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Old 09-23-12, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by unterhausen
Yes, my top tube is also longer than the norm on that bike, so it's quite possible that there is no overlap. My old road bike had horrible toe overlap, which I knew from the beginning. But I only experienced it once in 30 years of riding that bike.
My habits for avoiding toe conflict are pretty good, though it's possible on my bikes other than the Mondonico (very slack head angle) and the Terraferma (long TT with high rake). But when I do forget and get my toe hung-up, I'm very surprised and can go down. So while it's definitely an infrequent problem, I'd greatly prefer to eliminate the possibility.
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