Hvis den ene pedal sidder løst, tager jeg cyklen til værkstedet.

Hvis means if and introduces a condition.

In this sentence, Hvis den ene pedal sidder løst sets up the situation under which the speaker will do something. It works just like English if in conditional sentences.

A useful contrast:

• hvis = if
• om = whether / if

So here hvis is correct because this is a condition, not an indirect yes/no question.

Den ene pedal literally means the one pedal, but in natural English it is usually understood as one of the pedals or one of the two pedals.

It suggests there are two pedals, and one particular one is loose.

Why not just en pedal?

• en pedal = a pedal, more indefinite
• den ene pedal = the one pedal / one of the two, more specific

This expression is common when talking about one of a pair:

• den ene sko = one of the shoes
• det ene hjul = one of the wheels

In Danish, sidde is often used for how something is positioned, attached, or fitted.

So:

• pedalen sidder løst = the pedal is sitting loosely / is attached loosely
• pedalen er løs = the pedal is loose

Both can make sense, but sidder løst sounds especially natural when talking about something physically mounted or fixed in place.

It is similar to English expressions like:

• the screw is sitting loose
• the handle is fitted loosely

So this is a very idiomatic Danish way to describe a part that is not firmly attached.

Because løst is the adverb form.

Here, løst describes how the pedal sidder:

• sidder løst = sits loosely / is attached loosely

Compare:

• en løs pedal = a loose pedal
  Here løs is an adjective describing the noun pedal
• pedalen sidder løst
  Here løst functions adverbially with the verb

So the -t form is used because it describes the manner/state connected to the verb.

This is because Danish is a V2 language, meaning the finite verb usually comes in the second position in a main clause.

The sentence begins with a subordinate clause:

• Hvis den ene pedal sidder løst

After that, the main clause starts, and the finite verb must come before the subject:

• tager jeg cyklen til værkstedet

So the pattern is:

• subordinate clause + verb
  • subject

Compare:

• Jeg tager cyklen til værkstedet.
• Hvis den ene pedal sidder løst, tager jeg cyklen til værkstedet.

That inversion is completely normal in Danish.

Because the first part is a subordinate clause introduced by hvis, and it is separated from the main clause by a comma.

So:

• Hvis den ene pedal sidder løst, = subordinate clause
• tager jeg cyklen til værkstedet. = main clause

This helps show the structure clearly.

In Danish, it is very common to use the definite form when the possession is obvious from context.

So cyklen here naturally means the bike, and in context that often means my bike.

Danish does this more often than English. English usually prefers:

• my bike

But Danish often says:

• Jeg tager cyklen instead of
• Jeg tager min cykel

Both are possible, but cyklen sounds very natural when it is clear whose bike is being discussed.

Værksted means workshop / repair shop.
Værkstedet is the definite form: the workshop / the repair shop.

The noun is a neuter noun:

• et værksted = a workshop
• værkstedet = the workshop

In this sentence, the definite form sounds natural because it refers to the kind of place you would normally take a bike for repairs.

In English, you might translate it more naturally as:

• the repair shop
• the bike shop depending on context

Til means to, and it is used because the bike is being taken to a destination.

So:

• tage noget til et sted = take something to a place

Examples:

• Jeg tager bilen til mekanikeren.
• Hun tager computeren til reparation.

Using til focuses on movement toward the workshop.

Danish often uses the present tense in conditional sentences when English would also often use the present:

• If the pedal is loose, I take the bike to the workshop

Even though the action may happen in the future, the present tense is normal here.

This is especially common in statements of routine, policy, or likely action:

• Hvis det regner, bliver jeg hjemme.
• Hvis bussen er forsinket, tager vi toget.

So the present tense does not necessarily mean the action is happening right now.

Yes. Grammatically, it can mean either:

• If one pedal is loose, I take the bike to the repair shop
  a general rule or habit
• If one pedal is loose, I’ll take the bike to the repair shop
  a future decision in context

Danish present tense often leaves that distinction to context.

If the speaker wanted to make the future meaning more explicit, they could say something like:

• ... så tager jeg cyklen til værkstedet or use other wording depending on context.

But the original sentence is perfectly natural as it stands.

Not by itself. Et værksted is a general workshop or repair shop.

In this sentence, because the object is cyklen, the listener will naturally understand it as a place where the bike can be repaired.

So the exact English translation depends on context:

• the workshop
• the repair shop
• the bike repair shop

All can be reasonable, but repair shop is often the most natural choice in English here.