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Old 05-11-14 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Kopsis
The best fitter/builder in the world can't circumvent mathematics. To eliminate toe overlap on a small frame bike, you're going to end up with a long effective top tube and/or really slack head tube angle -- especially with 700c wheels. It gets a little easier with 650c. There's a reason stock frames in your size have some toe overlap. It's because eliminating it results in a poor handling or poor fitting frame. Toe overlap is not a difficult thing to learn to live with, so you may want to ask yourself if avoiding it is worth sacrificing fit or limiting your options.
Agreed. Toe overlap can be managed once you become accustomed to thinking about it when making slow hard turns.
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