Cyclocross - Heel Hits Chainstay on Fuji CX frame?

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Baldanzi
03-24-06, 07:31 AM
I bought a Fuji Cross Comp Pro used last fall - mainly for commuting and hoping to try racing next season if I can get in shape - yeah right.

The bike is a 56cm alum framed cross bike like this but with Ultegra drivetrain and shifters:

http://www.fujibikes.com/images/bikes/cross04_3.jpg

Every once and a while my right heel hits the chainstay - its odd. I've never owned an Alum bike before - I'm used to the thin tubes of steel ;) I do not have huge feet - pretty normal size 10. What's up? It is just a combination of the extra mud clearance and thicker alum tubes that cause my heel to hit if I turn it in a little bit. And I mean a little bit - my SPDs have no float. It drives me crazy. Any ideas? Do any pedals have longer shafts (Q factor right?).


phillybill
03-26-06, 04:15 PM
You might consider a slightly larger bottom bracket?

chilly
03-26-06, 06:58 PM
Some frames are built to avoid this problem, my Kona being one of them, at first I thought it was simply something they had done to make the bike look "different", but them I realized they had tweaked both stays to keep them out of the way of feet.


travis200
04-03-06, 10:24 PM
I was wearing a hole on the left side of my Fuji Cross pro I found a thick piece of clear plastic with adhesive on the back and put it over the part I was rubbing and all is good.

CafeRacer
04-04-06, 06:41 AM
try a BB with a wider spindle. Its hard to give a sudgestion on what width since I dont know what crank/BB system you have now.

re the Kona: They actualy ride theyre bikes so they know whats going on. Plus it helps to have some seriously fast racers on them.

darkmother
04-04-06, 06:54 AM
If you haven't done so, you can move your spd cleat to the inside of your shoe. Should buy you a few mm of clearance.