Good luck finding 9/16"×20tpi, and I wouldn't use helicoils for pedals anyway, the loads don't seem like they'd suit something bendy.

I've had a heli-coil in one of the cranks on my Tri-Cross for over two years now after I over-tightened a pedal and stripped the thread. Like you I was a bit dubious when the mechanic suggested it, but it's worked like a charm and taken a pounding, or as close to a pounding as I am capable of administering.