mello vello, Hi again-- I have a Volpe and it is a pretty nice bike. I have done several long tours on it, and it performed well. I just went out and measured the chainstay length, and it was 1.5" shorter than my touring bike (LHT)--both 58cm frames. The point is that with size 14 feet, the shorter chainstays might be an issue for you. I also measured my road bike and the chainstays were the same as the Volpe, about 16.5" where I measured them-- center of crank to center of rear dropout. The Surly was right at 18". I have size 10.5 feet, and heel clearance was close, but adequate with Ortlieb Classic Rollers on the Volpe. I may have been able to move the panniers back if needed. Gearing is also easy to change on the Volpe if you want to do that at a later time. Hopefully, the chainstays are proportionately longer on the bigger frame. Good luck in your quest.