Finished my bike project, and..toe overlap
04-18-12, 07:34 PM
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Finished my bike project, and..toe overlap
I finally finished my bike. Took quite a while with the frame constantly being delayed. Didn't take too long. Only problems I ran into were the chain, and the front brakes back bolt being too short.
I fixed the saddle.
I fixed the saddle.
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04-18-12, 07:37 PM
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welcome to track geometry. although, if you can fit a slightly smaller clip, you might be able to eliminate it.
Toe overlap only really coming into effect at slower speeds.
Toe overlap only really coming into effect at slower speeds.
04-18-12, 07:42 PM
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Fix your saddle.
Toe overlap is not a problem because riding and cornering at normal speed the front wheel never turns far enough for the toe to hit the front wheel. The only time it becomes an issue is when turning sharply at a very slow speed; doing a U-turn on a very narrow road for example.
04-18-12, 08:30 PM
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Saddle and go clipless, then your actual toe will overlap increasing the interesting points earned.
04-18-12, 08:45 PM
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04-18-12, 09:12 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
He probably wears a size 24 shoe.
04-18-12, 10:35 PM
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I fixed the saddle and a few other things that were way off. All is well. Ill put the clips on tomorrow. Thanks.
04-18-12, 11:39 PM
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its probably not cool in your circles but clipless pedals/shoes might alleviate the overlap??
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Measure how much your wheel has to turn for your toe to hit the tire. Now accelerate your bike to 15mph and try to turn the wheel that far.
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i put on my clips and when i turn i get toe overlap, so the clip hits the front wheel when it's horizontal. The wheel really doesn't have to turn too much before it hits. If i'm riding slow i can watch out for it, but if i'm riding fast i don't want them to hit and me take a flip. Should i try shorter clips? I've heard of mks's mini clips.
04-18-12, 11:47 PM
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My kilo has massive toe overlap, even with clipless. I'm not worried. If you're going faster than 15mph, and you're wheel is turned enough to overlap, you're gonna flip for a different reason than your toes.
04-19-12, 12:24 AM
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Well, you have yourself a fine straight line bike there. You'll have to brake hard and align the pedals for turns and then accelerate hard to get back up to speed. A bike built for longer distance runs.
04-19-12, 05:41 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
04-19-12, 09:10 AM
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obvious solution: 20 inch wheel up front
04-19-12, 05:58 PM
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