Quick release pedal

A quick release bicycle pedal assembly comprising:

• a bicycle pedal having a pedal spindle rotatably secured to the bicycle pedal, the pedal spindle having a circumscribed groove adjacent an exposed end;
• a pedal adapter for rotatably attaching the bicycle pedal to a bicycle crank arm, the pedal adapter including a latch body having a first body end and as second body end opposite the first body end, the first body end including male threads, the male threads for attaching the pedal adapter to the bicycle crank arm, an opening extending through between the first body end and the second body end, the opening aligned axially with the male treads, a first lever disposed pivotally on the latch body, a second lever disposed pivotally on the latch body, the first and second levers are on opposite sides of the latch body, a lip disposed on each of the first and second lever, the lip extending inwardly toward a central axis of the latch body and a finger activator disposed opposite the lip, wherein the lip of each of the first and second lever is engageable with the circumscribed groove wherein the pedal is secured to the bicycle crank arm when the lever is in a locked position and the pedal is removable from the bicycle crank arm when the lever is in a release position;
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• wherein the first and second levers are biased in the locked position and require pressure on each of the first and second lever finger activators simultaneously to allow attachment of the pedal to the bicycle crank arm or to allow release of the pedal from the bicycle crank arm;
• wherein the pedal spindle is a steel shaft.

A pedal spindle for use with a quick release bicycle pedal assembly, the pedal spindle comprising:

• a shaft for connection to a removable bicycle pedal;
• a first shaft end and a second shaft end opposite the first shaft end;
• male threads disposed on the second shaft end for engagement within a pedal cavity of the removable bicycle pedal;
• a shaft ring extending radially from the shaft, the shaft ring including an inclined ring surface and a squared surface opposite the inclined ring surface, the shaft ring for engagement of a first lip of a first lever on a pedal adapter and of a second lip of a second lever on the pedal adapter;
• wherein the pedal adapter is removably attachable to the pedal spindle by depressing the first and second lever;
• wherein the lip of each of the first and second lever is engageable with the shaft ring
• wherein the pedal is secured to the bicycle crank arm when the lever is in a locked position and the pedal is removable from the bicycle crank arm when the lever is in a release position, the pedal adapter including a latch body having male threads disposed on a first body latch end, the male threads for attaching the pedal to a bicycle crank arm, an opening extending through the latch body, the opening aligned axially with the male treads the first lever disposed pivotally on the latch body and the second lever disposed pivotally on the latch body, the first and second levers are on opposite sides of the latch body, a lip disposed on each of the first and second lever;
• wherein the first and second levers are biased in the locked position and require pressure on each of the first and second lever recessed finger activators simultaneously to allow attachment of the pedal to the bicycle crank arm or to allow release of the pedal from the bicycle crank arm.